https://www.scmp.com/rss/221085/feed Hu Chunhua raised political eyebrows with how quickly he rose from a staff position with the Communist Youth League in Tibet to become party chief of Inner Mongolia. He now stands a chance of entering the Politburo after surviving two major scandals - the tainted milk formula furore; and Mongolian protests over a hit-and-run - that would have cost many top politicians their jobs. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua, once considered a potential successor for China’s top jobs, was named to the country’s largest political advisory body on Wednesday, and is set to take on a ceremonial role. Hu’s appointment to the 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) came after his surprise exit from the ruling 24-strong Politburo during the 20th party congress in October, despite being nine years shy of retirement age for his level. Losing his Politburo seat meant Hu, 59, was... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3207189/hu-chunhua-joins-china-top-advisory-body-set-depart-vice-premier?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3207189/hu-chunhua-joins-china-top-advisory-body-set-depart-vice-premier?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Jan 2023 02:44:51 +0000 Once viewed as a top candidate for China’s uppermost echelon of leadership, Hu Chunhua exited the Politburo on Sunday, leaving lingering questions about his fate. The members of the Politburo, China’s top decision-making body, were unveiled around noon on Sunday. President Xi Jinping remains firmly in charge, having secured a record-breaking third term as the paramount leader of China during the 20th party congress. Not only did Hu fail to gain a spot on the Politburo’s seven-strong Standing... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3197001/chinas-hu-chunhua-loses-politburo-seat-raising-doubts-about-political-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3197001/chinas-hu-chunhua-loses-politburo-seat-raising-doubts-about-political-future?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:05:51 +0000 A new Communist Party slogan, the “two establishments” – which boils down to all-out support for Xi Jinping as China’s paramount leader – did not get a mention in the president’s work report at the opening of the national congress on Sunday. But it has been a consistent theme in panel discussions at the five-yearly gathering in Beijing, according to reports by state news agency Xinhua. When the congress ends on Saturday, the more than 2,200 delegates are expected to endorse amendments to the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3196532/congress-delegates-embrace-communist-party-slogan-pledging-support-xi-jinping?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3196532/congress-delegates-embrace-communist-party-slogan-pledging-support-xi-jinping?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:02:37 +0000 Like generations before them, Zhang Yue and her husband rely on the health of China’s largest lake for their livelihood. The couple typically earns about 60,000 yuan (US$8,700) per year farming rice, corn and sesame on the edge of Poyang Lake, just enough to eke out a living for a family of six. But this year, their income is likely to be cut in half due to a record summer heatwave and drought that has smothered more than 20 provinces across the country. Poyang Lake and surrounding wetlands are... https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3192356/chinas-rice-growing-heartland-farmers-fight-save-autumn-harvest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3192356/chinas-rice-growing-heartland-farmers-fight-save-autumn-harvest?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Sep 2022 23:00:11 +0000 China’s call this month for new foreign investment, a pitch that was more common 30 years ago, offers evidence of a concern in Beijing that recent setbacks in the world’s second-largest economy are keeping capital offshore. Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua said last week that it is “necessary” to “make great efforts to attract new foreign investment”. Hu also stressed that China needs to stabilise existing foreign investment, do more to steady supply chains and “strengthen the confidence of... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3189885/china-makes-rare-necessary-foreign-investment-pitch-theyre?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3189885/china-makes-rare-necessary-foreign-investment-pitch-theyre?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:30:35 +0000 Beijing cannot afford to overlook a worrying trend of foreign companies becoming more inclined to pull out of China, according to prominent Chinese experts who also say that more flexible coronavirus controls could help address the problem. China’s leaders have vowed to maintain a “dynamic zero-Covid” policy that focuses on saving lives even as the nation struggles to control what is becoming its worst wave of infections while other nations relax their restrictions. However, a growing number of... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3177691/more-chinas-foreign-firms-investors-mull-exodus-amid-zero?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3177691/more-chinas-foreign-firms-investors-mull-exodus-amid-zero?