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China Data Supplement November 2008 J People’s Republic of China J Hong Kong SAR J Macau SAR J Taiwan ISSN 0943-7533 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 1 Contents The Main National Leadership of the PRC ......................................................................... 2 LIU Jen-Kai The Main Provincial Leadership of the PRC ..................................................................... 29 LIU Jen-Kai Data on Changes in PRC Main Leadership ...................................................................... 36 LIU Jen-Kai PRC Agreements with Foreign Countries ......................................................................... 41 LIU Jen-Kai PRC Laws and Regulations .............................................................................................. 50 LIU Jen-Kai Hong Kong SAR................................................................................................................ 52 LIU Jen-Kai Macau SAR....................................................................................................................... 59 LIU Jen-Kai Taiwan .............................................................................................................................. 64 LIU Jen-Kai ISSN 0943-7533 All information given here is derived from generally accessible sources. Publisher/Distributor: GIGA Institute of Asian Studies Rothenbaumchaussee 32 20148 Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 (0 40) 42 88 74-0 Fax: +49 (040) 4107945 2 November 2008 The Main National Leadership of the PRC LIU Jen-Kai Abbreviations and Explanatory Notes CCP CC Chinese Communist Party Central Committee CCa Central Committee, alternate member CCDI Central Commission for Discipline Inspection CCm Central Committee, member CCSm Central Committee Secretariat, member PBa Politburo, alternate member PBm Politburo, member BoD Board of Directors Cdr. Commander CEO Chief Executive Officer Chp. Chairperson COO Chief Operating Officer CPPCC Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference CYL Communist Youth League Dep.Cdr. Deputy Commander Dep. P.C. Deputy Political Commissar Dir. Director exec. executive f female Gen.Man. General Manager Hon.Chp. Honorary Chairperson Hon.V.-Chp. Honorary Vice-Chairperson MD Military District MPC Municipal People’s Congress MR Military Region NPC National People’s Congress PCC Political Consultative Conference PLA People’s Liberation Army Pol.Com. Political Commissar Pol.Dpt. Political Department PPC Provincial People’s Congress Pres. President RPC Regional People’s Congress V.-Chp. Vice-Chairperson V.-Gov. Vice-Governor V.-Min. Vice-Minister V.-Pres. Vice-President Chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of autonomous regional governments are equivalent to governors and vice-governors of provinces and to mayors and vice-mayors of Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai and Tianjin. Year and month behind a name indicate the date the person assumed the post or was identified in this position. China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 3 Li Jianhua 03/07 Chinese Communist Party Li Zhiyong 05/07 CCP CC General