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Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping, pronounced (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (China), chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus the paramount leader of China, since 2012. Since 2013, Xi has also served as the seventh president of China. As a member of the fifth Generations of Chinese leadership, generation of Chinese leadership, Xi is the first CCP general secretary born after the Proclamation of the People's Republic of China, establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The son of Chinese communist veteran Xi Zhongxun, Xi was exiled to rural Yanchuan County, Shaanxi Province, as a teenager following his father's purge during the Cultural Revolution. He lived in a yaodong in the village of Liangjiahe, where he joined the CCP after several failed attempts and worked as the local Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary, party secretary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xi (surname)
__NOTOC__ Xi ( ; ) is the romanization in Pinyin of several different Chinese family names, including: * (; :zh:奚姓, see Chinese Wikipedia article) * (; :zh:西姓, see Chinese Wikipedia article) * (; :zh:席姓, see Chinese Wikipedia article) */ (; :zh:習姓, see Chinese Wikipedia article) This is the most common surname romanized "Xi", making up approximately 0.01% of the population of Mainland China. * () * (; :zh:郤姓, see Chinese Wikipedia article) * (; :zh:郗姓, see Chinese Wikipedia article) Xi is spelled "Hsi" in Wade-Giles. People 奚 It is the 45th name in the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem written during the Song dynasty, around 1000 years ago. *Ming Xi (; born 1990), Chinese fashion model *Xi Aihua (; born 1982), Chinese rower *Xi Xiaoming (; born 1954), Chinese judge 席 It is the 133rd name in the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. During the Chu–Han Contention, many people surnamed Ji (surname 籍), Ji () changed their surname to Xi () because of naming t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Caihou
Xu Caihou (; June 1943 – 15 March 2015) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the country's top military council. As vice chairman of the CMC, he was one of the top ranking officers of the People's Liberation Army. He also held a seat on the 25-member Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party between 2007 and 2012. Born to a working-class family in Liaoning province, Xu spent much of his earlier career in northeastern China. He moved to Beijing in 1990 to become political commissar of the 16th Group Army, later serving as editor of the PLA's flagship newspaper, the ''PLA Daily''. In 1996 Xu became political commissar of the Jinan Military Region. He became vice chairman of the CMC in September 2004. He retired from office in March 2013. In March 2014, Xu was detained and put under investigation on suspicion of bribery in one of the highest profile corruption investigations in PLA history. In Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Politburo Of The Chinese Communist Party
The 18th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st plenary session of the 18th Central Committee of the CCP on 15 November 2012 in the aftermath of the 18th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 17th Politburo and succeeded by the 19th. Of the 25 members, seven served in the 18th Politburo Standing Committee. At the beginning of its term, the 25 Politburo members held the following portfolios: seven members of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee, six regional party leaders, two military figures, five leaders of central party organs and commissions, three Vice Premiers, the Vice President, and the head of the national trade union federation. The internal composition was similar to the previous Politburo, with only a few portfolio changes. The number of Standing Committee members decreased from nine to seven. The party leaders of the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th Politburo Of The Chinese Communist Party
The 17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st plenary session of the 17th Central Committee of the CCP on 22 October 2007 in the aftermath of the 17th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 16th Politburo and succeeded by the 18th. Of the 25 members, nine served in the 17th Politburo Standing Committee. Bo Xilai was expelled from the 17th Politburo and the CCP during this electoral term, while three others (Xu Caihou Xu Caihou (; June 1943 – 15 March 2015) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the country's top military council. As vice chairman of the CMC, he was one of the ..., Zhou Yongkang, and Guo Boxiong) were expelled from the CCP during the 18th tenure for charges of political corruption during this electoral term. Composition Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qi Qiaoqiao
Qi Qiaoqiao (born 1 March 1949) is a Chinese businesswoman, former civil official, and elder sister to Xi Jinping, current Chinese Communist Party general secretary and Paramount leader of China. Early life and education Qi was born in Yan'an in 1949 to Qi Xin, the second wife of Communist elder, Xi Zhongxun. At the age of three, Qi moved with her family to Beijing, where she was entered into the kindergarten at Beihai north of the Forbidden City. In 1962, Qi entered Hebei Beijing Middle School (), which had been one of the few middle schools to participate in the student protests of 1935 that demanded the Nationalist government actively resist the invading Japanese army. When she enrolled, her father insisted that she be registered under her mother's surname, Qi. He also paid for her to board at the school throughout the week. As the daughter of a revolutionary family, Qi was made a member of her school's communist party and served as secretary for her class' communist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qi Xin
