Three generations of Chinese leaders: Hu Jintao, left, Xi Jinping and Jiang Zemin. Xi is set to open a secretive summer conclave, having assured himself there will be no scoldings from party elders. (Nikkei montage/Kyodo/Yusuke Hinata)
Secretive conclave to discuss Taiwan unification, sour economy and U.S. ties
KATSUJI NAKAZAWA, Nikkei senior staff writer