beijing china rule communist party wednesday open 19th congress president xi jinping map ambition country next five years beyond likely high aspiration short concrete detail key factor watch xi resurrect position party chairman xi currently party general secretary chairman title mao zedong two successors hua guofeng hu yaobang hold become party chairman would put xi level mao could allow effectively end three decades collective leadership give unparalleled power happen chief corruption-buster wang qishan speculation swirl wang 69 could ask stay past unofficial retirement age limit either current role possibly new position economic portfolio new stand committee apex power china currently make seven men expect retire replace new face possible name include li shulei wang deputy anti-corruption watchdog chongqing party chief chen miner close xi provincial party boss guangdong hu chunhua xi become party chairman significance stand committee would become diminish power would concentrate xi hand rather stand committee series new personnel appointments like foreign minister central bank chief decide though may formalize announce annual meet parliament march change party constitution sort reference xi theories include revise constitution sign tighten grip power bolster anti-corruption security systems new national supervision commission would combine roles several party government body currently combat graft likely set national security commission already head xi could also get new power potentially make important central military commission run people liberation army would give national security commission power tackle domestic foreign threats exact role powerful commission still unclear include overall command military domestic security force whether xi anoint successor xi rise top confirm 2007 congress first join stand committee become vice president follow year successor would join stand committee congress young enough serve least three five-year term obvious successor increase speculation xi could stay power 2022 next congress occur xi accord precedent age limit step two term office whether xi reaffirm 2013 reform pledge let market force play decisive role economy catchphrase rarely mention signal new reform initiatives important especially concern state-owned enterprises fiscal system property tax land right also important fresh measure tackle industrial overcapacity debt issue fresh measure tackle overcapacity debt issue hint policy priorities next five years monetary fiscal though analysts expect congress unveil major policy change economic policy agendas 2018 set annual economic work conference late year new expressions economy reform follow xi use term new normal describe moderate pace economic growth supply-side structural reform punish war pollution affect china business government leaders prepare tough winter campaign aim meet politically sensitive smog reduction target fight pollution key criterion performance officials judge factbox watch china 's communist party congress