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 May 2022 14:15:12 +0000 Wendy Wu Wendy Wu China must use “multiple measures to increase soybean production”, according to Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua, in the latest food security push by the central government amid a heightened focus on self-sufficiency. Beijing has long placed an emphasis on national security, including food and seeds, with the global price turbulence and looming food crisis stemming from the Ukraine war another reminder for China to reduce its reliance on foreign markets for key crops and commodities. During a two-day... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3177051/china-food-security-beijing-doubles-down-domestic-soybean?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3177051/china-food-security-beijing-doubles-down-domestic-soybean?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 May 2022 13:30:26 +0000 China and the Philippines signed six deals last week that boosted Beijing’s funding for the Southeast Asian nation to a total of US$924 million, but the amount is a long way from the US$9 billion pledged in 2016. The discrepancy has left critics asking what Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has to show for his policy pivot to China, which he previously touted as a boon for trade and tourism. The latest agreements included feasibility studies for two construction jobs tied to Duterte’s Build,... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3034666/china-promised-duterte-us9-billion-infrastructure-hes-had-only?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3034666/china-promised-duterte-us9-billion-infrastructure-hes-had-only?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Oct 2019 23:00:14 +0000 China’s 8.34 million graduates are facing a tougher and more competitive job market than their counterparts 12 months ago as a record number of applicants compete for a dwindling number of vacancies in an economy that is struggling to maintain stable growth in the midst of the trade war with the United States, a survey of students showed. The number of job openings for each new graduate applicant dropped to 1.41 this year from 1.54 last year, according to Zhaopin, an online job recruitment... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3012635/chinas-834-million-graduates-fighting-fewer-jobs-vacancies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3012635/chinas-834-million-graduates-fighting-fewer-jobs-vacancies?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 May 2019 11:45:03 +0000 China’s increasing concern over unemployment due to the continuing escalation of the trade war with the United States and in the wake of recent high-profile lay-offs by the likes of Sony Mobile, Cisco Systems and Oracle has led Beijing to set up a special task force to monitor the country’s employment situation. The State Council Employment Work Leading Group is an upgrade from the previous interministerial coordination conference, and has a mission to “enhance leadership and coordination of... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3011452/chinas-trade-war-hit-job-market-be-overseen-special-task?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3011452/chinas-trade-war-hit-job-market-be-overseen-special-task?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 May 2019 05:30:10 +0000 Britain’s finance minister Philip Hammond has cancelled a trip to China, a government official said, a day after a Chinese official in London criticised Britain’s defence secretary for making a return to a “cold war mentality”. The trip was to discuss issues affecting China-UK economic and financial relations. Hammond was expected to discuss plans for a stock market connection between the countries and wanted to fix a date for the postponed UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue. “The... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2186482/britains-finance-minister-philip-hammond-said-scrap-china-trip?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2186482/britains-finance-minister-philip-hammond-said-scrap-china-trip?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Feb 2019 17:03:56 +0000 Hu Chunhua, the man once tipped to take over China’s reins as a leader alongside disgraced Chongqing chief Sun Zhengcai, has thrown his weight behind Beijing’s decision to expel the former high-flyer. Chairing a meeting of senior cadres on Saturday, the Guangdong provincial party boss passed on details of the investigation and dismissal of Sun, urging Communist Party members to learn a lesson from the case, according to official media reports. He also called for loyalty to Xi and the party’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2113552/provincial-chief-expresses-support-sun-zhengcais?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2113552/provincial-chief-expresses-support-sun-zhengcais?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Oct 2017 05:00:30 +0000 Keeping Guangdong’s place as China’s top province in terms of economic output is proving more challenging than ever for its party chief, as its biggest competitor, Jiangsu province, closes in. All eyes are on Hu Chunhua as the public and politicians alike watch to see if he will have what it takes to further boost Guangdong’s economy amid the nationwide slowdown and struggling foreign trade. Guangdong’s gross domestic product grew 8 per cent, reaching 7.28 trillion yuan last year. This compared... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1904755/guangdong-struggles-keep-top-spot-chinas-economic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1904755/guangdong-struggles-keep-top-spot-chinas-economic?