Manage and integrate views
4 Premier in charge of finance and
Secretary, CCP-CC Secretariat;
Director, CCP-CC Organization
Mu Hong
Executive Vice above, including key SOE executives,
Director, Office of the
CCP-CC Deepening Note: reports directly to Xi Jinping
Reform Commission
(minister-rank); Executive
Vice Minister, NDRC
Note: Reports to
Wang Huning
Yi Gang
Governor, People’s Bank
of China*
Guo Shuqing
PS, People’s Bank of China*;
Chair, China Banking and
Insurance Regulatory
Commission
Miao Wei
Minister of Industry and
Information Technology
Wang Zhigang
Minister of Science and
CHINA’S ECONOMIC
GOVERNANCE
KEY PEOPLE AND
INITIATIVES
NOVEMBER 2018
INFOGRAPHIC BY YUANZHUO WANG AND JAMES EVANS
Given prior experiences as Vice
from non-CCP social influencers
Chen Xi into policymaking, including Wang Yang Wang Qishan trade, possibly providing advice on
Chair, CPPCC 1 Former PSC Member; international economic relations
from private businesses, to
ensure “united front”
XI JINPING Vice President, PRC and financial risk mitigation
Department General Secretary, CCP-CC
Oversees the appointment of all President, PRC,
5 3
officials vice-minister rank and Chairman, CMC Manages the drafting and
Top level design of reform policies; Wang Huning R E A
Li Zhanshu passage of relevant legislations
university presidents etc. control over the propaganda 1st Ranked Secretary, Chair, NPC-SC
apparatus to enforce censorship CCP-CC Secretariat;
and promote policy Director, CCP-CC 6
Policy Research Office Supervision of personnel (anti-
Zhao Leji corruption and enforcement of
R E Secretary, CCDI political discipline) and auditing
2 A of major projects
7
Li Keqiang Han Zheng
Premier, State 1st Ranked Vice
Council Premier
R E A
R E
FINANCIAL RISK “DOUBLE FIRST CLASS Chen Baosheng
MITIGATION UNIVERSITIES”
Minister of Education
Liu He Sun Chunlan
4th Ranked Vice Premier 2nd Ranked Vice Premier
MAJOR INT’L R E
PS of key localities with PB seats;
R E
Gou Zhongwen
ECONOMIC RELATIONS also report to other leaders on
Director, General
Administration of Sport
other matters
Li Qiang
“HEALTHY CHINA
Hu Chunhua Cai Qi
3rd Ranked Vice Premier
PS Beijing PS Shanghai 2030”
INNOVATION AND
R E
Li Xi Ma Xiaowei
INDUSTRIAL POLICY Chen Min’er Minister of the National
PS Guangdong PS Chongqing
e.g. Made in China 2025 Health Commission
Li Hongzhong
Chen Quanguo PS Tianjin
SOE REFORM PS Xinjiang
Technology
POLLUTION Sun Shaocheng
Minister of Veterans
CONTROL Affairs
Li Xiaopeng POVERTY
Minister of REGIONAL
Transportation* ALLEVIATION Han Zheng in overall DEVELOPMENT
charge of Belt and Road “BELT AND PROJECTS Lu Hao
Initiative; Hu Chunhua in
Wang Yong charge of trade aspects ROAD” Minister of Natural
State Councilor E.g. Jing-Jin-Ji, Greater Bay Resources
Note: reports to Liu for SOE reform Area, etc.
and industrial safety; to Hu for natural
disaster management; oversees
Wang Menghui Li Ganjie
officials below Minister of Ecology and
Minister of Housing
and Urban-Rural Environment
Xiao Yaqing Huang Shuxian Development
Minister of Civil Affairs Liu Kun
Chair, State Council Zhang Jinan Minister of Finance
State-Owned Asset Do not report to a particular He Lifeng
Supervision and
Minister of Human Zhong Shan Vice Premier
Resources and Social Minister of Commerce Vice Chair, CPPCC;
Administration Security Minister of the National
Commission (SASAC)* Development and Reform
Xiao Jie Hu Zejun Commission
State Councilor, Auditor General of
Zhang Mao Wang Yupu Secretary General of the State Council
Director, State Minister of Emergency
the State Council
Administration of Market Management* Han Changfu E Jingping A
Regulation Minister of Agriculture Minister of Water
and Rural Work Resources
Provincial PS
and Governors
KEY:
“The Core” of the Leadership
Name
Position
Name and position of leader 1 Official order of PSC members CPPCC Chinese People’s Political
Consultative Conference
Members of the CCP-CC Politburo Standing
R CCP-CC Commission on
“Three Tough Battles” declared by Xi
CCDI CCP Central Commission for
Discipline Inspection
Committee (PSC) and other national-rank * PS of the organ is different from the
Comprehensively Deepening Reform
leaders not in retirement minister
E CCP-CC Finance and Economics
PS CCP Party Secretary
Members of the CCP-CC Politburo (PB) PRC People’s Republic of China
Commission
(vice-national rank) and key projects overseen
by State Council Vice Premiers Central Committee of the Chinese
PSC Politburo Standing Committee
A CCP-CC Audit Commission CCP-CC
Communist Party
Key economic officials minister-rank and above
assigned to each vice premier; many ministers Source: Chinese government
Chair Office Director CMC Central Military Commission
work in supporting roles on multiple initiatives announcements on coordinating
including on those under other VPs; names in red Vice Chair Member National People’s Congress group leadership, meeting
indicate vice-national rank NPC-SC Standing Committee attendance, and inspection visits