China: Xi Jinping obtains a third coronation and places his allies at the top of power – Le Figaro

The Beijing strongman was nominated for a third five-year term by a vastly revamped Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Unsurprisingly, Chinese President Xi Jinping was reappointed as head of the Communist Party on Sunday, becoming the leader more powerful since Mao Tse-tung, founder of the regime. The Beijing strongman has been nominated for a third five-year term by a largely revamped Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCP). The 20th party congress closed on Saturday after a week of deliberations behind closed doors, with the renewal of 65% of the members of the Central Committee, a kind of internal party parliament, according to calculations by AFP. the head of the country, Xi Jinping has succeeded in making China the second largest economy in the world, endowed with one of the most powerful armies in the world. Despite an almost total concentration of power, he will have to face a sharply slowing economy, in particular due to his “zero Covid” policy, an exacerbated rivalry with the United States and international criticism on human rights. His allies in the head of the Standing Committee During their first meeting on Sunday morning, the 205 members of this parliament – including only 11 women – appointed the 25 representatives of the Political Bureau, the decision-making body of the PCC, as well as its Standing Committee. This all-powerful body, made up of 7 men, holds the reality of power in China. See also Who has political power in China? In accordance with custom, the members of the Standing Committee are announced in order of importance, the number one being the general secretary, Xi Jinping. The latter placed several of his allies within it. Li Qiang, party leader in Shanghai, thus climbs to second place in the protocol, despite his chaotic management of the city’s long confinement in the spring. He should therefore, according to tradition, be appointed prime minister at the annual meeting next March, replacing Li Keqiang, 67, who will retire. Xi Jinping and members of the new CPC Standing Committee in Beijing, on October 23, 2022. WANG ZHAO / AFPDing Xuexiang, Xi Jinping’s private secretary, Li Xi, party chief in southern Guangdong province and Cai Qi, party chief in Beijing, also join the Standing Committee, according to the images state television from the People’s Palace in Beijing. Four of the seven former members of the Standing Committee have bowed out, according to the list of “parliamentarians” published by the official New China news agency after the congress. They are Premier Li Keqiang, Chinese number three Li Zhanshu, Vice Premier Han Zheng and Wang Yang, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, an assembly without decision-making power. As for the Politburo, according to its new composition unveiled on Sunday, this decision-making body of the Chinese Communist Party has no women for the first time in 25 years. Sun Chunlan, the only woman who was part of this group of 25 people, has retired. During a speech to the press, Xi Jinping promised to “work hard in accomplishing the tasks”. “I want to sincerely thank the whole Party for the trust it has placed in us,” the leadership team, he said. “China cannot develop without the world, and the world also needs China,” he said, hailing the “two miracles” achieved in the country: “rapid economic development and social stability in the long run.” President Xi Jinping’s televised address to the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China. THOMAS PETER / REUTERSRussia and North Korea hope to strengthen cooperation with BeijingNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday sent his “warm congratulations” to Chinese President Xi Jinping on his reappointment, wishing a “brighter future” for bilateral relations, reports the official agency KCNA, “to meet the demands of our time.” Russian President Vladimir Putin also sent his “warmest congratulations” to his Chinese counterpart on Sunday. “I will be delighted to continue our constructive dialogue and our close common work aimed at strengthening the relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between our States”, underlined the Russian president, quoted in a press release from the Kremlin, wishing the Chinese leader to “new successes (…), robust health and prosperity”. SEE ALSO – China: ex-president Hu Jintao escorted to the exit during the CCP congress