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Jan 2016 15:20:34 +0000 Seven months into his tenure as Guangdong's party chief, Hu Chunhua is betting that uplifting the province's less-developed regions can serve as an engine to rejuvenate the battered local economy. Hu hopes investment-led growth in these regions can once again make the province the national leader in economic output - and possibly create a chance for his further promotion. At a provincial meeting a few weeks ago, Hu announced his plan to allocate 672 billion yuan (HK$845 billion) over the next... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1297317/hu-chunhuas-y670b-plan-develop-guangdongs-backwaters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1297317/hu-chunhuas-y670b-plan-develop-guangdongs-backwaters?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Aug 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Long China's leading economic region, Guangdong is at risk of being surpassed soon by Jiangsu . Stronger in innovation, Jiangsu has been growing faster. Yet, at the same time, parts of the Pearl River Delta are still going strong. The delta, representing 80 per cent of Guangdong's economy, is expected to grow much faster than Greater Tokyo. If this strong growth can be sustained, the delta should surpass the Tokyo metropolitan area to become the world's largest metro economy in about a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1250623/guangdongs-greener-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1250623/guangdongs-greener-future?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 New Guangdong party chief Hu Chunhua, who marks 100 days in the job today, has taken an ultra-low-profile approach to getting to grips with the complicated province. Instead of sloganeering, Hu has addressed Guangdong's declining economic performance with concrete policies, eager to prove he could be leadership material while avoiding too much attention. Zhu Jianguo, an independent political commentator based in Shenzhen, said: "Hu is relatively stronger than [predecessor] Wang Yang as he... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1200382/hu-chunhua-heading-top-guangdong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1200382/hu-chunhua-heading-top-guangdong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000 At first glance, Guangdong's new party chief, Hu Chunhua, appears to be the complete opposite of his reformist, media-savvy predecessor, Wang Yang. On the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress in Beijing last week, Hu answered just one question from more than 200 journalists representing some 140 media organisations at an open session for Guangdong delegates. In response to a soft question from a reporter representing Xinhua, the state-run news agency, Hu said he was... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1191884/guangdong-party-boss-hu-chunhua-keeps-his-cards-close-his-chest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1191884/guangdong-party-boss-hu-chunhua-keeps-his-cards-close-his-chest?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Until his failure to win a seat on the Communist Party's powerful Politburo at its national congress in November, new Supreme People's Court president Zhou Qiang had been viewed as a rising political star. Hu Chunhua and Sun Zhengcai, both three years younger than the 52-year-old Zhou, have now eclipsed him on the political stage after joining the 25-member Politburo, and are in pole position to become the core of the party's sixth-generation leadership. Zhou's new post as the country's top... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1191858/zhou-qiangs-new-role-top-judge-largely-symbolic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1191858/zhou-qiangs-new-role-top-judge-largely-symbolic?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou remain the top three cities on the mainland in terms of economic status and living standards. But Guangdong's new Communist Party chief, Hu Chunhua, is worried that the southern city may be losing its glamour and becoming increasingly irrelevant. At the recent meeting of the provincial People's Congress, Hu told Guangzhou officials to stay alert and be prepared because the city's economic status was under threat. Not only was the gap with Beijing and Shanghai... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1141403/hu-chunhua-eager-maintain-guangdongs-engine-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1141403/hu-chunhua-eager-maintain-guangdongs-engine-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Guangdong party secretary Hu Chunhua pledged continuity and consistency while touching on his policy vision for the province for the first time since assuming the position last month. Speaking yesterday at the second plenary session of the 11th Guangdong Provincial Party Committee in Guangzhou, Hu, formerly the party secretary of Inner Mongolia, vowed to continue existing policies still in the works or pending for Guangdong. "Do not think that a new party secretary will necessarily yield new... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1130603/guangdong-party-chief-hu-chunhua-vows-stick-existing-policies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1130603/guangdong-party-chief-hu-chunhua-vows-stick-existing-policies?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Guangdong party chief Hu Chunhua has shown flexibility in resolving the crisis at the outspoken Southern Weekly newspaper, following the approach of his predecessor in tackling emergencies, analysts said. The week-long confrontation between the newspaper's journalists and the provincial propaganda authorities over alterations to the new year edition was temporarily resolved on Tuesday night as the editorial staff agreed to resume work. Two sources close to the newspaper's editorial staff said... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1124190/guangdong-party-chief-hu-chunhua-handled-newspaper-crisis-well?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1124190/guangdong-party-chief-hu-chunhua-handled-newspaper-crisis-well?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Guangdong's new party chief Hu Chunhua followed in the footsteps of president-to-be Xi Jinping when he headed to Shenzhen for his first inspection tour after taking over the powerful job from Wang Yang last week. Hu visited the Qianhai experimental zone and the statue of late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping on Lotus Hill on Tuesday - both featured stops on Xi's trip earlier this month. Shenzhen Satellite TV showed Hu shaking hands with the locals - just as Xi had done. Hu - known as "Little Hu"... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1113166/new-guangdong-party-chief-makes-first-visit-province?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1113166/new-guangdong-party-chief-makes-first-visit-province?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:00:00 +0000 It is fair to say Hu has accepted the idea of reform. But how far he will go is yet to be seen Dr Peng Peng on new Guangdong party chief Hu Chunhua   We know the road of music composition is full of hard work and bitterness … but we will march on courageously Composer Wang Qiang   He's still hungry and thirsty for more … that's what separates the great ones and the ultimate competitors Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on superstar LeBron James https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1113073/who-said-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1113073/who-said-it?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:00:00 +0000 New Guangdong Communist Party chief Hu Chunhua is filling some big shoes, with his predecessor, Wang Yang, one of the most high-profile and outspoken politicians on the mainland. As the new head of the mainland's economic powerhouse, 49-year-old Hu will find his capabilities tested. If he passes that test, he could be rewarded with elevation to the Communist Party's supreme Politburo Standing Committee in five years. After his appointment was announced on Tuesday, Hu said he would treasure the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1108542/all-eyes-hu-chunhua-he-takes-over-guangdong-party-chief?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1108542/all-eyes-hu-chunhua-he-takes-over-guangdong-party-chief?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:00:00 +0000 The new face of Beijing's leadership in the region came into focus yesterday as Zhang Xiaoming was appointed head of the central government's liaison office in Hong Kong and Hu Chunhua was named to lead the economic powerhouse of Guangdong. Hu - a top protégé of President Hu Jintao and the second-youngest member of the new Politburo - was officially appointed to replace Wang Yang at the helm of the southern province, a post long seen a stepping stone for future leaders. The former Inner Mongolia... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1107756/beijing-confirms-zhang-xiaoming-and-hu-chunhua-top-regional-positions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1107756/beijing-confirms-zhang-xiaoming-and-hu-chunhua-top-regional-positions?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:00:00 +0000 The party chief in Inner Mongolia - a favourite to win a seat on the Politburo Standing Committee in the reshuffle that is five years away - has become the first cadre to pledge loyalty to the new leadership. Hu Chunhua , known as "Little Hu" for following in the footsteps of President Hu Jintao , told a regional cadre meeting yesterday "party members should be on the same path as the party led by general secretary Xi Jinping ". Xi was named national party chief during the leadership reshuffle... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1086372/inner-mongolia-party-chief-hu-chunhua-seen-making-politburo-standing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1086372/inner-mongolia-party-chief-hu-chunhua-seen-making-politburo-standing?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0000 The 15 new faces installed on the powerful Politburo include at least two politicians widely seen as candidates for top posts when Xi Jinping's generation leaves office a decade from now. Among those joining the 25-member panel are Inner Mongolia party secretary Hu Chunhua and Jilin party secretary Sun Zhengcai, both members of the so-called sixth generation of leadership prospects at the party congress in 2022. Hu and Sun, both 49, are poised to take up two weighty posts fairly soon. Hu is... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1083434/next-generation-waiting-wings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1083434/next-generation-waiting-wings?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0000 As jockeying for top seats in the Communist Party's leadership entered the final days, several officials tipped as rising stars played it safe yesterday, ducking questions about promotions - or anything else sensitive. Two heavily favoured candidates for seats on the powerful Politburo - Sun Zhengcai and Hu Chunhua , the party chiefs of Jilin and Inner Mongolia respectively - restricted their public comments to only the most basic provincial matters. Sun, 49, one of the youngest ministry-level... