Li Zhanshu, head of the Communist Party Central Committee’s General Office, at a meeting in Beijing in November 2015. Photo: Reuters Li Zhanshu, head of the Communist Party Central Committee’s General Office, at a meeting in Beijing in November 2015. Photo: Reuters
Li Zhanshu, head of the Communist Party Central Committee’s General Office, at a meeting in Beijing in November 2015. Photo: Reuters
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The low-key but powerful protector of China’s leaders and their secrets

The head of the party’s General Office has access to all the passwords for encrypted communications

Topic |   China's leadership reshuffle 2017
Kinling LoNectar Gan
Kinling Lo and Nectar Gan

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Li Zhanshu, head of the Communist Party Central Committee’s General Office, at a meeting in Beijing in November 2015. Photo: Reuters Li Zhanshu, head of the Communist Party Central Committee’s General Office, at a meeting in Beijing in November 2015. Photo: Reuters
Li Zhanshu, head of the Communist Party Central Committee’s General Office, at a meeting in Beijing in November 2015. Photo: Reuters
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