China cues start of leaders' secretive Beidaihe summer retreat

China's Beidaihe summer retreat is underway, Channel NewsAsia reports. The secretive gathering historically offers serving and retired leaders an informal setting to negotiate over policy and personnel changes, but an analyst quoted by the outlet says opportunities for genuine bargaining have recently become more limited.

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