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Nick Yang

Top leaders and experts in China gather every summer at the seaside resort of Beidaihe.
Mao Zedong started the summer retreat tradition of meetings as early as 1953. However, Chinese President Xi Jinping has weakened the political importance of the annual retreat since taking over.


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Mao Zedong started the summer retreat tradition of meetings as early as 1953.

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Top leaders and experts in China gather every summer at the seaside resort of Beidaihe


Top leaders and experts in China gather every summer at the seaside resort of Beidaihe.


Beidaihe meeting

Video | Where China’s top leaders discreetly go in summer: a brief history of Beidaihe

Top leaders and experts in China gather every summer at the seaside resort of Beidaihe