China's national congress is wrapping up its annual session with the usual show of near-unanimous support for the ruling Communist Party's blueprint for the year. The six-day-long event has highlighted how China's politics have become ever more calibrated to elevate leader Xi Jinping. Monday's agenda is lacking the usual news conference by the premier, who in the past was largely in charge of economic affairs as the party's No. 2 leader. It was the one time each year when journalists could directly question a top leader. It's unclear if the largely ceremonial legislature will confirm new appointments for foreign minister and defense minister after the officials holding those two posts were abruptly dismissed last year.
