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China's President Xi Jinping emerges with even more power at the conclusion of the

country's twice a decade

leadership shuffle. And two U.S. telecom firms are trying once again to dial up a merger.

These are the topics we'll be discussing on this week's edition of the Views Room, a weekly

conversation among Breaking Views columnists about the ups and downs of finance. I'm your host,

Jennifer Sabah. Anthony Curry is traveling on business,

but don't worry. I have many of my colleagues who are here to help me out. And the first one is

joining me on the line from Washington is breaking views columnist Chris Bedore, who's been

closely following the political chess moves happening in China. Chris, welcome back to the program.

Thanks. It's great to be here.

Great. Well, I know you're probably exhausted because you have been, as I said, closely watching

this, what seems like a huge political moment in China. And just like the way I see it from,

you know, the United States and sitting here not

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