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Guangdong chief Li Xi set for top job at China’s Communist Party anti-corruption watchdog
- Li Xi is among the new faces at the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
- Li is also expected to be promoted to the party’s top decision-making body
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The Communist Party chief of the Chinese southern province of Guangdong, Li Xi, is on track to become head of the party’s anti-corruption watchdog, replacing Zhao Leji, according to a list of members released on Saturday.
Li, 66, is among the 133 new members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and is the only member in the body who is on the 25-strong 19th Politburo.
As the CCDI chief, he would also likely be promoted to the Politburo Standing Committee, the party’s top decision-making body. His new role is expected to be confirmed on Sunday.
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Li’s predecessor, Zhao, was re-elected to the Central Committee and could become chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, with the expected retirement of Wang Yang.
The new line-up of the Politburo, the party’s top policymaking body, and its Standing Committee will be made public on Sunday.
Fighting corruption has been a priority for Xi since he became the party’s general secretary in 2012. Li’s expected promotion indicates he will keep up Xi’s anti-corruption campaign in the next five years.
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