Yu Zhengsheng

Born in 1945, Zhejiang native Yu Zhengsheng graduated from Harbin's Military Engineering Institute specializing in the design of automated missiles. Yu was mayor of Qingdao and Yantai in his early political career. His brother Yu Qiangsheng defected to the US in 1985, dealing a heavy blow to Yu's political career. Yu became Minister of Construction in 1998, became a Politburo member in 2002, and Shanghai party chief in 2007. He was promoted to the Communist Party's top body, the 7-member Politburo Standing Commitee, during the 18th Party Congress in November 2012.

Yu Zhengsheng

3 Oct 2012

Member of the Politburo Standing Committee

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Warning over city becoming 'politicised'

14 May 2013

A state leader warned yesterday that Hong Kong has become "politicised" over many issues, and that it's hurting the city economically and socially. Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the Chinese People's...

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Letters to the Editor, April 9, 2013

9 Apr 2013

I refer to the report ("Expert accused of twisting facts on voting rights", April 1). Maria Tam Wai-chu may have had a momentary slip of the mind when she said that Article 25(b) of the...

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City's politicians play tough game of 'pass the message'

1 Apr 2013

As mainland officials rarely comment publicly on the city's issues under the "one country, two systems" principle, the central government's messages to the administration are often delivered...

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Message within CPPCC chairman's remarks bears a reminder

18 Mar 2013

Reading between the lines was a technique Western analysts used to find out what the Soviet Union was really up to during the Cold War when there was a dearth of reliable information.

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Who said it?

13 Mar 2013

We need to more strictly follow the socialist path of political development with Chinese characteristics.

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Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Survey exposes racism's shameful face

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Western-style reform not on agenda, says CPPCC chief Yu Zhengsheng

China's new top political adviser has urged members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to reject "impetuous and extremist attitudes" in political ideas and said the ruling...

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Defector’s brother Yu Zhengsheng made chairman of CPPCC

A senior Chinese politician whose brother defected to the US in a major spy scandal was on Monday elected as chairman of the country’s highest-profile advisory organisation, state media reported...

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Flagging up fears over threat to Hong Kong's autonomy

Yu Zhengsheng, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, recently denounced Hong Kong activists who waved colonial flags during protests, and warned that "opposition" and "centrifugal forces"...

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POLITICS

Activists hit back against Beijing leader's comments

The city's activists say comments by a state leader who denounced them for waving colonial flags infringed their freedom of speech and could stir further conflict. Hong Kong Autonomy Movement...

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Patriotic appeal states the obvious

For some in Hong Kong, the truth can be hard to swallow. State officials have several times over the past week reiterated a long-standing dictum that whoever leads our city has to be able to work...

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POLITICS

Displays of Hong Kong's colonial flag offend Beijing

Yu Zhengsheng, a member of the Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee - and tipped to be the next chairman of the nation's top advisory body - is the first high-level mainland official to...

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