Communist Party of China

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Politburo

For 2023, the Politburo of China includes 24 top leaders of the Communist Party.

Standing Committee

In October 2022, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China re-elected Xi Jinping to the post of General Secretary for a third term and elected a new composition of the Standing Committee of the Politburo, which included seven people:

• Xi Jinping,
• Li Qiang,
• Zhao Leji,
• Wang Huning,
• Lee Xi,
• Tsai Qi and
• Ding Xuexiang.

History

2022

Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang left his post ahead of schedule

In October 2022, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang left his post ahead of schedule in China's highest governing body, while President Xi Jinping is strengthening control over the economy, which ranks second in the world.

Li, 67, was not included in the Communist Party's new 200-member Central Committee, a prerequisite for joining the more powerful Politburo and its highest Standing Committee. That marks the end of Li's decade-long tenure as the No. 2 official in China and his long career, which at one point showed he could lead the country - a role he ceded to Xi.

The new composition of the Central Committee represents the culmination of Xi's decade-long efforts to consolidate power since his ascension to the top post a decade ago.

Launch of a neural network to test the loyalty of members of the Communist Party

On July 4, 2022, Chinese researchers reported that they had developed an artificial intelligence-based system capable of assessing the loyalty of members of the Chinese Communist Party. Read more here.