China’s ‘two sessions’ 2023: Communist Party leaders review names for top state, political advisory roles
- Politburo considers candidates recommended to join state institutions and CPPCC, with final approvals due next week for eventual NPC endorsement
- Central Committee second plenum from February 26 to also consider further restructuring of party and state bodies, Xinhua report on meeting says
Senior leaders also agreed to consider further restructuring of party and state bodies to ensure “better institutions” and “more efficient” management when a key committee meets next week, state news agency Xinhua said.
This came as the Politburo, the party’s No 2 decision-making body, met in Beijing on Tuesday to discuss recommendations for candidates to join state institutions and the country’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
It was also decided that the second plenary session for the new Central Committee – the party’s top policymaking body – would be held from February 26 to 28. Its first plenum was held on October 23, just after the 20th five-yearly party congress.
The candidates and restructuring plan will undergo a final review and approval process at the plenum before being submitted to the National People’s Congress when its annual legislative session opens on March 5.
This would mark the last step in the latest five-yearly cycle of political succession in China, which began with a major reshuffle in the top party line-up at the 20th congress.
Xi clinched an unprecedented third term as general secretary at the congress, paving the way for an expected third term as Chinese president to be declared at the upcoming NPC session.