The men of power for the next five years were announced on October 23.

As he strode past a golden doorway to meet the press at the Great Hall of the People, he was followed by six officials.

The committee that ran China from the beginning of the year to the end of the year has been replaced. Two of the Politburo Standing Committee members survived the change. The other four were either retired or out of work.

Xi Jinping unveils the other six members of the Politburo Standing Committee.
Xi Jinping unveils the other six members of the Politburo Standing Committee.
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The top three members of the Politburo Standing Committee, Li, Wang, and Zhao, were the subject of a conversation with two experts.

Li Qiang, Xi's trusted aide

Li Qiang
Standing Committee member Li Qiang is now China's second most powerful man.
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One of the president's closest associates is thought to be Li. From 2004 to 2007, he was the leader's chief of staff.

He uses his old people. There are people who have worked with him. Alfred Wu, an associate professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, told Insider that that is the style of the Chinese president.

It is possible that Li's appointment as No. 2 is a sign that he is still in control. He was not a member of the previous seven-member committee, and had become unpopular because of his handling of the two-month lock-up in Shanghai.

Many people thought that Li would be demolished after the Shanghai lockdowns. He is one of the people of the leader of the country. The message is important.

Dylan Loh, a public policy and global affairs professor at Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, told Insider that Li has not taken the full blame for the implementation issues in Shanghai.

Zhao Leji, the voice of the 'Shaanxi Gang'

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Zhao Leji previously ran the CCDI, an anti-corruption agency.
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The CCDI is a regulatory agency designed to crack down on corruption among China's elite and is the core of the anti- corruption campaign.

During Zhao's time as the head of the CCDI, the agency began to crack down on big tech, a sector that had enjoyed a lot of growth in China.

He jumped four positions to get to his current role after being the lowest ranked member of the previous committee.

The third position could be an incentive. It seems to me that the president is satisfied with the work done by the man.

During his time in office, he took a hands-off approach and didn't devote much time to investigations.

The appointment of Zhao had more to do with his relationship with the leader of the free world, according to the man. He is a member of the "Shaanxi Gang," a group of Communist Party leaders who were born in Shaanxi and grew up with him.

The Shaanxi Gang's spokesman is often identified as Zhao.

That doesn't mean that the two were childhood friends. Past powerful leaders have had close relationships with him. He is part of the club.

Wang Huning, Xi's ideologist

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Wang is known as a survivor. The professor said that some people compare him to a toy or a doll with a rounded out bottom because he hasn't fallen while serving China's last three regimes.

Wang helped Hu and Jiang craft their own political theories that set the tone for their administration's rule.

Wang is indispensable to Xi because of his expertise in crafting political themes and slogans, which are crucial to the legitimacy of the Chinese leader.

He said thatXi has turned to ideologies as a pillar of his rule. Deng Xiaoping used money and growth.

Money is a limited resource and violence is unthinkable today.

In 1991, Wang published a book titled "America Against America," which documented his prediction of a decline in US dominance and stability due to the country's focus on individualism, hedonism and democracy.

The book sold out on Chinese online marketplaces when the Capitol riot took place.

Today, much of this is echoed in China's rhetoric. The ideologies of Hu and Jiang were created by Wang, under which China enjoyed positive relations with the US and opened its economy to the Western world.

It's still Xi's China

Both experts on Chinese politics said the world shouldn't expect much change from China's new leaders even with a new committee in place. Differences in governing ideologies or economic policy held by his six committee members are no longer relevant.

When the emperor has so many people serving his cause, the emperor must take full responsibility.

It's very clear that it's clear. He is the leader. You would have to take responsibility for everything if you were a top leader.