Jia Qinglin

72-year-old Jia is chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. The Hebei native spent 11 years in Fujian province between 1985 and 1996 where he was the province’s vice party boss, governor and then party boss. He became the mayor of Beijing in 1996 before being appointed Beijing party boss the following year. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee between 2002 and 2012.

Jia Qinglin

3 Oct 2012

Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference

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Beijing urges HK delegates to play 'exemplary' roles

4 Mar 2013

In a keynote speech to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), outgoing chairman Jia Qinglin called on Hong Kong and Macau delegates to play a greater role in their special...

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China official says spat with Japan derails free trade talks

27 Sep 2012

A festering territorial dispute between China and Japan has derailed talks for a free trade zone involving the two countries and South Korea, a Chinese banking adviser said on Thursday.

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From smuggling kingpin to a life behind bars

19 May 2012

Lai Changxing, once the mainland's most-wanted fugitive, has been jailed for life by a court in Fujian for running a huge smuggling operation and leading a bribery ring.

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Talking points

16 Apr 2012

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Jia Qinglin in NZ for 40th anniversary of ties

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Bigger CPPCC role on stability

4 Mar 2012

The Communist Party's fourth most powerful figure, the chief of the government's advisory body, has called on other advisers to play a bigger role in religious and ethnic affairs in order to help...

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Opinion

Workers pay the price for our bargains

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Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

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China's A.U. tower shows its intent

China's top political adviser, Jia Qinglin, was at the opening ceremony of the 18th African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa yesterday to inaugurate its new, Beijing-funded headquarters there....

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Talking points

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Beijing envoy to attend African Union summit

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Corrections & clarifications

In the story headlined 'Xi warns Taiwan on 1992 consensus' on page A5 yesterday, the warning for Taiwan not to deny the '1992 consensus' was made by Jia Qinglin , chairman of the Chinese People's...

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Beijing credibility hinges on fair trial for fugitive

Across the mainland, the excitement was palpable for much of yesterday as chattering over telephones, internet chat rooms and dinner tables invariably focused on one person - Lai Changxing.

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Busy session ends on happy note

The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference closed its annual session in Beijing yesterday after endorsing the 12th five-year plan.

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Fujian party official jailed for life

A top party official in Fujian province was jailed for life yesterday for taking more than eight million yuan in bribes, state media reported.

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