Secretary Shen Yueyue (f) (exec.) CCm 03/01 Hu Jintao 02/11 Wang Ercheng 08/03 Yin Weimin CCm 08/04 Zhang Jinan 07/03 Secretary-General: Gao Shiqi 06/04 POLITBURO Central Propaganda (Publicity) Department Standing Committee Members Director: Liu Yunshan PBm CCSm 02/10 Hu Jintao 92/10 Deputy Directors: Wu Bangguo 02/11 Gao Junliang 00/10 Wen Jiabao 02/11 Guo Yiqiang 04/05 Jia Qinglin 02/11 Hu Zhenmin 02/10 Li Changchun 02/11 Jiao Li 08/10 Xi Jinping CCSm 07/10 Li Congjun CCm 01/07 Li Keqiang 07/10 Li Dongsheng 02/05 He Guoqiang 07/10 Luo Shugang 00/04 Zhou Yongkang 07/10 Ouyang Jian 06/01 Wang Chen CCm 00/06 Other Politburo Members Wang Taihua CCm 04/12 Secretary-General: Gan Yinglie 01/03 Wang Gang 07/10 Wang Lequan 02/11 Central United Front Work Department Wang Zhaoguo 02/11 Wang Qishan 07/10 Director: Du Qinglin CCm 07/12 Hui Liangyu 02/11 Deputy Directors: Liu Qi 02/11 Chen Xiqing 03/08 Liu Yunshan CCSm 02/11 Hu Deping 98/09 Liu Yandong (f) 07/10 Huang Yuejin 03/09 Li Yuanchao CCSm 07/10 Li Dezhu 92/11 Wang Yang 07/10 Lou Zhihao 03/09 Zhang Gaoli 07/10 Sita 06/09 Zhang Dejiang 02/11 Zhu Weiqun 98/10 Yu Zhengsheng 02/11 Secretary-General: You Luoping 03/12 Xu Caihou 07/10 Central International Department Guo Boxiong 02/11 Bo Xilai 07/10 Director: Wang Jiarui CCm 03/04 Deputy Directors: CCP CC Secretariat Chen Fengxiang 06/01 Members: Li Jinjun 07/03 He Yong CCm 02/11 Liu Hongcai 03/08 Li Yuanchao PBm 07/10 Zhang Zhijun 00/11 Ling Jihua 07/10 Central Commission for Politics and Law Liu Yunshan PBm 02/11 Wang Huning 07/10 Secretary: Zhou Yongkang PBm 07/10 Xi Jinping (exec.) PBm 07/10 Members: Geng Huichang CCm 07/12 CCP Central Military Commission Meng Jianzhu CCm 07/12 See under National Military Leadership Sun Zhongtong CCm 05/12 Wang Shengjun CCm 98/04 Commission for Discipline Inspection Wu Aiying (f) CCm 05/12 Secretary-General: Zhou Benshun 08/04 Secretary: He Guoqiang PBm 07/10 Deputy Secretaries-General: Deputy Secretaries: Chen Jiping 94/02 Gan Yisheng 07/01 Wang Qijiang 08/06 He Yong CCSm 97/09 General Office Huang Shuxian 07/10 Director: Wei Jianrong 08/01 Li Yufu 07/10 Ma Wen (f) CCm 04/01 Central Commission for Comprehensive Management Sun Zhongtong CCm 07/10 of Social Security Zhang Huixin 02/01 Zhang Yi 07/10 Chairperson: Zhou Yongkang PBm 07/11 Secretary-General: Wu Yuliang 07/11 Vice-Chairpersons: Cao Jianming CCm 08/04 CCP CC General Office Chen Jiping 06/01 Director: Ling Jihua CCSm 07/09 Li Jianguo CCm 08/04 Deputy Directors: Meng Jianzhu CCm 08/04 Fan Shijin 03/01 Wang Shengjun CCm 06/01 Mao Linkun 03/01 Zhou Benshun 08/05 You Xigui 97/12 General Office Zhao Shengxuan 07/08 Director: Chen Jiping 94/02 Central Bodyguards Bureau Central Commission for the Protection of Party Director: Cao Qing 07/09 Secrets Central Organization Department Chairperson: Wang Gang PBm 04/01 Director: Li Yuanchao PBm 07/10 Vice-Chairpersons: Deputy Directors: Mao Linkun 04/09 Fu Sihe 08/04 Zhao Shengxuan 07/08 4 November 2008 General Office Director: Xia Yong 07/08 Policy Research Center National Administration for the Protection of State Secrets Director: Wang Huning CCSm 03/05 Director: Xia Yong 05/06 Deputy Directors: Fang Li 04/05 Central Organization Committee He Yiting 00/11 Director: Wen