Politburo Standing Committee

The Panama Papers have exposed closely guarded secrets of China’s most powerful elite, including Jackie Chan!

The four-state visit to Europe of Liu Yunshan, one of the highest ranking officials in China, is being dogged by his past activities in China, which have been compared to the hate-laced propaganda that fueled a genocide in the African nation of Rwanda in 1994.

The new Chinese Communist Party head and former leader have been hard at work reshuffling key officials to curtail a rival faction.

Behind every somber character that made it onto the Politburo Standing Committee in the Chinese Communist Party’s recent leadership shakeup, there lies a story of intrigue and horse-trading.

The outcome of the 18th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is not only an inauspicious sign for the Chinese people but also for South Korea, according to South Korea media.

Liu Yunshan, a new member of the Standing Committee, is a master of propaganda and media control.

The new lineup of the Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo Standing Committee signals an end to the hope of saving the Party through reform. It also puts outgoing Party leader Hu Jintao and outgoing Premier Wen Jiabao in the crosshairs for a possibly resurgent Jiang Zemin faction seeking scapegoats for the accumulating problems facing the Party.

Zhang Gaoli, a new member of the Standing Committee, has a background in the oil industry and knows how to switch political allegiances.

Wang Qishan, a new member of the Standing Committee, is known as an economic reformer, but he may not get the chance to do much of that, given that he’s been made head of the Party’s anti-corruption body.

Yu Zhengsheng, a new member of the Standing Committee, has a prominent red family background.