Chinese President Xi reshuffles key party posts ahead of congress

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has reshuffled three top provincial-level Communist Party posts as he seeks to place his men in key positions ahead of a once-in-five-years

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has reshuffled three top provincial-level Communist Party posts as he seeks to place his men in key positions ahead of a once-in-five-years congress next year, and more new appointments are likely. The party congress, likely next autumn, will see Xi cement his hold on power by appointing close allies into the party’s ruling inner core, the 25-member Politburo and the seven-member Politburo Standing Committee. Xi, who doubles as Communist Party and military chief, is No 1 in the Standing Committee, the apex of power. The year leading to that will focus on Xi appointing more new people into provincial party and government positions, sources with ties to the leadership say.

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