Getty Images An intimate gathering.Investors can’t afford to ignore this month’s China National Party Congress, which is expected to see President Xi Jinping consolidate his hold on the reins of the world’s second-largest economic power. Held every five years, the gathering decides the new makeup of the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party and will complete a process of political consolidation for Xi that has been years in the making. The conclave is slated to begin on Oct. 18. “Every investor needs to have a China opinion, it’s the proverbial middleman in the global economy. China is a poker tell,” said Brendan Ahern, chief investment officer for Kraneshares, which constructs exchange-traded funds offering exposure to China.via