not just increased political influence, but burnishing president xi's credentials. it is coming out of this crucial part of congress. interesting to note that president xi took personal credit for this initiative, saying he launched it in 2013. that is unusual in a leadership and system where it is usually the collective leadership at the fore. many are saying he is the thengest leader since 1990's. this summit helping to move this forward as the dealmaking, the horsetrading, goes on ahead of this party reshuffle. you will not be surprised to hear that state media hailed this event as a triumph, and it was all in the context of a wonderfully and bizarrely manicured beijing. the air was suspiciously clean, the shrubbery perfectly pruned. that offsetting the fact that slogan lined the road. as boring as you can imagine, many believe. the optics were pretty positive for president xi. shery: i do wonder how north korea will affect that image. thatn, they just fired ballistic missile hours beforehand. tom mackenzie in beijing. thank you so much for that wrap up your look