Zhang Dejiang

Born in 1946, Liaoning native Zhang studied the Korean language at Yanbian University and obtained an economics degree from North Korea's Kim Il-sung University in 1978. He was Jilin Province party chief 1995-1998 and then became Zhejiang party chief. His next move was to Guangdong in 2002, as party chief there. Zhang was appointed vice premier in 2008, overseeing China's energy, telecommunications, and transportation industries. He was appointed to lead Chongqing's party committee in March 2012 following the removal of Bo Xilai. He was promoted to the Communist Party's top power club, the 7-member Politburo Standing Committee, during the 18th Party Congress in November 2012.

Zhang Dejiang

3 Oct 2012

Vice Premier of the PRC

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City must keep edge in the economic race and stay clean

6 May 2013

During the past week or so, we have witnessed several seemingly unrelated incidents that, upon reflection, share a common thread - competitiveness.

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Hong Kong's prosperity is tied to rejuvenation of Pearl River Delta

6 May 2013

National People's Congress Standing Committee chairman Zhang Dejiang recently said Hong Kong's competitive edge is weakening and may fade away. Its strongest competitors may be other Chinese...

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Letters to the Editor, May 5, 2013

5 May 2013

I read with interest what Zhang Dejiang, No 3 on the Communist Party's seven-man Politburo Standing Committee, said to the Business and Professionals Alliance delegation in Beijing on April 27....

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Hong Kong losing its competitive edge, Beijing warns

28 Apr 2013

Hong Kong is losing its competitive edge and will be "swept downstream if it does not forge ahead", warns Beijing's man in charge of Hong Kong affairs.

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NPC chairman Zhang Dejiang's election 'unconstitutional', says lawyer

21 Mar 2013

Wang Cheng, a Hangzhou lawyer and social activist, on Monday sent a letter to the nation’s highest court, alleging that Zhang Dejiang's election to the National People’s Congress was invalid.

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Opinion

Workers pay the price for our bargains

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Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

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Zhang Dejiang, an ally of ex-leader Jiang Zemin, becomes NPC chairman

Vice-Premier Zhang Dejiang, a former Guangdong party chief, became China's top legislator yesterday. The No 3 figure in the Communist Party's seven-man Politburo Standing Committee, formed in...

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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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Second state leader stresses Hong Kong's role in national security

Politburo Standing Committee member Zhang Dejiang, who will supervise Hong Kong and Macau Affairs and head the nation's top legislature, called on Hong Kong delegates to help deepen the...

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CHINA LEADERSHIP TRANSITION

Naming new leading officials will complete the transition of power

The annual sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference starting next week will not only formalise the transition of power to the fifth...

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CY talks with decision-makers on Hong Kong being closely watched

Leung Chun-ying's visit to Beijing is being watched particularly closely as it brings him face to face with members of the central government body responsible for plotting strategies and making...

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POLITICS

Cadres praise Zhang Dejiang's short stint as party chief in Chongqing

Zhang Dejiang was not in Chongqing long, spending just eight months as party chief for the western metropolis. But that did not stop officials from showering him with praise as he left to join the...

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