The decision to expel Li Shangfu from the Communist Party and its Central Committee by extension suggests harsher political consequences for the pair, compared to Qin Gang's resignation. Qin remains a Communist Party member.
Lan's appointment as finance minister comes with the removal of Li Shangfu as defence minister following his disappearance for over two months. The disappearances of Li and ex-foreign minister Qin Gang have raised questions of Xi Jinping's governance over his party.
Li is believed to be a close confidante of Xi and his and foreign foreign minister Qin Gang's disappearance puzzled people and raised question on Xi's governance. As per rumours by the US Ambassador to Japan, Li may have been put under house arrest.
Jiang Zemin death: Jiang died of leukemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai, where he was a former mayor and Communist Party secretary.
China President news: The Central Committee, a powerful body comprising top leaders, will meet on Sunday to elect the Political Bureau which will elect the powerful Standing Committee of about seven members.
Though he is the son of a former high official, a friend to both Mao and Deng, Xi rose to the pinnacle by applying what is now referred to as the hybrid economic theory of “socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era."
Hundreds of Tibetans, Uyghur Muslims and Hong Kongers held a protest march across downtown Toronto and marched towards Chinese consulate to denounce 100th anniversary of Communist Party of China.
Chinese Community staged a car rally against Communist Party of China in city of Burlington, Ontario, Canada on Feb. 21.
The party's powerful Central Committee last month passed a proposal to remove the two-term cap on Chinese presidency -- a move that has startled the world.
"I believe that's a decision for China to make about what's best for their country," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters.
The Central Committee proposed removing the clause that the President and Vice-President "shall serve no more than two consecutive terms" from the country's Constitution.
On Wednesday, members of the party's highest body, the Politburo Standing Committee were announced, with President Xi Jinping returning for a second five-year term as party general secretary.
Shanghai: Known as “China's Jerusalem” for its prominent Christian population, Wenzhou city's chapter of the Communist Party of China (CCP), will expel any party member who practices religion, the official newspaper Global Times reported on
Beijing: A top aide of former Chinese president Hu Jintao is under probe for alleged “serious disciplinary violation”, becoming the latest top Communist Party leader to face corruption charges under the sweeping anti-graft drive launched
Beijing: Amid continued pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as well as brewing resentment among party ranks over China's anti-graft campaign, the ruling CPC will hold a key meeting here tomorrow in which President Xi Jinping's
Beijing: President Xi Jinping has urged the Communist Party of China (CPC) to respect the country's culture and reflect on it in improving state governance.During the latest in a series of collective studies among the
Beijing: Accusing the US of “manipulating” the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, China today claimed that an American official, who was linked to the Tibetan and Xinjiang's separatist movements, met with key protest leaders. “Louisa
Beijing: Terming the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as “illegal”, China today warned that the agitation that has paralysed the city would end up creating havoc in the former British colony.Democracy and the rule of
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