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1079028/rising-stars-clam-when-quizzed-reporters-future-prospects?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1079028/rising-stars-clam-when-quizzed-reporters-future-prospects?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Updated at 4:30pm Brother Li leaves Li Keming, left, deputy director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration and brother of vice premier Li Keqiang, listens intently in a group meeting.  Li Keming was recently in the news when Bloomberg quoted a report by Brookings Institution as saying that he should be removed from his position as a top official in China's tobacco industry to avoid conflicts of interest with his brother, who currently overseas public health.  Apparently aware of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/18th-party-congress/article/1078440/live-update-day-2-18th-communist-party-congress?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/18th-party-congress/article/1078440/live-update-day-2-18th-communist-party-congress?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Nov 2012 01:50:33 +0000 On the remote grasslands of northeastern China, a politician little known in the West has made a name for himself as a rising leader. Hu Chunhua is already talked of by some as a future president. “I know that in Mongolia they’re saying he could become China’s president one day,” former wrestler Biligungtumar, 43, said in remote Inner Mongolia, referring to the independent country, which neighbours the Chinese region. “He’s our star,” the towering ethnic Mongol athlete said. His comments leave... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1056825/little-hu-inner-mongolia-may-play-big-role-chinas-political-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1056825/little-hu-inner-mongolia-may-play-big-role-chinas-political-future?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Oct 2012 02:00:30 +0000 Hu Chunhua raised the eyebrows of many political observers with how quickly he rose from a staff position with the Communist Youth League in Tibet to become party chief of Inner Mongolia . He now stands a chance of entering the Politburo, after surviving two major scandals that would have cost many top politicians their jobs. Hu, 49, who was once described by state media as unknown to mainlanders, shares a similar background with President Hu Jintao , earning him the nickname of Little Hu... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1046393/scandals-havent-slowed-potential-politburo-member-hu-chunhua?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1046393/scandals-havent-slowed-potential-politburo-member-hu-chunhua?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Born in a mountainous county of Hubei province 48 years ago, high-flyer Hu Chunhua started his career in Tibet right after graduating from Peking University. Despite having no family ties to President Hu Jintao , 'Little Hu' shares a similar career path with the president having risen through the ranks of the Communist Youth League. By age 27, the younger Hu was promoted to deputy secretary of Tibet's Communist Youth League - the equivalent of a deputy provincial department chief, while Hu... https://www.scmp.com/article/995925/little-hu-his-head-tucked?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/995925/little-hu-his-head-tucked?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Local people's congresses and political consultative conferences have concluded with few surprise personnel moves ahead of the upcoming national-level twin sessions. As expected, seven acting governors were confirmed to full office at legislative sessions in provinces and municipalities. Their attendance - along with that of other new provincial and Communist Party officials - will nonetheless provide a major discussion topic at the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference this... https://www.scmp.com/article/993863/reshuffle-sticks-script-provinces?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/993863/reshuffle-sticks-script-provinces?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000 One of President Hu Jintao's closest allies has been promoted to the position of deputy party chief of Hebei province as part of the latest reshuffle of the central and provincial leadership. Hu Chunhua , who was previously first secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Youth League - the power base of President Hu - is also likely to become provincial governor. He took over from Guo Gengmao , who 'will be assigned to another post shortly', Xinhua said. The 45-year-old Mr Hu is one of... https://www.scmp.com/article/632245/hu-ally-named-deputy-party-chief-hebei?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/632245/hu-ally-named-deputy-party-chief-hebei?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Appointment shows president is cementing grip on power A deputy party chief in restive Tibet has been appointed head of the influential Communist Youth League in another sign that President Hu Jintao has solidified his grip on power ahead of next year's crucial party congress. Hu Chunhua , who was working in Tibet when Mr Hu was party secretary in the Himalayan region, will take over from Zhou Qiang , who was appointed governor of the central province of Hunan in October. 'The Central... https://www.scmp.com/article/574467/tibet-cadre-promoted-chief-youth-league?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/574467/tibet-cadre-promoted-chief-youth-league?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:00:00 +0000