Communist Party Completes Provincial Reshuffle Ahead of National Congress

Of the 392 elected party standing committee members, Caixin found that 17% were born in the 1970s, representing a growing number of younger officials within the party. Photo: VCG

The Chinese Communist Party has wrapped up its provincial-level party committee reshuffle as it gears up for the 20th national party congress later this year.

The second half of a two-part reshuffle, which ran from April through June, ended last week with Beijing’s and Shanghai’s local party congresses. The nationwide provincial elections take place every five years, before the national party congress.

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