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Cai Qi

Cai Qi
The latest news on Cai Qi, Chinese politican and Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party, including political news and updates.
Born
5 Dec 1955
Industry
Politics
Job Title
Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China
China is forecast to record the first decline in its rapidly ageing population within the next five years. Photo: Xinhua
China's population

China to cover childbirth costs for all in latest bid to avert population crisis

Aim is to achieve ‘no out-of-pocket expenses’ for baby deliveries, along with better coverage for prenatal check-ups and labour pain relief.

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China’s Communist Party

Xi taps Hu Yaobang’s legacy to rally Communist Party to ‘crack hard nuts’

China’s Communist Party

Communist Party discipline key to meeting China’s 5-year plan goals: Cai Qi

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US-China relations

‘Amazing’ praise: Xi and Trump thaw summit ice with loads of warmth

Amid a bruising trade war, the two leaders rekindle friendly tone ahead of their first face-to-face encounter in six years.

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave a bilateral meeting in South Korea on Thursday. With many deals already finalised ahead of the meeting, the two leaders had plenty of space for cordiality. Photo: Reuters
Science

China bids farewell to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen-ning Yang

President Xi Jinping sends a wreath to commemorate the late professor, who died in Beijing at the age of 103 last week.

China-North Korea relations

China, North Korea pledge ‘dynamic development’ as Li Qiang, Kim Jong-un meet

Trip to Pyongyang by Beijing’s No 2 official is the latest in a series of high-level exchanges between the two nations in recent weeks.

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Xinjiang

China’s ethnic affairs chief hails Xinjiang policies in Xi’s ‘new era’

Speech in Urumqi comes at the end of the first trip by a Chinese president to the autonomous region for its anniversary.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a gala marking the 70th founding anniversary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in Urumqi, the regional capital, on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
Tibet

Editorial | Xi’s visit to Tibet heralds new era of China’s development

President’s remarks in Lhasa underline the high importance Beijing attaches to stability while firmly opposing any attempts at separatism.

Tibet

China’s top political adviser hails party leadership in Tibet anniversary speech

President Xi Jinping watches on from podium as Wang Huning addresses ceremony attended by more than 20,000.

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Tibet

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Tibet for landmark anniversary

Xi will attend events to mark 60 years since the establishment of the autonomous region.

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President Xi Jinping arrives in Tibet on Wednesday for events to mark the 60th anniversary of the autonomous region on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
China’s economic stimulus

What does the Beidaihe guest list tell us about China’s economic priorities?

The invitees to the Communist Party’s annual summer getaway offer clues about Beijing’s priorities ahead of a crucial October meeting.

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Cai Qi, a member of the Communist Party’s Politburo Standing Committee, hosts a group of scientists and entrepreneurs in Beidaihe, a seaside resort in China’s northern Hebei province, on August 3. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Communist Party

Beidaihe meeting signals start of summer break for China’s political elite

Xi Jinping’s chief of staff hosts dozens of Chinese academics and scientists in the coastal resort town.

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China’s Communist Party

China names Zhejiang-born Ling Zhifeng to head the Special Service Bureau

Ling, 56, has been promoted to vice-minister overseeing an agency responsible for the security of senior officials.

China’s Communist Party

New Communist Party rules hint Xi Jinping is delegating more power to deputies

New party rules aim to standardise policy coordination and strengthen decision-making at the top.

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Some observers suggest that President Xi Jinping may pass down his power in phases. Photo: EPA-EFE
China consumption

China’s Xi Jinping puts domestic market at forefront in high-profile meeting

Excessive competition, external uncertainty and other factors make need for ‘unified national market’ even more apparent, president says.

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China’s domestic consumption is taking on greater importance as exports become a less reliable source of growth. Photo: AP
Diplomacy

Xi boosts China ties in resource-rich Central Asia

A summit with five leaders from Central Asia offers President Xi Jinping the chance to snap up more raw materials for China’s economy in a region once viewed as Russia’s backyard.

Central Asia

Xi Jinping heads to energy-rich Kazakhstan for China-Central Asia summit

Xi is looking to foster solidarity with his counterparts against unilateralism and protectionism.

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China’s Communist Party

China is getting ready for a key meeting to discuss its next 5-year plan

President Xi Jinping says leadership is ‘organising the drafting of a proposal’, which will need to be endorsed at the fourth plenum.

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President Xi Jinping has been travelling around the country on inspection tours ahead of the fourth plenum. Photo: TNS
US-China trade war

For US-China trade stand-off to ease, negotiators must be agreed upon: analysts

As Washington is said to favour Trump dealing directly with Xi and Beijing rejects the idea as too risky, possible envoys are being explored.

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US-China relations

Xi’s chief of staff urges US executive to boost US-China ties at ‘crossroads’

Cai Qi, China’s No 5 official, holds rare meeting with influential American businessman John Thornton, who was granted unprecedented access to the country during Covid-19 era.

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China’s Communist Party

Xi Jinping’s chief of staff is China’s new internet tsar, sources say

People familiar with the matter say Cai Qi has been appointed to head the Communist Party’s Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission.

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Cai Qi is said to have taken charge of the commission in the first half of 2023 but Beijing has yet to make an announcement. Photo: AP
China's economic recovery

Win-win: China rolls out red carpet for foreign firms with charm offensive

Nearly all of China’s top-level officials responsible for economic affairs have met or have plans to meet with multinational executives amid Beijing’s push to revive confidence and lure foreign investment.

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People chat before the opening ceremony of the China Development Forum 2024 in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Communist Party

Reservations over China’s plan for private sector to kick-start economy

Despite top entrepreneurs’ chorus of support for 31-point action plan from Beijing, smaller business owners are ‘not sure it will make any difference’.

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China’s Communist Party

China’s top leaders gather in Beidaihe, signalling start of summer break

Communist Party ideology chief Cai Qi gives speech in coastal resort while President Xi Jinping steps out of the spotlight, indicating top leaders have kicked off annual seaside retreat.

Xi Jinping

Xi’s inner circle is getting ‘even tighter’ with powerful new chief of staff

Cai Qi is the most senior official in the job since the time of Mao Zedong, and the office he heads wields a great deal of influence.

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China’s Communist Party

China’s No 5 official Cai Qi named President Xi Jinping’s new chief of staff

Cai Qi is the most senior official to become director of the General Office of the Central Committee since Mao Zedong’s time.

From left: Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Chairman Wang Huning and Politburo Standing Committee members Cai Qi and Li Xi attend the fifth plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC). Photo: AFP
China's leadership reshuffle 2017

The rise and rise of Xi’s new man in Beijing

Beijing mayor Cai Qi officially named capital’s party boss

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