Politburo Members Update CVs to Hide Western Training, Show Loyalty to Party: Expert

Harvard training no longer favorable under Xi

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 23: Xi Jinping ,Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi, attend the meeting between members of the standing committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee and Chinese and foreign journalists at The Great Hall of People on October 23, 2022 in Beijing, China. China's ruling Communist Party today revealed the new Politburo Standing Committee after its 20th congress. Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

At the 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Chinese leader Xi Jinping unveiled his new picks for the party’s top echelon, the Politburo. A number of members updated their official resumes by either deleting or toning down their foreign education and experience.

The phenomenon of foreign credentials being a taboo for the core leader, Xi Jinping, has been widely suspected since Xi took the power. Consequently, party members’ resumes have become part of a political game, according to one China affairs expert.