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Xi Ally Cai Qi Promoted Ahead of Leadership Transition

At Reuters, Benjamin Kang Lim reports that Cai Qi, a longtime ally of Xi Jinping, has been appointed party secretary of Beijing, and is expected to be promoted into the Politburo at the upcoming 19th Party Congress this autumn. Cai is close to Chinese President Xi Jinping, sources with ties to the leadership have told Reuters, and is virtually assured a seat in the decision-making politburo during the 19th party congress in the autumn. […] Cai and Xi overlapped