Beijing appoints Cai Qi as party chief: Report : The Tribune India

Join Whatsapp Channel

Beijing appoints Cai Qi as party chief: Report

BEIJING: Beijing’s Mayor Cai Qi has been appointed as party chief of the capital city of Beijing, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

Beijing appoints Cai Qi as party chief: Report

Beijing Mayor Cai Qi speaks at the opening of the Beijing Peoples Congress in Beijing, China, on January 14, 2017. Reuters file



Beijing, May 27

Beijing’s Mayor Cai Qi has been appointed as party chief of the capital city of Beijing, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

Cai is close to Chinese President Xi Jinping, sources with ties to the leadership have told Reuters, and is virtually assured a seat in the decision-making Politburo during the 19th Party Congress in autumn.

The Politburo currently has 25 members but it is unclear whether the number of seats could be expanded, reduced or remain the same later this year.

Cai and Xi overlapped during their time in various government positions both in the eastern province of Zhejiang and the southeastern province of Fujian.

This is the latest move by Xi to put his allies in key positions ahead of the autumn party congress in Beijing.

In the past, politicians served as provincial governor or city mayor for five years before being promoted to party secretary of the province or city. The party secretary outranks the governor or mayor.

Cai has been promoted quickly, as he only became the acting mayor of Beijing in October last year and the mayor in January this year.

Prior to becoming the acting Beijing mayor, Cai was a senior official at China’s National Security Commission. Reuters

Top News

Arvind Kejriwal to be produced before Delhi court today as 6-day ED custody ends

On reaching court, Arvind Kejriwal says excise policy case a ‘political conspiracy’

AAP ministers Atishi, Gopal Rai and Saurabh Bharadwaj along ...

Delhi High Court dismisses PIL to remove Arvind Kejriwal from CM post after arrest

Delhi High Court dismisses PIL to remove Arvind Kejriwal from CM post after arrest

The bench refuses to comment on merits of the issue, saying ...

US makes another remark on Kejriwal's arrest, reacts to freezing of Congress bank accounts

US makes another remark on Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, reacts to freezing of Congress bank accounts

We encourage fair, transparent and timely legal processes, s...

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, wife Gurpreet Kaur welcome baby girl

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann blessed with baby girl

Bhagwant Mann tied the knot with Dr Gurpreet Kaur from Pehow...


Cities

View All