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After years of speculation, the 20th Party Congress has closed, and the new Central Committee elected the members of the Politburo Standing Committee, the men who will rule China for the next five years. [1]

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize. [2]

commentary Commentary Commentary: Beijing's party bosses promise to reshape the capital Cai Qi and Chen Jining have been chosen to lead Beijing. [3]

BEIJING -- As the fifth-ranked figure in the Chinese Communist Party, Cai Qi has amassed an extensive set of duties that observers say attests to the favor he enjoys from China's President Xi Jinping. PoliticsChina's No. [4]

China's new leadership Xi's third term begins in earnest The Chinese government under third-term General Secretary Xi Jinping, who is also president, has started. [5]

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is expected to hold its 20th Party Congress later this year. [6]

BEIJING -- The Communist Party chief overseeing the Chinese capital will soon be removed from his post following a stint that only began last year, a Hong Kong newspaper reported Friday. [7]

After more than a decade of wielding unprecedented strong powers, Chinese President Xi Jinping now has just two notable aides whom he deeply favors within the Chinese Communist Party. [8]

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[1] TH thediplomat.com · 2022-10-24 · 85% match

5 Takeaways From China’s Big Leadership Announcement

After years of speculation, the 20th Party Congress has closed, and the new Central Committee elected the members of the Politburo Standing Committee, the men who will rule China for the next five years.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-03-30 · 75% match

Analysis: Xi's chief of staff Cai Qi is symbol of powerful court

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.

[3] MM www.channelnewsasia.com · 2017-07-01 · 75% match

Commentary: Beijing's party bosses promise to reshape the capital

commentary Commentary Commentary: Beijing's party bosses promise to reshape the capital Cai Qi and Chen Jining have been chosen to lead Beijing.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-06-08 · 75% match

China's No. 5 official gains favor within Xi's inner circle

BEIJING -- As the fifth-ranked figure in the Chinese Communist Party, Cai Qi has amassed an extensive set of duties that observers say attests to the favor he enjoys from China's President Xi Jinping. PoliticsChina's No.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-10-22 · 75% match

China's new leadership - Nikkei Asia

China's new leadership Xi's third term begins in earnest The Chinese government under third-term General Secretary Xi Jinping, who is also president, has started.

[6] TH thediplomat.com · 2022-02-25 · 75% match

Who Will Make It Onto China’s Top Leadership Body?

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is expected to hold its 20th Party Congress later this year.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-03-03 · 75% match

Beijing party chief set to be replaced: report

BEIJING -- The Communist Party chief overseeing the Chinese capital will soon be removed from his post following a stint that only began last year, a Hong Kong newspaper reported Friday.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-01-25 · 71% match

Analysis: Balance of power between Xi's top two aides is tipping

After more than a decade of wielding unprecedented strong powers, Chinese President Xi Jinping now has just two notable aides whom he deeply favors within the Chinese Communist Party.

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