Current CCP Politbureau Members, and a few Guesses

Red line numbers (column 1): new to the politbureau. Red crosses (column 4): new to the standing committee.

#	name	born	stand ing com mit tee	majors	party func tion	state func tion	leanings
1.	Xi Jinping (习近平)	1953	x	chem. engin eering	gen. secre tary	vice chair man	prince ling
2.	Ma Kai (马凯)	1946		pol. eco nomics		state coun cil
3.	Wang Qishan (王岐山)	1948	x	history (fina nce?)	dis cip line	state coun cil	prince ling
4.	Wang Huning (王沪宁)	1955		French inter- natio- nal poli tics	re sear ch
5.	Liu Yunshan (刘云山)	1947	x	journal ism (pro bably)	pro pa gan da		youth league
6.	Liu Yandong (刘延东)	1945		chemi stry		state coun cil	youth league
7.	Liu Qibao (刘奇葆)	1953		econ omic plan ning	Sichu an party secr.
8.	Xu Qiliang (许其亮)	1950		de fense	CMC
9.	Sun Chunlan (孙春兰)	1950		party crash cour  ses			youth league
10.	Sun Zhengcai (孙政才)	1963		agri culture	Jilin party secr.
11.	Li Keqiang (李克强)	1955	x	law, eco nomics		state coun cil	youth league
12.	Li Jianguo (李建国)	1946		literat ure	NPC secre tary gen.	NPC vice cha ir
13.	Li Yuanchao (李源潮)	1950		math, e conom. manag ement	org gan izat. dept.
14.	Wang Yang (汪洋)	1955		political econo mics	Guan gdo ng party secr.		refor mist
15.	Zhang Chunxian (张春贤)	1953		engin eering	Xin jiang party secr.
16.	Zhang Gaoli (张高丽)	1946	x	econon omics	Tian jin party secr.
17.	Zhang Dejiang (张德江)	1946	x	Korean, econ omics	Chon gqing party secr.		hardline
18.	Fan Changlong (范长龙)	1947		Xuan- hua Artillery College & others	CMC
19.	Meng Jianzhu (孟建柱)	1947		systems engin eering		state coun cil (pub lic se curi ty)
20.	Zhao Leji (赵乐际)	1957		philo sophy	Shaan xi party secr.
21.	Hu Chunhua (胡春华)	1963		Chinese, literat ure	Inner Mong olia party secr.		youth league
22.	Yu Zhengsheng (俞正声)	1945	x	electron ic engin eering, automa ted mis siles	Shang hai party secr.		keeper of the Deng Xiao ping grail
23.	Li Zhanshu (栗战书)	1950			centr al com mittee office	Hei long jiang gov er nor
24.	Guo Jinlong (郭金龙)	1947		physics, acou stics	Bei jing party secr.
25.	Han Zheng (韩正)	1954		econom ics		Shang hai mayor	Shang- hai Cli que (but) Hu Jintao

The exclusion of a role held by Zhou Yongkang could be a message for Zhou and his supporters, rather than an indication of policy, suggests the Committee to Protect Journalists blog (CPJ). Zhou ranked 9th in the previous standing committee, and in his state (rather than party) function, he oversaw China’s security forces and law enforcement institutions.

Propaganda, of course, has a seat in the standing committee, with Liu Yunshan, and diplomacy stays out, as it did previously (unless a now sitting member becomes foreign minister next year).

Indirectly, the “United Front” is also represented at the standing committee. Liu Yandong headed that department for special party relations from 2002 to 2007. The “United Front” is also the organization whose website carries news about telegram exchanges between Hu Jintao / Xi Jinping  with Taiwan’s president Ma Ying-jeou, as the top headline. They reportedly communicated in their capacities as former CCP secretary general (Hu), the CCP’s new secretary general (Xi), and the KMT’s chairman (Ma).

Ma, Hu, Xi: Great Rejuvenation

Can’t tell if “sending telegrams” should be taken literally. Technically, the procedure  should still be feasible.

Xinhua Net, Beijing, November 15, 2012 —

China KMT chairman Ma Ying-jeou separately sent telegrams to Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping saying that Hu Jintao had made major contributions to improved cross-strait relations, and congratulating Xi Jinping for his election as CCP secretary general. Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping expressed their thanks in separate replies.

新华网北京１１月１５日电 中国国民党主席马英九１５日分别致电胡锦涛、习近平，表示胡锦涛为改善发展两岸关系作出重大贡献，祝贺习近平当选中共中央总书记。胡锦涛、习近平分别复电表示感谢。

In his reply, Hu Jintao said that in recent years, under the common efforts of both parties, the peaceful development of cross-strait relations achieved a number of imortant positive results. I sincerely hope that our two parties, will persist in strenghthening cooperation, in further consolidating and deepening the situation of peaceful cross-strait relations, for the happiness of the compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

胡锦涛在复电中表示，近年来，在贵我两党共同努力下，两岸关系和平发展取得一系列重要积极成果。诚挚希望贵我两党再接再厉，加强合作，进一步巩固和深化两岸关系和平发展局面，为两岸同胞谋福祉，为中华民族谋复兴。

Xi Jinping said in his reply that the current cross-strait relations were in a good situation of peaceful development. It is my heartfelt hope that our two parties will grasp the historical opportunity, deepen mutual trust, solidify the policies of peaceful development of cross-strait relations, and the economic, cultural and societal foundations, that they will promote the achievement of ever-new results from the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, and together create a wonderful future for the Chinese nation.

习近平在复电中表示，当前两岸关系呈现和平发展的良好局面。由衷期望贵我两党把握历史机遇，深化互信，筑牢两岸关系和平发展的政治、经济、文化、社会基础，推动两岸关系和平发展不断取得新成果，共同开创中华民族美好未来。

In his telegrams to Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping, Ma Ying-jeou said that during the past ten years, the two parties had adhered to the “92 Consensus”, maintained the basic stability across the Taiwan Strait, and the Taiwan Strait had achieved the greatest peace and stability during the past sixty years. As these parties forge ahead, I hope our parties, on a good foundation, will continue to bring about broadened and deepened exchanges and common institutions to mutual significant results. When looking to the future, with the great cause of rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on the rise, there is particularly strengthened mutual trust, sincere cooperation, for the benefit of the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

马英九在致胡锦涛、习近平的来电中表示，过去１０年来，贵我两党坚持“九二共识”， 维持了台海基本稳定，台海地区达到６０年来最和平稳定的状态。值此贵党继往开来之际，期待贵我两党在既有良好基础上，继续促成两岸双方在扩大、深化交流及 互设机构等重大事务上获致更显著的成果。展望未来，中华民族复兴大业方兴未艾，两岸之间有待强化互信、真诚合作，造福两岸人民。

On the same day, the China KMT honorary chairmen Lien Chan and Wu Poh-hsiung also separatelz sent telegrams to Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping. Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping separately replied to express their thanks.

同日，中国国民党荣誉主席连战、吴伯雄也分别向胡锦涛、习近平致电，胡锦涛、习近平分别复电表示感谢。

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