This Chinese Leadership Chart has a particular focus on individuals involved in Tibet Policy. Prepared by ITSN July 2010 with thanks to China’s political system: 5 pillar agencies Robbie Barnett. Visit www.chinese-leaders.org for updates. See Key below for explanations of symbols and colour-coding.

!e Party !e Government Congress & Judiciary !e Military !e !e Mass Party Secretary: Hu Jintao State President: Hu Jintao, Vice President: Xi Jinping United Front Organisations

Politburo Standing Committee China’s paramount authority (9 members) 1. Hu Jintao T Party Secretary 2. Wu Bangguo Chair, National People’s Congress 3. Wen Jiabao Premier, State Council Central Military 4. Jia Qinglin Chair, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Commission State Council United Front 5. Li Changchun Propaganda Hu Jintao Chair State Council Cabinet (10 members) Work Department 6. Xi Jinping 5th 1st Secretary, Central Committee (and 9 Generals) Wen Jiabao Premier 7. Li Keqiang 5th Vice Premier Du Qinglin T Director Wang Qishan 5th, Li Keqiang 5th, Note: There are 2 Central Military 8. He Guoqiang Secretary, Discipline Inspection Commission Zhu Weiqun Deputy Director Commissions – one Party 9. Zhou Yongkang T Secretary, Politics & Law Commission Zhang Dejiang 5th (+1 other) Vice Premiers and one State – with identical Yang Jing 5th Deputy Director State Councilors (with portfolios): memberships. The Generals (also Minister, State Ethnic Affairs Commission) Ma Kai 5th Climate Change occasionally exert pressure on The Politburo Party leaders. Sithar 7th Bureau Head Liu Yandong 5th United Front work (9 Standing Committee Members above +16) Meng Jianzhu 5th Public Security Note: The United Front Work Liu Yandong 5th State Councilor Dai Bingguo Foreign Affairs (+1 other) Department is responsible for Bo Xilai 5th Chongqing Party Secretary People’s Liberation relations with non-party entities Communist Ministers/Bureau Heads (40) Wang Qishan 5th Vice Premier Army including ethnic minorities. Youth League Yang Jiechi 5th Minister of Foreign Affairs (PLA, green uniforms) The UFWD’s 7th Bureau was Liu Yunshan 5th Head of Propaganda Department established in 2005 to handle Wu Aiying 5th Minister of Justice There are 7 Military Regions Lu Hao Secretary Li Yuanchao 5th Organisation Department Tibetan affairs. The UFWD 6th including: Meng Jianzhu 5th Public Security Minister; responsible for Public comes under the Party’s Central Zhang Dejiang 5th Vice Premier Note: The Communist Youth Security Bureau (PSB), also shares oversight of PAP with Central Military Committee (see Column 1, The Wang Yang 5th Guangdong Party Secretary Chengdu Military Region League is fertile recruiting Commission – see right. Party) but it is higher than most which encompasses ground for future Party Leaders. Zhang Gaoli 5th Tianjin Party Secretary Geng Huichang State Security Minister (SW) Party offices. It is directed by Sichuan, Yunnan and eastern TAR. The current Secretary is a Shanghai Party Secretary (+7 others) the Party leaders, but it also Yu Zhengsheng 5th Yang Jing 5th Minister, State Ethnic Affairs Commission different Lu Hao to the Gansu influences them. Zhang Ping 5th Minister, National Development & Reform Lanzhou Military Region Party Secretary. Central Committee (371 members) Commission (NW) which encompasses Xi Jinping Secretariat. Xie Xuren Finance Minister Qinghai, Gansu, Xinjiang and western TAR. The Central Committee includes Politburo Members, Ministers, Military Wang Zuo’an Minister, State Administration for Religious Affairs & Provincial leaders and some Business leaders. Important Party bodies (+ 32 others) including the United Front, Politics & Law Commission, Discipline Among many other bodies under the State Council are Xinhua, the Inspection Commission, Propaganda and Organization Deptartments Information Office and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. People’s Armed Police Chinese People’s Trade Unions technically come under Secretariat. (PAP, blue uniforms) Political Consultative Wang Jianping T Conference (2,200 members) Party Congress (2,000+ members) National People’s Congress (approximately 3,000 members) Meets once every 5 years (next in November 2012 when the leadership Commander Jia Qinglin Chair Women’s Federation will change); Party Congress delegates nominally “elect” the Central Wu Bangguo Chair Authority over the PAP is shared Committee and Politburo. The National People’s Congress (NPC) meets annually in March (not to be between the Central Military Liu Yandong, Du Qinglin confused with the Party Congress which meets only once every 5 years Commission and the Ministry of Vice Chairs – see left). The NPC is technically China’s legislative body and nominally Public Security. Meets annually to “advise” the Provincial Party Secretaries elects the State President, the Premier of the State Council and the Head National People’s Congress. (There are 34 Provinces, autonomous regions & province level- of the Judiciary; the President of the Supreme People’s Court. These Membership has broadened to municipalities including:) “elections” will next take place in March 2013. include business and religious Zhang Qingli Tibet Autonomous Region leaders (eg Gyaltsen Norbu), Qiang Wei Qinghai scholars and celebrities. Provincial-level Governors (34 including:) Liu Qibao 5th Sichuan Padma Thrinley Tibet Autonomous Region Lu Hao Gansu Guo Jinlong T 5th Mayor of Beijing Bai Enpei Yunnan Nur Bekri 6th Xinjiang (+ 31 others) Hu Chunhua T 6th Inner Mongolia KEY: Zhou Qiang 6th Hunan T Denotes an individual who previously held a position in Tibetan areas (eg Tibet Autonomous Region, Sichuan) 5th Denotes 5th Generation rising stars, likely to be in senior Party positions in 2012. Sun Zhengcai 6th Jilin (+26 others) 6th Denotes 6th Generation rising stars, likely to be in senior Party positions in 2022. Grey: Denotes relatively limited power/in!uence Note: Most senior Party Members have multiple roles and also hold senior Government as well as Party positions. Blue: Denotes Members of Tibet Work Leading Group (Note: A Leading Group is a Party consulting body which provides a There are Party bodies, each with their own Party Secretary, in all prefectures, counties, towns, townships, military units, work (government) units, universities, mechanism for decision-makers to exchange views and develop recommendations for the Politburo and State Council. Other schools, factories and media etc. Party Secretaries are always superior to their non-Party counterparts. examples of Leading Groups include Public Security, Taiwan, Foreign Affairs, Propaganda & Thought etc.)