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China’s leadership reshuffle 2022

illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

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China

William Zheng

Why Chinese leader Xi Jinping wants more technocrats in key roles

Graphic: Henry Wong

 Xi Jinping is expected to secure a third term while the rest of the leadership faces a major overhaul. Photo: Xinhua

China’s children of the 70s come to the fore as next generation of leaders starts to emerge

Shi Guanghui, Guizhou’s deputy secretary, benefitted from his experience in Shanghai. Photo: Weibo

Zhuge Yujie, Shanghai’s deputy party chief, is one of the most prominent born in the 1970s. Photo: Weibo

Guo Rui

Who can fill the shoes of China’s Iron Lady Sun Chunlan on Politburo?

Illustration: Perry Tse

Chinese Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan has been criss-crossing the country to demand continuous prevention and control efforts against Covid-19. Photo: Xinhua

Shen Yiqin, party chief of Guizhou province in southwest China. Photo: Weibo

Sun Chunlan takes the oath of office in 2018 alongside her fellow newly appointed vice-premiers (from left) Hu Chunhua, Han Zheng and Liu He. Photo: AP

The Communist Party of China will undergo a major leadership shake-up at its party congress in the second half of 2022. In this series, the South China Morning Post looks at what the party’s next generation of leaders might look like.
 


China’s 20th Party Congress

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