20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China decides New Central Committee

The new Central Committee, the top body of party elites has been decided by 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China today. The names will be announced tomorrow at the first plenary session of the new central committee. Details about the new lineup of the top party leadership including the party general secretary and the members of the politburo and its standing committee will be announced tomorrow when they will make an appearance before the media. Politburo standing committee is the apex decision-making body in China. State council leadership which implements the decisions will continue till March next year when the new Premier will be announced at the annual parliament session known as the Two Sessions.

Our Beijing correspondent reports that Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is no longer among the 205 Central Committee members of the 20th CPC Party Congress which means he will not be reappointed to the nation’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee.

Li had announced at the Premier’s press conference during this year’s NPC in March that it was his last press conference as Premier. New Premier will be announced at the next NPC in March 2023. Till that time, he will continue as Premier.