How Xi Jinping and China’s Communist Party’s inner circles are all
connected – 2023 update
By SCMP Graphics and
SCMP China desk
Published: December 22, 2023
This is the latest map showing connections between the Politburo Standing Committee – China’s most powerful leaders – and their Politburo colleagues, based on their official work history.
Click on the image to see connections
Associate Creative Director Marcelo Duhalde
Graphics by Marcelo Duhalde
Web development by Dennis Wong
Reporting and data by William Zheng
Sources: Xinhua, Chinese government
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