New Zhijiang Army

The New Zhijiang Army (simplified Chinese: 之江新军; traditional Chinese: 之江新軍; pinyin: Zhījiāng Xīnjūn), is a term used by observers to represent political figures in the Communist Party of China who held important provincial and local posts during Xi Jinping's term as Communist Party Secretary of Zhejiang province. The "new army" refers to people who were closely associated with Xi and identifies with his political views, and who have since then taken on prominent political posts at the provincial level or in central party and state organs.

The term was first widely used by Ma Haoliang (马浩亮), editor at Hong Kong-based newspaper Ta Kung Pao in an article entitled the New Zhijiang Army of Chinese Politics. The term Zhijiang refers to the Qiantang River, which runs through the province, but is often used as a poetic reference for the greater Zhejiang region. The term was initially used as title to Xi Jinping's book Zhijiang Xinyu (之江新语), a book compiling the political philosophies of Xi Jinping during his five-year term as party chief of Zhejiang, published in 2007.[1]

Suggested members

Name Born Office held in Zhejiang during Xi's term Office held as of 2015
Cai Qi
蔡奇		 December 1955 Party Secretary of Taizhou Deputy chief of the General Office of the National Security Commission (unconfirmed)
Huang Kunming
黄坤明		 November 1956 Party Secretary of Jiaxing Executive deputy head of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China
Chen Derong
陈德荣		 March 1961 Mayor of Jiaxing Chief executive of Baosteel
Bayanqolu
巴音朝鲁		 October 1955 Party Secretary of Ningbo Party Secretary of Jilin province
Lou Yangsheng
楼阳生		 October 1959 Party Secretary of Lishui Deputy Party Secretary of Shanxi province
Xia Baolong
夏宝龙		 December 1952 Deputy Party Secretary of Zhejiang Party Secretary of Zhejiang province
Li Qiang
李强		 July 1959 Secretary-General of Zhejiang Party Committee Governor of Zhejiang province
Chen Min'er
陈敏尔		 September 1960 Director of Zhejiang provincial party Propaganda Department Party Secretary of Guizhou province
Ying Yong
应勇		 November 1957 Director of Supervision Department, Zhejiang
President of Zhejiang High Court
Deputy Secretary of Zhejiang Discipline Inspection Commission		 Deputy Party Secretary of Shanghai
Director of Party Organization Department of Shanghai
Zhong Shaojun
钟绍军		 1968 Xi's chief of staff Senior Colonel of the People's Liberation Army
Official in the General Office of the Central Military Commission

Others

Other politicians have been named by Chinese-language media as associates of Xi Jinping. They have known or worked under him as a result of their regional tenures in Shaanxi province (Xi's "home province"), the southeast (Zhejiang and Fujian provinces), or through Tsinghua University, where Xi spent time in his youth. Those named include Li Zhanshu, Huang Xingguo, Liu He, Chen Xi, He Yiting, Li Shulei, and Li Xi. In the military, Liu Yazhou, Zhang Youxia, and Liu Yuan have been named as some of Xi's top associates.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ma, Haoliang (December 29, 2014). "中国政坛的"之江新军"". Ta Kung Po via Mingjing.
  2. ↑ Reuters via Deutsche Welle
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