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China’s power players – a visual guide

The main policymakers, their backgrounds, connections, prospects and decisions; compiled in an easy-to-explore visual series.

The Communist Party’s 20th Central Committee – who are the new faces?

Visual explainer: the key people in charge of China’s military

Society

China’s apex of power: key figures in the country’s leadership elite

What to expect as China’s months-long government reshuffle culminates in time for ‘two sessions’ in March.

Politics

Explainer | China’s 20th Communist Party congress and why it matters to Hong Kong

The Post unpacks the significance of the coming leadership meet and what we can expect from Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s report.

Politics

Explainer | How are China’s 20th Communist Party congress delegates chosen?

The selection process is very different from elections in the West and requires multiple rounds of recommendations and reviews.

Politics

Explainer | How are China’s top Communist Party leaders nominated?

The way members of the party’s Politburo and its Standing Committee are selected has always been opaque.

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President Xi Jinping waves as he walks ahead of other members of the Politburo Standing Committee during a dinner reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 30, the eve of the National Day holiday. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

Explainer | What’s at stake during Xi Jinping’s first trip overseas since the pandemic began?

The world has changed significantly since China’s president last travelled overseas, and his trip will be closely watched for signals about China’s next moves.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Qingdao on June 10, 2018. Xi is using his first trip abroad since the start of the pandemic to promote China’s strategic ambitions at this year’s summit of the Central Asian security group. Photo: AP
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Qingdao on June 10, 2018. Xi is using his first trip abroad since the start of the pandemic to promote China’s strategic ambitions at this year’s summit of the Central Asian security group. Photo: AP

China Economy

Explainer | ‘Xiconomics’: 7 policies that shaped China’s economy over the past decade

Xi Jinping’s wide-ranging economic reforms have seen China expand its global influence with the Belt and Road Initiative and reorient domestic development through ‘Dual Circulation’.

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