Xi Jinping leaves no doubt who is in charge of China

Xi Jinping leaves no doubt who is in charge of China
All the president's men: Xi Jin Ping's new standing committee arrives on stage last Sunday. (Image: Getty)
The Economist
The choreography of the Chinese Communist Party’s five-yearly congress has hardly changed in recent decades.It begins with the party chief delivering a stodgy, often impenetrable report to the 2,300 or so party delegates present.During the week, these delegates echo their leader’s views and vote for a new Central Committee, a body comprising about 370 high-ranking officials, military commanders and other grandees. It all ends with a big reveal of the party’s apex decision-making body, the Politburo Standing Committee.All...

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Staff reporters 01 Apr 2025