Leadership Changes

[David John Alexander]

 

 

Last Monday, 205 members of Central Committee and its Standing Committee attended a meeting which held at the CPC Headquarter. At this meeting, the Central Committee of Communist Party of China authorized the high leadership composition changes within the party institution based on the results of the 19th National Congress of Communist Party of China which was held on October 2017.

In addition as the core institution of the Communist Party of China, the Central Committee also discussed the matters of National Development, National Security and recent global issues that may faced by the People’s Republic. The Meeting also discussed about the far-reaching technological innovations that will be undertaken by People’s Republic of China.

Party Leadership Changes

The meeting inaugurated the 19th Central Politburo and its Politburo Standing Committee, and the members of Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the internal discipline institution that has come to political foreground. In addition, the change also occurred within the Central Military Commission.

19th Politburo Standing Committee

1.    Xi Jinping, General Secretary

2.    Li Keqiang

3.    Li Zhanshu

4.    Wang Yang

5.    Wang Huning

6.    Zhao Leji

7.    Han Zheng

19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

1.    Ding Xingnong, First Secretary

2.    Ma Ben

3.    Wang Donghai

4.    Wang Lishan

5.    Wang Chengwei

6.    Wang Xingning

7.    Wang Xi Ming

8.    Fang Beiqun

9.    Deng Weiping

10. Ai Juntao

11. Lu Xi

12. Tian Ye

13. Tian Jing

14. Zhu Guobiao

15. Liu Kun

16. Ren Jianhua

17. Liu Hui

18. Yang Xiaochao

19. Kuresh Mahsut

20. Xin Weiguang

19th Central Military Commission

Chairman

1.    Xi Jinping

Vice Chairmen

2.    General of the Army Fang Changlong

3.    General of the Army Xu Qiliang

Core Members

4.    General Zhao Yuan (Commander of PLA Ground Forces)

5.    Admiral Yang Wibei (Commander of PLA Navy)

6.    General Wan Hubei (Commander of PLA Air Force)

7.    General Fang Fenghui (Commander of PLA Rocket Force)

8.    General Li Shenzhen (Commander of PLA Strategic Force)

Additional Members

9.    General Fang Zhili (Commander of Northern Theater Command)

10. General Bai Lyu (Commander of Central Theater Command)

11. Admiral Xu Luode (Commander of Eastern Theater Command)

12. General Sun Huaixing (Commander of Western Theater Command)

13. General Su Deliang (Commander of Southern Theater Command)

14. Lt. Gen. Li Baoshan (Head of Political Work Department)

15. Lt. Gen. Wu Daohuai (Head of Logistics Support Department)

16. Lt. Gen. Zhang Jun (Head of Equipment Development Department)

17. Lt. Gen. Song Honxi (Head of Training and Doctrine Department)

18. Lt. Gen. Lu Junhua (Head of Mobilization and Readiness Department)

19. Lt. Gen. Chen Yong (Head of Military Intelligence Department)

 

New Institution within the Communist Party

In addition to changes in leadership composition, the Central Commission also authorized the establishment of a new institution named Party Leading Group for Space. The Institution will coordinate the implementation of space policy based on the party’s program especially in the Far-Reaching Scientific Advancement Policy. It is directly under the Central Committee and is responsible to both National Congress and Central Committee.

The Party Leading Group for Space is currently headed by a former Astronaut Liu Yang who was also the first Chinese female in space.

“Carrying out space program is not focused only at sending humans into space per se, but instead at enabling humans to work in space normally, also preparing for unlimited exploration and beyond.”

Party Leading Group for Space

Chairman

1.    Liu Yang

Members

2.    Fei Junlong

3.    Jing Haipeng

4.    Liu Boming

5.    Liu Wang

6.    Nie Haisheng

7.    Yang Liwei

8.    Zhai Zigang

9.    Wang Yaping

10. Zhang Xiaoguang