Four Chinese provinces install new Communist Party leadership teams ahead of Beijing plenum

Summary

China's five-year leadership cycle has begun at the provincial level. Last week, Anhui, Henan, Shanxi and Xinjiang finished their party congresses and appointed new standing committees for the next five years. The meetings were held a week before the party's fifth plenum in Beijing. The South China Morning Post reports that the new teams offer important clues to the future of the Communist Party at the national level.

Timeline

1. South China Morning Post

   25 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTCSource ↗

   Four provinces, Anhui, Henan, Shanxi and Xinjiang, finished their party congresses and appointed new five-year standing committees last week, a week before the fifth plenum in Beijing, and the changes offer clues to the Communist Party's national future.