China: Regime in Crisis

Chinese Regime’s Most Powerful Men Take Trip to Shanghai, Sending Signals to Political Enemies

Chinese Regime’s Most Powerful Men Take Trip to Shanghai, Sending Signals to Political Enemies
The Communist Party of China's new Politburo Standing Committee, the nation's top decision-making body (L-R) Han Zheng, Wang Huning, Li Zhanshu, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, Wang Yang, Zhao Leji meet the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 25, 2017. Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Recently, an extremely rare trip by all seven members of the Chinese Communist Party’s most powerful entity, the Politburo Standing Committee, to Shanghai sent plenty of important political signals.
The Standing Committee members rarely travel together. Should their lives be endangered, the country might be left without political leadership.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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