Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

CCP Central Committee members to be selected by competitive election, says Party spokesperson (UPDATED)

8 Nov 2012

The CCP Central Committee, which elects both the Politburo and its 7-9-member Standing Committee and oversees the CCP's Central Military Commission, will be formed through secret ballot this week...

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Security chief Zhou in police pep talk

19 May 2012

Security tsar Zhou Yongkang made another high-profile public appearance yesterday - this time with President Hu Jintao - amid rumours that he has been forced to hand over power.

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Communist leadership sets out plans for poll

3 Nov 2011

The Communist Party leadership has announced the start of the election of delegates who will attend next autumn's 18th National Party Congress, which will decide the party's new leadership line-...

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Mainland team face HK test

16 Mar 2010

The China national team will take on the Hong Kong squad bound for the Asian Cricket Council Trophy in Kuwait in a limited-overs match at Kai Tak today. The mainland team, coached by former...

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Yuan grabs early lead in Chengdu

5 Sep 2008

Big-hitting Yuan Hao shot a six-under-par 66 to lead amateur Zhang Xinjun by one stroke after the first round of the Luxehills Golf Championship, the Omega China Tour's first event in Chengdu.

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Portfolio chiefs

17 Mar 2008

Premier: Wen Jiabao

Vice-premiers: Li Keqiang , Hui Liangyu Zhang Dejiang , Wang Qishan

State councillors: Liu Yandong , Ma Kai , Dai Bingguo , Meng Jianzhu , Liang...

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Opinion

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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Rubber stamp or not, annual session bears watching closely

It is the fate of China's nominal parliament - the National People's Congress - to seem more boring than it actually is.

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Leaders settle on top roles in State Council

The mainland leadership has reached broad consensus over the leading positions in Premier Wen Jiabao's State Council for his second five-year term, with Wang Qishan taking over the expanded...

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New Shenzhen boss sees end to reign of Jiang allies

The appointment of Guangdong party vice-secretary Liu Yupu - a protege of President Hu Jintao - as Shenzhen's party boss yesterday ended seven years of domination in the mainland's most advanced...

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Hu allies get top posts in rich provinces

The Communist Party yesterday appointed a close ally of President Hu Jintao as the party chief of southwestern powerhouse Sichuan province , in a string of key personnel changes also involving...

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Quartet tipped for top echelon fall short of expectations abroad

Over the past few months, they were seen as frontrunners for the top party echelon, but yesterday's announcement showed the race was over.

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ALL WORK AND NO PLAY

Schedule of key events

Tomorrow

News conference by Minister of Labour and Social Security Zheng Silin

WEDNESDAY

National People's Congress...

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