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At its First Plenum on October 25, 2017, the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) elected members of the Politburo Standing Committee. [1]

Victoria Jones is a senior research fellow at the Asia-Pacific Foundation and Ph.D. student in international history at the London School of Economics and Political Science. [2]

Zhang Dejiang, China's third-ranked leader, warned the people of Hong Kong not to "seek secession in the name of localism" during a three-day visit to the territory that ended May 19. PoliticsWilly Lam: China's No. (confirmed by 2 sources) [3]

BEIJING—Months of sharp behind-the-scenes jostling reach a climax on Thursday with the announcement of a new Chinese leadership that almost regardless of its makeup is likely to be much like the one it replaces: divided, deliberative and weak. [4]

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. [5]

HONG KONG -- Zhang Dejiang, the first senior Chinese official to visit Hong Kong in four years, was greeted with a security presence so heavy that some said it was unlikely he could hear from all sectors of society, as he pledged he would. [6]

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- Wang Ren used to stay in bed as late as he could, then make up for lost time by grabbing a taxi to the office. But this year, the 25-year-old financial analyst in Shanghai has turned himself into an early riser. [7]

Dave Sharma is a member of Australia's House of Representatives. He chairs the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties. [8]

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[1] TH thediplomat.com · 2017-10-25 · 85% match

The 7 Men Who Will Run China

At its First Plenum on October 25, 2017, the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) elected members of the Politburo Standing Committee.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-04 · 40% match

Beijing spins its narrative of history in today's Hong Kong

Victoria Jones is a senior research fellow at the Asia-Pacific Foundation and Ph.D. student in international history at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-05-26 · 75% match

Willy Lam: China's No. 3 man pours cold water on Hong Kong's independence movement

Zhang Dejiang, China's third-ranked leader, warned the people of Hong Kong not to "seek secession in the name of localism" during a three-day visit to the territory that ended May 19. PoliticsWilly Lam: China's No.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-11-15 · 71% match

China’s New Leadership Faces Obstacles to Rule

BEIJING—Months of sharp behind-the-scenes jostling reach a climax on Thursday with the announcement of a new Chinese leadership that almost regardless of its makeup is likely to be much like the one it replaces: divided, deliberative and weak.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-19 · 43% match

Analysis: Xi Jinping reaches out to his fellow 'red aristocrats'

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.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-05-17 · 63% match

China official visits Hong Kong to 'see, listen and speak' under high alert

HONG KONG -- Zhang Dejiang, the first senior Chinese official to visit Hong Kong in four years, was greeted with a security presence so heavy that some said it was unlikely he could hear from all sectors of society, as he pledged he would.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-11-07 · 48% match

China's middle class tightens its belt

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- Wang Ren used to stay in bed as late as he could, then make up for lost time by grabbing a taxi to the office. But this year, the 25-year-old financial analyst in Shanghai has turned himself into an early riser.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-01-17 · 46% match

Retirement of China's chief provocateur signals course correction

Dave Sharma is a member of Australia's House of Representatives. He chairs the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-02-16 · 46% match

Xi Jinping and the 'man who knew too much'

TOKYO -- The disappearance of a China-born billionaire in Hong Kong has left the world wondering.

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