{"id":7567,"date":"2021-04-22T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T06:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/?p=7567"},"modified":"2025-05-08T09:44:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T09:44:55","slug":"7-most-influential-people-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/7-most-influential-people-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Are these the 7 most influential people in China?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Understanding China’s top political body is key to understanding how decisions and policies get made, writes Robynne Tindall. From little known Zhao Leji to Xi Jinping himself, these are the 7 men whose names you should know.<\/h2>\n

The Politburo Standing Committee, formally known as the Standing Committee of the Central Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party, is China\u2019s most powerful decision-making body and currently made up of seven top political leaders (historically, membership has varied from five to 11 people). <\/span><\/p>\n

The Standing Committee conducts policy discussions and makes decisions on major national issues when the Politburo, which has 25 members, is not in session \u2013 the Standing Committee meets roughly weekly, while the Politburo meets on a monthly basis.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Standing Committee is selected every five years by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, as well as by incumbent members of the Politburo and the Standing Committee. All members hold at least one Party position and five out of seven holds at least one State position. The current Standing Committee was elected by the 19th CCCPC on 25 October 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n