Li Zhanshu is currently the top legislator as head of the National Party Congress Standing Committee and has been a member of the seven member PSC since 2018. He is a close ally of Xi Jinping.
Resolves YES if he is reappointed to another five year term.
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Close date updated to 2022-10-20 11:59 pm
Li Zhanshu is out.
China's Communist Party names 7-member Standing Committee, its inner circle of power, dominated by Xi allies. On Sunday, following the first meeting of the party’s new Central Committee, six men in addition to Xi were selected to be members of the Politburo Standing Committee, China’s top ruling body:
Li Qiang (Male)
Zhao Leji (Male)
Wang Huning (Male)
Cai Qi (Male)
Ding Xuexiang (Male)
Li Xi (Male)
They now compose the Politburo Standing Committee, China’s most powerful decision-making body, and will sit atop of the party to drive the world’s second-largest economy over the coming half decade. BBC Live Stream.