Exclusive | Hubei governor tipped as party head of Qinghai province ... but it may not be a good move for him, sources say

The governor of Hubei province has been named the party chief of the northwestern province of Qinghai, while the Qinghai party boss is tipped to be the party secretary of Shanxi province, sources say.

The changes could be part of a spate of high-ranking power reshuffles in the run-up to the Communist Party’s 19th National Congress.

The congress, which is scheduled to be held in autumn next year, will see major personnel movement.

Wang Guosheng would leave office after serving more than five years as governor of the central province of Hubei, according to a report carried by Shanghai-based news portal thepaper.cn.

“Wang will soon be the party head of Qinghai province,” a source told the South China Morning Post, adding that the Organisation Department of the Communist Party’s Central Committee made the announcement in an internal meeting on Tuesday.