Jiabao PBm 03/03 Wang Tiangeng 03/09 Deputy Director: Wang Tianzeng 04/05 Xi Jinping PBm CSSm 08/04 Wei Jianlin 03/07 Members: Zheng Xinli 01/09 Li Yuanchao PBm CSSm 08/04 Ling Jihua CSSm 08/04 Central Party School Ma Kai CCm 08/04 President: Xi Jinping PBm 07/12 Wang Dongming CCm 07/08 Vice-Presidents: Xie Xuren CCm 08/04 Chen Baosheng 08/05 Yin Weimin CCm 08/04 Li Jingtian (exec.) 07/12 General Office Li Junru 00/06 Director: Wang Dongming CCm 07/08 Shi Taifeng 01/09 Central Guidance Committee on Ethical and Cultural Sun Qingju 03/10 Academic Committee Construction (Spiritual Civilization Steering Chairperson: Zheng Bijian 00/04 Committee) Vice-Chairpersons: Chairperson: Li Changchun PBm 02/12 Su Xing 00/04 Vice-Chairpersons: Xing Bensi 00/04 Chen Zhili (f) CCm 03/08 Liu Yunshan PBm CCSm 02/12 People’s Daily General Office Director: Zhang Yannong 08/03 Director: ? Deputy Directors: Deputy Director: Zhai Weihua 03/09 He Chongyuan 05/07 Zhu Xinmin 98/08 Work Committee for Organs under Central Committee Editor-in-Chief: Wu Hengquan 08/03 Chairperson: Wang Gang PBm 99/03 Deputy Editors-in-Chief: Vice-Chairpersons: Chen Junhong 04/11 Chen Ximing (f) 03/03 Ma Li (f) 06/00 He Hulin 03/07 Mi Bohua 05/03 Huang Yanming 03/11 Yang Zhenwu 06/00 Jia Xiang 98/06 Sun Xiaoqun (exec.) 04/07 Guangming Daily Wang Jingmao 91/01 Editor-in-Chief: Gou Tianlin 05/06 Wu Shaozu (exec.) 00/06 Deputy Editors-in-Chief: Wu Yuping (f) 03/10 He Dongping 01/02 Yang Jinyong 06/07 Li Jingrui (exec.) 95/03 Zhao Kai 05/04 Zhai Huisheng 97/02 Discipline Inspection Work Committee for Organs under Zhao Derun 03/10 Central Committee Secretary: Wu Yuping (f) 03/10 Qiushi (Seeking Truth) Work Committee for Central Government Organs Director: Li Baoshan (act.) 08/03 Editor-in-Chief: Li Baoshan 03/12 Chairperson: Ma Kai CCm 08/06 Dep.Eds.-in-Chief: Vice-Chairpersons: Wang Maohua 97/05 Du Xuefang (f) 08/00 Xia Weidong 03/03 Huang Yanming 01/12 Zhang Xiaolin 02/07 Shao Xujun Zhu Junfeng 97/05 Yang Yanyin (f) (exec.) 04/12 Discipline Inspection Work Committee for Central Central Financial and Economic Leading Group Government Organs Head: Hu Jintao PBm 03/06 Secretary: Du Xuefang 08/00 Deputy Head: Wen Jiabao PBm 03/00 General Office Director: Wang Chunzheng 03/03 Party History Research Center Deputy Director: Chen Xiwen 03/03 Director: Ouyang Song 08/11 Deputy Directors: Central Leading Group for Financial Safety Gu Anlin 01/07 Head: Wen Jiabao PBm 02/11 Li Zhongjie 03/08 Deputy Heads: Long Xinmin 07/04 Dai Xianglong CCm 02/11 Lü Shiguang 07/03 Zhou Xiaochuan CCm 02/11 Wang Weihua 03/09 Zhang Baijia 05/08 Central Leading Group for Rural Work Zhang Qihua (f) 03/07 Head: Wen Jiabao PBm 98/00 Deputy Heads: Party Literature Research Center Hui Liangyu PBm 03/03 Director: Leng Rong CCa 08/03 Xu Youfang 03/07 Deputy Directors: General Office Chen Qun ? 97/08 Director: Chen Xiwen 03/03 Dong Hong 06/06 Li Jie 04/12 Yang Shengqun (exec.) 98/11 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 5 Members: Central Leading Group for Constitutional Amendment Chen Deming CCa 08/05 Head: Wu Bangguo PBm 03/06 Chen Yunlin 98/05 Members: Du Qinglin 08/05 Chen Kuiyuan CCm 03/06 Geng Huichang 08/05
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