Top Chinese Officials’ Moves Suggest Factional Infighting as Beidaihe Conclave Ends

Top Chinese Officials’ Moves Suggest Factional Infighting as Beidaihe Conclave Ends
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is applauded by, from left, State Councilor Xiao Jie, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, State Councilor Wang Yong, and Defence Minister Wei Fenghe, as he arrives for the closing session of the regime’s rubber stamp legislative conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 28, 2020. NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and the Communist Party’s first-ranked secretary, Wang Huning, attended different meetings on Aug. 17, suggesting that the annual Beidaihe conclave when Party elite discuss political dealings has ended.

Every summer, Party factions conduct informal negotiations, discuss major national policies, and finalize decisions while meeting in the northern resort town, although details are kept secret.

Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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