WithAnd Jinping, as expected, was again elected general Secretary of the CPC Central Committee. Also, after the meeting of the standing committee of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, it became known who can lead the government and parliament during Xi’s third term Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi and Li Xi On Sunday, October 23, after the end of the XX National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the first meeting of the standing committee of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, the key organ of the party, was held. At it, as expected, Xi Jinping was elected General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Central Military Council of the Communist Party of China. This is Xi Jinping’s third term at the head of the party, which he has led since November 2012. This also means that he will remain in the post of President of the People’s Republic of China (his official approval in this post should take place in March next year at the annual session of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Congress). In addition to Xi Jinping, the standing committee included Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi. The British The Guardian predicts that Li Qiang, the secretary of the CPC in Shanghai, will probably be appointed the next head of the Chinese government in March, replacing Li Keqiang. “Shanghai has historically been a forge for national-level leaders in the PRC,” the publication explains its forecast. Zhao Leji, who made a party career in Qinghai Province and is known for his fight against corruption, is likely to take the post of chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, The Guardian believes, that is, he will actually head the national parliament, becoming Li Zhanshu’s successor. The replacements of the heads of government and parliament were in fact predetermined by the decisions of the CPC congress that ended on Saturday, whose delegates on the final day of the forum held elections for a new composition of the CPC Central Committee, and it did not include Li Keqiang and Li Zhanshu.
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How the CPC Congress prepared a reshuffle in China’s leadership
In general, Xi Jinping strengthened his power at the twentieth CPC Congress. The delegates of the congress approved amendments to the CPC charter, which recognize Xi Jinping as the core of the party, and declare his ideas to be the Marxism of the XXI century and the quintessence of Chinese culture and the Chinese spirit. “The Congress unanimously approves the introduction into the Party’s Charter of the content on the new results of the development of Xi Jinping’s ideas about socialism with the Chinese specifics of the new era since the XIX Party Congress, in order to better demonstrate the achievements of the CPC Central Committee, the core of which is Comrade Xi Jinping,” the congress resolution says.
In fact, these amendments made Xi Jinping the most powerful leader of China after Mao Zedong. The first steps towards this were taken at the last party congress, in 2017. Then Xi presented his doctrine “Xi Jinping’s thoughts on socialism with Chinese specifics in the New Era”, which was included in the CPC charter. This move demonstrated broad party support for the chairman. Then the doctrine was included in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China and became the basis for China’s development until 2049. Xi Jinping became the third Chinese leader to present his own doctrine, after Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.
The Congress also elected a new composition of the CPC Central Committee of 205 people. At the same time, it did not include not only Prime Minister Li Keqiang and Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee Li Zhanshu, but also Chairman of the National Committee of the People’s Political Consultative Council Wang Yang, as well as First Deputy Premier Han Zheng. According to the Financial Times newspaper, Wang Yang was previously considered a likely successor to Li Keqiang.
CNBC also notes the absence from the list of new members of the CPC Central Committee of prominent economic figures who held relatively liberal views, including Vice Premier Liu He, known for trade negotiations with the United States, and the head of the State Committee for Control of Banking and Insurance Activities of the People’s Republic of China Guo Shuqing.
In general, the reshuffle of the CPC’s governing bodies allowed Xi Jinping to increase the number of his supporters in them, the Financial Times notes. Already on Sunday, after the announcement of the composition of the politburo of the CPC Central Committee, the Hong Kong edition of the South China Morning Post noted that the new composition has become smaller instead of 25 people in it 24.
Why was Hu Jintao taken out of the hall
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The XX Congress of the CPC was marked by an incident that neither the Chinese authorities nor experts gave an explanation for. Footage has appeared online showing former Chinese President Hu Jintao being taken out of the hall before the meeting, while it is obvious that against his will. There were no foreign journalists in the hall at that time, but the incident was captured by the camera of the agency “France Presse”. When the media representatives were allowed into the hall, the chair on Xi Jinping’s left hand was empty, and in front of him was a sign “Hu Jintao”.
Hu Jintao served as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from 2002 to 2012 and was President of the People’s Republic of China from 2003 to 2013.
The video shows how 79-year-old Hu, sitting in a place of honor next to Xi Jinping, is approached by one of the stewards and tries to lift him from his chair, explaining something. Xi Jinping silently watches what is happening. Then a high-ranking employee of the CPC Central Committee secretariat approaches Hu Jintao, after which two men take him out of the hall. Leaving, Hu Jintaoexchanged a few words with Xi Jinping and patted Li Keqiang on the shoulder. It is characteristic that at the opening of the congress, Hu was present in the hall during the almost two-hour speech of the Chinese leader. However, the Reuters news agency notes that he needed help to get to the chair, and he himself looked “insecure”, possibly due to health problems.
Victor Shi, an expert on Chinese politics from the University of California, San Diego, called the incident with Hu Jintao “simply amazing.” The South China Morning Post writes that this not only disrupted the carefully planned program of the congress, but also attracted considerable attention on the Internet. At the same time, in the Chinese segment of the Network, messages about the incident were erased, and the state agency “Xinhua” later wrote that Hu Jintao was taken out of the hall due to ill health.
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