China Selects Younger Central Committee - Caixin

The 20th National Congress of China’s ruling Communist Party elected a new 205-person Central Committee made up of officials from the State Council, National People’s Congress, military, armed police force, and party secretaries from 31 provinces, Caixin reported. It includes 167 people born in the 1960s and 38 people born in the 1950s, the first time those born in the 1960s have been the majority, said Caixin. This compares to the 19th Central Committee where the proportion of those born in the 50s and 60s was 80% and 20%. The youngest members include Yin Yong, deputy party secretary of Beijing city, Zhao Gang, deputy party secretary of Shanxi province and Zhao Long, governor of Fujian province, said Caixin.