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China’s 20th Party Congress
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Keep track of China’s political elites with the Post’s ‘time machine’

  • A new function has been launched for the party congress digital project
  • Readers will be able to access updates on Central Committee members

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The Communist Party’s 20th national congress will begin on October 16, and could be the most important in 40 years. Photo: AFP
Jun Maiin Beijing
The South China Morning Post has launched a new “time machine” function for its 20th party congress digital project, which aims to help readers stay informed about China’s most important political event.
The time machine starts from when the digital project was launched on August 11 and will continue to be updated after the Communist Party’s 20th national congress, a twice-a-decade gathering that begins on October 16.

Readers will be able to see new roles assigned to members of the Central Committee after that date, with a clear picture of the rank and file before and after this major power reshuffle.

This year’s congress is arguably the most important in four decades, with the party’s general secretary, President Xi Jinping, expected to secure a third term in power.
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Xi will be the first person to do so since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, in a move that will go against the party’s retirement norms.

By the time the congress takes place, 11 of the 25 Politburo members – other than Xi – will have reached the unofficial retirement age of 68 and are expected to step down.

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A new leadership team will be unveiled at the congress, selected by Xi to implement his strategy for China in the next five years. These new faces will become key players at a challenging time, and as Xi seeks to deliver on his promise of elevating China to the front row of global power.

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