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China’s top political body met in secret and issued an ominous message to Hong Kong

Ben Westcott
Analysis by Ben Westcott, CNN
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Updated 12:31 PM EDT, Fri November 1, 2019
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China's President Xi Jinping walks along the red carpet during a welcoming ceremony for the Kazakhstan president at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 11, 2019. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / POOL / AFP)        (Photo credit should read MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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China's President Xi Jinping walks along the red carpet during a welcoming ceremony for the Kazakhstan president at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 11, 2019. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / POOL / AFP)        (Photo credit should read MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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