March 20, 2023 19:45 Last Update: 19:48
Xinhua News Agency reported that on the morning of March 20, President Xi Jinping left Beijing on a special plane to pay a state visit to Russia at the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.
People familiar with the political situation on the mainland noted in the Xinhua News Agency report that Xi Jinping was mentioned as accompanying the visit: Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Central Office of the Central Committee; Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission; Minister Qin Gang and others.
In a secret official announcement, Cai Qi, as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, also serves as the director of the Central Office, and his high standards have attracted the attention of the outside world.
Officials confirmed that Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, is also the director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee.
After the closing of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the division of labor among the top central authorities was gradually clarified. Only the position of director of the Central Office has not been officially disclosed. Ding Xuexiang, who has been promoted to the Standing Committee the Politburo, has been accompanying General Secretary Xi Jinping on foreign visits as director of the Central Office for more than five months. However, since Ding Xuexiang was approved as deputy chief executive of the State Council in the just- National Congress came y Bobl is over, he will no longer serve as director of the Central Office.
It is understood that Cai Qi has already served as the director of the Central Office before and after the two sessions. The Xinhua News Agency report is an official announcement. Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and executive secretary of the Secretariat, also serves as director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee.
The Central Office is the central organization of the CPC Central Committee, as well as being responsible for documents, meetings, communication, confidentiality, information and research, it is also responsible for the security of senior leaders, medical care, and the management of passwords, files, and services logistics. Therefore, the director of the Central Office is called the “Great Steward of Zhongnanhai”. Former Premier Wen Jiabao, former Politburo Standing Committee member Zeng Qinghong, and former National People’s Congress Chairman Li Zhanshu served in this position.
An important prerequisite for serving as the director of the Central Office is to gain the absolute trust of the leaders, and the director of the Central Office generally also serves as the secretary of the Central Secretariat in order to communicate and coordinate with high-level others. party affairs systems. In recent decades, the director of the Central Office was simultaneously served by a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee or a reserve member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and now it is a very high standard for a member of the Central Committee. The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee to serve at the same time as the director of the Central Office It shows that the central government attaches great importance to the parties’ affairs and hopes to improve and strengthen the party’s ability to implement major policies.
At present, the seven secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China elected by the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China have a clear division of labor:
Cai Qi (member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee)
Shi Taifeng (member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, head of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee)
Li Ganjie (Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, Head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee)
Li Shulei (Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, Director of the Central Propaganda Department)
Chen Wenqing (Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of the Central Committee)
Liu Jinguo (Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Director of the State Supervision Commission)
Wang Xiaohong (Deputy Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Committee, State Councillor, Minister of Public Security)
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