China: Regime in Crisis

Xi Jinping Gains Control, With Allies Appointed to Top Leadership

Xi Jinping Gains Control, With Allies Appointed to Top Leadership
(L to R) Han Zheng, Wang Huning, Li Zhanshu, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Wang Yang, and Zhao Leji, members of the Chinese Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee, attends a news conference following the end of the 19th National Congress, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 25, 2017. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
Annie Wu
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China’s 19th National Congress, the quinquennial reshuffle of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership, has concluded with the balance of power tipping in current leader Xi Jinping’s favor.
The number of allies Xi was able to appoint to China’s top decision-making body, the seven-member Politburo Standing Committee, is a sign of his hold over the Party.
Annie Wu
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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