Qi Xin (; born 3 November 1926) is a Chinese Communist revolutionary. She is the wife of Xi Zhongxun and mother of Xi Jinping, current General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. Early life Qi Xin was born in Gaoyang County, Hebei on 3 November 1926. Her father, Qi Houzhi (), was the head of the law bureau in the Nationalist government's Third Army during the Northern Expedition. In 1938, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Qi was attending a girl's middle school in Beiping, modern Beijing. After Beiping fell to the Japanese army, her elder sister Yun () took her to Tunliu County, Shanxi, where Yun joined the Eighth Route Army. Yun sent her younger sibling to the schoolgirl's team of the Counter-Japanese Military and Political University, which had set up a branch school in Tunliu. Later in the winter of 1939, Qi transferred to the female cadre's branch of the Cadre's School in Changzhi County, where she served as a team leader. She participated in fighting at Yinche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xi Zhongxun
Xi Zhongxun ( Chinese: 习仲勋; pinyin: ''Xí Zhòngxūn;'' 15 October 1913 – 24 May 2002) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician who played a significant role in the history of the People's Republic of China. He served as the first Secretary General of the State Council from 1954 to 1965, Vice Premier of the State Council from 1959 to 1965, Party Secretary of Guangdong from 1978 to 1980, and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1980 to 1983 and again from 1988 to 1993. He was also the father of Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012. Recognized as a key figure in both the first and second generations of Chinese leadership, Xi played a pivotal role in the Chinese Communist revolution and the development of the People's Republic. His contributions spanned from establishing Communist guerrilla bases in northwestern China in the 1930s to pioneering economic liberalization in so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University (THU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. It is also a member in the C9 League. Tsinghua University's campus is in northwest Beijing, on the site of the former imperial gardens of the Qing dynasty. The university has 21 schools and 59 departments, with faculties in science, engineering, humanities, law, medicine, history, philosophy, economics, management, education, and art. History Early 20th century (1911–1949) Tsinghua University was established in Beijing during a tumultuous period of national upheaval and conflicts with foreign powers which culminated in the Boxer Rebellion, an uprising against foreign influence in China. After the suppression of the revolt by a foreign alliance including the United States, the ruling Qing dynasty was required to pay inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhongnanhai
Zhongnanhai () is a compound that houses the offices of and serves as a residence for the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the State Council of the People's Republic of China, State Council. It was a former imperial garden, and is located adjacent to the Forbidden City, Forbidden Palace in Beijing. The term ''Zhongnanhai'' is often used as a Metonymy, metonym for China's central government and its leadership at large. The party and state leaders, including the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, general secretary of the CCP as well as the paramount leader, and other top party and state Leadership of the People's Republic of China, leadership figures carry out many of their day-to-day administrative activities inside the compound, such as meetings with foreign dignitaries. China Central Television (CCTV) frequently shows footage of meetings inside the compound, but limits its coverage largely to views of the interior of buildings. Though nume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xi Mingze
Xi Mingze (; ; born 25 June 1992), nicknamed Xiao Muzi (), is the daughter and only child of Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, and singer Peng Liyuan. Early life and education Xi Mingze was born on 25 June 1992 at Fuzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital in Fuzhou. She is the only child of Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan. Xi keeps a low profile, and not much of her personal information has been revealed to the public. She studied French at her high school, Hangzhou Foreign Language School, from 2006 to 2008. Xi enrolled in Harvard University in the United States in 2010, after a year of undergraduate study at Zhejiang University. She enrolled under a pseudonym and maintained a low profile. In 2014, she graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and was thought to have returned to Beijing. Public life Following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Xi volunteered as a disaster relief worker for one week in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peng Liyuan
Peng Liyuan (; born 20 November 1962) is a Chinese contemporary folk singer and the wife of Xi Jinping, current General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of China. Peng gained popularity as a singer from her regular appearances on the annual CCTV New Year's Gala, a widely viewed Chinese television program that airs during the Chinese New Year. She won honors in singing competitions nationwide. Her most famous singles include ''People from Our Village'', ''Zhumulangma'', and ''On the Field of Hope''. Peng also sang the theme songs of several popular TV series, such as '' The Water Margin'' (1998). In 1986, she received the Plum Blossom Award, China's highest theatrical award, for her lead role in '' The White Haired Girl''. She was the president of then People's Liberation Army Academy of Art between 2012 and 2017, and vice president of the All-China Youth Federation between 2005 and 2010. She is known within China for her fashion sense, credited to her p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ke Lingling
Ke Lingling (born 1951; zh, c=柯玲玲, p=kē líng líng; also known as Ke Xiaoming (, )) is the former wife of Xi Jinping, the current General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (also known as the paramount leader). She is from Puning, Guangdong, and is the daughter of former Chinese diplomat Ke Hua. Personal life In 1979, Ke Lingling married Xi Jinping, but their life philosophy differed. Ke wanted to move to the UK, where her father at this time served as ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or so ..., but Xi refused to accompany her. In 1982, they divorced, ending three years of marriage; they had no children. After they divorced, Ke immigrated to the UK. Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ke, Lingling Chaoshanese people Chinese emigrants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
