With only 3 days left until the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the communiqué of the Seventh Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee concluded yesterday (12th), and established President Xi Jinping as the core of the entire party. The outside world believes that there is no doubt that Xi Jinping will continue to serve as the best leader. The biggest view now is that under the CCP’s unwritten rule of “seven advances and eight disadvantages” (stay at 67 and retire at 68), as well as Premier Li Keqiang, who announced that he will retire in March next year, will many Standing Committee members retire Who will take over the Politburo and the Standing Committee will be the key to Xi Jinping’s future governance and power stability.
In addition to Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang made it clear in March this year that “this year is the last year of the current government and my last year as premier”, indicating that he will be stepping down as premier in March next year. In terms of who will take over the country’s “second chair” position, in terms of qualifications, prestige and signs, Wang Yang, Hu Chunhua, and Han Zheng are currently the most vocal.
According to past practice, the candidates for the next premier of the State Council meet at least three conditions, including: being nominated from the current vice premiers, which is no exception except for Zhou Enlai, the first prime minister after the establishment of the Communist. China Party; “Eight under” principle; in principle, one cannot cross multiple qualifications in the first. The three potential candidates above for the position of prime minister need to break the conventions within the CCP to varying degrees in order to take this position. However, breaking the convention and employing people is the most prominent feature of Xi Jinping’s employment.
Among the three people above, Wang Yang, who is currently fourth in the Politburo Standing Committee, is the most vocal. He is smart and outgoing Although he is not the current Vice Premier of the State Council, he also served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Council of State, responsible for agriculture and foreign investment; A member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo, he has become the leader of the country, and has achieved good performance during his successive positions as secretary of the Chongqing. Municipal Party Committee and Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, and has won praise from the outside world.
During his time in Guangdong, Wang Yang vigorously implemented the industrial policy of “changing the dragon for the bird” and relocating the high-polluting and energy-intensive transmission factories, including Taiwanese enterprises, which are essential. Another notable event was the 2012 rights protection riot caused by Wukan village officials’ violation of villagers’ rights and interests, which was finally overruled by the re-election of the village committee under Wang Yang’s instructions.
Although the 67-year-old Wang Yang meets the “seven ups and eight” ceiling for retention, if there is no accident, he may retire as prime minister. However, some analysts believe that although Wang Yang, who was in fourth place, was promoted to the third or second standing member of the committee, although it was in accordance with political ethics, it was not never a precedent for the chairman of the CPPCC to take over as Prime Minister.
Compared to Wang Yang, the other hot candidate is Hu Chunhua, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, who was once considered the “designated successor for generations”. At 59, he is the youngest member of the Politburo. Responsible for agriculture, poverty alleviation, trade and business investment portfolios during his tenure as Deputy Prime Minister, he is the main executor of Xi Jinping’s poverty alleviation work. In addition, he has also worked in Tibet, Hebei, Inner Mongolia and Guangdong for a long time, covering a wide range of fields.
Although Hu Chunhua is the youngest member of the Standing Committee and meets the qualifications for “permanent entry” in terms of age, compared to the three underaged standing committee members Wang Yang, Wang Huning and Zhao Leji retire, Hu Chunhua’s qualifications seem a little different. And if Hu Chunhua wants to take over the second place, he has to step over the three standing members mentioned above in one fell swoop to reach the third place of the Politburo Standing Committee and take over the position of the lead singer from Li Keqiang, who’ n is considered a plan that breaks the convention.
Another high-profile person is Han Zheng, a vice-chief executive from Shanghai. Although he is 68 years old, he has reached retirement age, but if he breaks the “seven up and eight down” convention, he may becomes prime minister. Han Zheng served as mayor of Shanghai for 10 years and secretary of Shanghai for 5 years, and worked briefly with Xi Jinping in Shanghai.
As the leader of the Central Leading Group for Hong Kong and Macao Work, he stood out and became the State Council’s No. 1 Deputy Prime Minister five years ago, which was unexpected for some people, and Vice Premier Han Zheng at the helm. of Hong Kong and Macao affairs during his tenure He is considered “merit in calming the chaos” and has the advantage of his current political achievements, so it cannot be ruled out that he could take over the prime minister again this time.
Source: Comprehensive report
Text by FORTUNE INSIGHT
