The 19th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st plenary session of the 19th Central Committee on 25 October 2017, in the aftermath of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 18th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 20th in October 2022.
Date | Length | Type | Ref. |
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15 January 2018 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [1] |
22 February 2018 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [2] |
16 August 2018 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [3] |
7 January 2019 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [4] |
7 January 2020 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [5] |
25 January 2020 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [6] |
3 February 2020 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [7] |
12 February 2020 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [8] |
26 February 2020 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [9] |
4 March 2020 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [10] |
18 March 2020 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [11] |
8 April 2020 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [12] |
29 April 2020 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [13] |
6 May 2020 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [14] |
14 May 2020 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [15] |
17 July 2020 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [16] |
22 October 2020 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [17] |
3 December 2020 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [18] |
7 January 2021 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [19] |
6 January 2022 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [20] |
17 March 2022 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [21] |
31 March 2022 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [22] |
5 May 2022 | 1 day | Ordinary meeting | [23] |
The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the highest political body of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), officially the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a committee consisting of the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Historically it has been composed of five to eleven members, and currently has seven members. Its officially mandated purpose is to conduct policy discussions and make decisions on major issues when the Politburo, a larger decision-making body, is not in session. According to the party's constitution, the General Secretary of the Central Committee must also be a member of the Politburo Standing Committee.
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The 20th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st plenary session of the 20th Central Committee on 23 October 2022, in the aftermath of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the 19th Politburo Standing Committee.
The 18th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st plenary session of the 18th Central Committee on 15 November 2012, in the aftermath of the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 17th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 19th in 2017.
From September 14 to 16, 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states in Samarkand, and pay state visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan at the invitation of the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
At the invitation of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyễn Phú Trọng and President of Vietnam Võ Văn Thưởng, Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of China, paid a state visit to Vietnam during December 12-13, 2023. The two sides agreed to issue the Joint Declaration on Further Deepening and Upgrading the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and Building a Strategic Community of Destiny between China and Vietnam.
At the invitation of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Trần Đại Quang, President of China Xi Jinping went to Da Nang, Vietnam, from November 10–11, 2017, to attend the APEC Vietnam 2017. Then, President Xi paid a state visit to Vietnam and the Laos from November 12–14, 2017. This is the first state visit by the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party and State after the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
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