Cai Qi
Coverage of Cai Qi in the Nexus archive.
- Why the new party academy role held by Xi Jinping’s chief of staff is important in China
Cai Qi, Xi Jinping’s chief of staff and fifth most senior Communist Party official, has been appointed to lead the Central Party School. The Central Party School is a key institution for maintaining party ideological purity and training senior officials.
- Xi Jinping’s ‘chief of staff’ Cai Qi takes Central Party School helm
Cai Qi, a senior Communist Party official, has been appointed to lead the Central Party School. He is a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and serves as secretary of the party’s secretariat and director of its general office, roles that involve managing the party’s daily operations.
- Cai Qi may be China’s second-most powerful man
Cai Qi, serving as Xi Jinping's chief of staff, manages his security, schedule, and other critical responsibilities, potentially making him China's second-most powerful figure.