The Presidium of the 18th National Congress of China has many "elders"

On the evening of November 7, a series of Hong Kong news sites such as the China Commentary news site, the Ta Kung Pao news site... published the list of the Standing Committee of the Presidium of the 18th Congress.

According to this list, the Standing Committee of the 18th Congress Presidium has 41 members, including Politburo members, senior officials, Secretariat members and two new Vice Chairmen of the Central Military Commission.

Former General Secretary Jiang Zemin

The order in the list shows that former General Secretary Jiang Zemin is in second place, just behind current General Secretary Hu Jintao.

Behind Jiang Zemin are the remaining members of the 17th Politburo Standing Committee: Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang, Zhou Yongkang. Following are the members of the 17th Politburo: Wang Gang, Wang Lequan, Wang Zhaoguo, Wang Qishan, Huiliangyu, Liu Qi, Liu Yunshan, Liu Yandong, Li Yuanchao, Wang Yang, Zhang Gaoli, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Xu Caihou, and Guo Boxiong.

The elders including Li Peng, Wanli, Qiao Shi, Zhu Rongji, Li Ruihuan, Song Ping, Wei Jianxing, Li Lanqing, Zeng Qinghong, Wu Guanzheng, and Luo Gan are also members of the Standing Committee of the 18th Congress Presidium and stand behind the current Politburo members.

Following the elders were two new Vice Chairmen of the Central Military Commission, Pham Truong Long and Xu Qiliang, and incumbent Secretariat members Ha Dung, Ling Jihua, and Wang Huning.

According to Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA), the appearance of the elders on the list of the Standing Committee of the Presidium of the 18th Congress shows that they still have influence on Chinese politics./.

According to (Vietnam+) - DT