Key Points
Cai Qi's role as Chinas No. 5 also makes him the highest ranked official on a body in charge of convening the Politburo...
Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! 1. Raised in mainland China's Fujian province, Cai Qi worked in government and party positions early in his career..
People who worked with Qi remember him as intelligent and approachable.. 2. His higher profile puts Qi on a similar standing to Chinas No. 2, Premier Li Qiang, as Xi continues to break norms after stacking the partys top body with loyalists...
But after Jinping became the leader, Qi's online accounts went silent and his public persona hardened, as he was called to Beijing to serve on Chinas top national security commission..
In 2022, Jinping smashed party norms to extend his own rule and promote trusted lieutenants, a move that saw Cai elevated to the elite Standing Committee..
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