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China's President Hu Jintao opened Chinese Communist Party meeting on Wednesday in Beijing. The president and his team will choose new leaders that will rule China for next ten years. China selects its leaders, unlike many other countries, which elect them. meeting will last for week and will look at many issues that are important in China today. Perhaps biggest topic at meeting will be economy. Ten years ago, China's economy was not so big. However, economic miracle in past decade means country is now second biggest economy in world. Its leaders are little worried though, because economy is slowing down. It is still growing 6 times faster than rest of world.

One of big messages that was talked about in meeting was corruption. Mr Hu Jintao said Party must work hard in next decade to remove corruption from Chinese society. He warned that Party could die if corruption continued. He said: "If we fail to handle this issue well, it could [be end of] party, and even cause the collapse of party and the fall of state." Mr Hu told Party members at Great Hall of the People in Beijing that China had to change because of changing world. He said: "We must aim higher and work harder and continue to [go after] development in scientific way." He added Party should "promote social harmony and improve people's lives".