Liu Yandong set to storm Communist male bastion
16 Nov 2012 5:24 AM IST
A Chinese lady ‘princeling’ Liu Yandong appears to have a fair chance to get elected to the top echelons of the ruling Communist Party, which hitherto remained an exclusive domain of male leaders, after she was on Wednesday elected to the Party's top policy body.
Liu 67, a well connected princeling and outgoing Politburo member in charge of health, education, science and sports and previously part of a policy body in-charge of Tibet could get selected for all powerful nine-member Standing Committee which would be unveiled on Thursday.
While announcing the names of some top leaders who got ‘elected’ to the Central Committee on Wednesday at the just concluded 18th Communist Party Congress, state-run Xinhua news agency also flashed her name prominently, sparking expectations that she could be first woman leader to make it to China's highest policy making body.
The Congress concluded its week-long session on Wednesday and the main leaders would be announced on Thursday. Liu is the only woman in China's 25-member strong politburo, many party watchers say that she has a good chance to get into the exclusive leadership club to create history.
Liu 67, a well connected princeling and outgoing Politburo member in charge of health, education, science and sports and previously part of a policy body in-charge of Tibet could get selected for all powerful nine-member Standing Committee which would be unveiled on Thursday.
While announcing the names of some top leaders who got ‘elected’ to the Central Committee on Wednesday at the just concluded 18th Communist Party Congress, state-run Xinhua news agency also flashed her name prominently, sparking expectations that she could be first woman leader to make it to China's highest policy making body.
The Congress concluded its week-long session on Wednesday and the main leaders would be announced on Thursday. Liu is the only woman in China's 25-member strong politburo, many party watchers say that she has a good chance to get into the exclusive leadership club to create history.
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