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The battle for power in Beijing: How President Xi is choosing the seven "all powerful" who will lead China

2022-10-18 23:23:10Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The battle for power in Beijing: How President Xi is choosing the seven
20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

More than 2,030 delegates who filled the premises of the structure that welcomed the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party heard in a relatively short speech, about two hours, the leader of the party and at the same time of the country, Xi Jinping, who spoke about a variety of things, from the much-criticized COVID-19 strategy and Taiwan policy, but not about the party's future political direction, and the figures who will represent it in the next five years.

Under the calm tones of the leader, an internal war is actually hidden, which according to analysts is taking place behind closed doors even during the days of the Congress.

The main point is the determination of the names that will make up the Central Committee, seven seats that according to sources may go up to nine after the work of the Congress, as well as the 25 seats of the Political Bureau.

The formation of the Central Committee also means a lot about the direction Xi Jinping thinks for the Asian giant. Until now, China's top seven political posts have been the result of balances between different currents in the party, but Xi Jinping, assured of a third term and likely with even more power after the Congress, could change that too. tradition.

The signals are clear. In the Politburo, his most ardent supporters went from about 20% during his first term, to 60% in his second term, and are now thought to be almost 90% in a decade.    

So confident does Xi feel that he can decide to elevate to the Central Committee an unpopular figure like Li Qiang, the Party chief in Shanghai who has been the target of many protests over his handling of the pandemic, with a policy of "zero infections" that forced the isolation of the metropolis for almost 2 years.

By making Xi's close friends, the "ideologue" Wang Huning, and the main figure of the anti-corruption campaign, Zhao Leji, untouchable, new figures may emerge, such as his confidants Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Chen Min'er .

Their entry could trigger the exit from the Committee of Premier Li Keqiang, who is seen as a potential rival to Xi. To somewhat balance the more reformist part of the party, Li Keqiang's post may be taken by Wang Yang.

In any case, China's policy after the 20th Congress is expected to be ever more aggressive, especially towards Taiwan and Washington, in a clash where the possibility of a conflict is not excluded.


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