The list of members of the Standing Committee of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CCP) was released today (23rd). The new Politburo of the Central Committee has “exonerated the League faction”, reflecting that the leadership of the party has been completely controlled by the “army of Xi”. Some analysts believe that Xi Jinping can control the fate of China until 2037 and ideology will continue to dominate the economy, but his power also means that once governance fails, responsibility cannot escape from others, and the third and perhaps fourth term will not be. Everything will be fine.
New management unveiled Xi family army all in one
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China closed on Saturday to elect a new Central Committee. In the Central Committee member list, former Standing Committee members Li Keqiang, Wang Yang, Han Zheng and Li Zhanshu were removed from the list, Xi Jinping, Wang Huning and Zhao Leji remained on the list, and Ding Xuexiang, Also on the list were Li Qiang, Huang Kunming, Chen Miner, Cai Qi, Lou Yangsheng, and other friends of the Xi faction.
The first plenary meeting of the 20th Central Committee on Sunday elected 24 members of the Politburo for the next five years. Hu Chunhua, who is considered the “intergenerational successor” designated by Hu Jintao, is out. And the new “seven permanent members of the committee” also officially appeared at the Chinese and foreign press conferences. Li Qiang, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi “entered the regular”. Among them, Li Qiang, who finished second in appearance, is expected to take up the post of Prime Minister of the State Council. The practice of being promoted to Prime Minister.
Zhang Yang, assistant professor at the American University, stressed that since the current Shanghai party secretary, Li Qiang, has not held a central position and has no experience on the State Council, he will have to rely on Xi Jinping and his compare in the future. Furthermore, Li Qiang’s official career was not hindered after Shanghai closed the city, but he was promoted by exception, demonstrating that loyalty to Xi has become the key to the promotion of officials.
The staff is not customary emphasis on politics
More than one practice has been broken and also the more well-known unwritten “seven plus eight” rule (ie, 67-year-olds can stay in office, 68-year-olds must leave office). Since 2002, no one in the Politburo has been over 68, but 69-year-old Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Central Military Commission Vice-Chair Zhang Youxia, 72, have been elected to the Politburo, while Li Keqiang, 67, and Wang Yang were fired. Written “can go up and down” rules issued by the General Bureau last month have been replaced.
According to “The Birth of the New Central Committee and the Central Disciplinary Committee” published Saturday by the Xinhua news agency, Xi Jinping, who had planned the staff preparations for the “two committees” of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party already at the end of 2020, he stressed that “you can’t do it”. standards are the first priority ”.
In an interview with the Central News Agency, Wang Xinxian, a distinguished professor at the East Asian Institute of Taiwan National Chengchi University, said that breaking the unspoken rules echoes “great changes never seen in a century” and requires people. capable and expert in foreign affairs and military affairs to “dare to fight and dare to win”. ” Xi Jinping is expected to define the main axis of the US-China strategy over the next five years. Wang Xinxian also pointed out that the current regulations “can go up and down” are vague and Xi Jinping can interpret it himself with his existing political force, but it is expected that strict rules will still be formulated in the future to respond to the future succession.
Hu Jintao “has been removed” Permanent Commission of the Youth League canceled
Another focus of the outside world on the 20th Congress fell on an episode of the closing ceremony. Former Secretary General Hu Jintao was suddenly helped by staff to leave the office in the middle of the meeting. During the meeting, he appeared to be unhappy and reached out to try to take away the documents in front of Xi Jinping. disturbing him for a while. Although the Xinhua news agency explained in English on Twitter the next day that the scene was due to Hu Jintao being ill, it has already caused speculation.
The Youth League faction is a faction of the Communist Youth League and currently led by Hu Jintao. Therefore, Hu Jintao’s “removal” scene was interpreted by some commentators as a sign that the regimental faction had been wiped out. According to the staff arrangement of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Li Keqiang and Wang Yang could not be re-elected as members of the Central Committee. Deputy Premier Hu Chunhua, who had a loud voice for “being a permanent member”, was not even promoted to the Politburo power center.
It appears to be a consolidation of Xi Jinping’s position, which means Beijing will focus more on party-state control of the trade market and reduce its dependence on imports, said Chong Jiaying, associate professor at the National University of China. Singapore. Senior researcher Drew Thompson said the 20th Party Congress reflects that the party’s national security and political security will take precedence over economic growth.
However, Zhang Yang of the American University believes that “Xi’s army” occupying the Politburo Standing Committee does not mean that Xi Jinping will become the all-powerful supreme leader. Combined with the fact that being able to take full control of the party’s central committee means it’s the team will be held fully accountable for any political errors, all of these scenarios will make Xi’s third and possibly fourth term less easy than expected.
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