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Why leading Chinese scientists are rising to the top in the Communist Party

South China Morning Post · · 191 words · By Alcott Wei
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“The number of members from China’s leading scientific and engineering institutes in the top ranks of the Communist Party has doubled over the course of a decade, according to a new report.”
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The claim that the number of members from China’s leading scientific and engineering institutes in the top ranks of the Communist Party has doubled over the course of a decade is stated in a web search result, but no other independent sources corroborate this specific quantitative claim. The evidence points to the existence of such a report but does not confirm the doubling statistic across multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Communist Party of China (CPC), commonly known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP won the Chin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The leader of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the highest-ranking official and head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Since 1982, the general secretary of the Central Commi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the executive committee of the Central Committee of the Chine…
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“It said the number of academicians in the party’s 18th Central Committee, selected in 2012, stood at 15, accounting for around 3.5 per cent of the total membership.”
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Two separate web search results report the specific figures: 15 academicians in the 18th Central Committee selected in 2012, accounting for around 3.5% of the total membership. This consistency across different search results strengthens the corroboration.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the highest organ when the national congress is not in session and is tasked …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), officially the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a committee consisting of the top leaders…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, abbreviated as Politburo, was the de facto highest executive authority in the Communist Party of the Soviet Un…
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“But when the 20th Central Committee started its five-year term in 2022, this total had risen to 30, around 8 per cent of the total, including seven full members.”
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The specific figures regarding the 20th Central Committee rising to 30 members (8%) are mentioned in a web search result. While the context of the 20th CC starting in 2022 is established by other sources, this precise quantitative update (30 members, 8%) is only found in one web search result, preventing a 'corroborated' verdict.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the highest organ when the national congress is not in session and is tasked …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A central committee is a political-executive organ designated as the highest organ of a communist party between two congresses. Per the principles of democratic centralism, a central committee is empo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), officially the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a committee consisting of the top leaders…
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“The Central Committee has more than 350 members – including full and alternate – and is a key decision-making body for directing policy and endorsing changes to the party leadership.”
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The claim that the Central Committee is a key decision-making body is supported by general descriptions of the Central Committee's function found in the web search results. Furthermore, the specific figure of 'more than 350 members' is directly stated in a web search result, which is corroborated by the context of the body's importance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was elected by the 17th Congress on 21 October 2007, and sat until the 18th National Congress in 2012. The 17th Central Committee is composed …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Central Committee was the highest organ of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (LCY), the ruling party of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, between two congresses, which it was elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea is the highest organ between national meetings of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea. According to WPK rules, the C…
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“This increase is particularly noteworthy, as scientists historically had limited direct representation in the party’s top leadership and instead acted as consultants.”
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The claim regarding the historical limited representation of scientists and their role as consultants is presented in the context of the rise of scientists in the party leadership within a web search result. No other independent sources corroborate this specific historical pattern.
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“Meanwhile, provincial leaders, military officers and senior political figures typically dominated the upper ranks.”
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The statement that provincial leaders, military officers, and senior political figures typically dominated the upper ranks is found in a web search result. While this reflects a general pattern discussed in the context of the article, it is not independently corroborated by a second source.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Communist Party of China (CPC),[c][2] commonly known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),[3] is the founding and ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party
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web search NEUTRAL — It said the number of academicians in the party’s 18th Central Committee, selected in 2012, stood at 15, accounting for around 3.5 per cent of the total membership.Meanwhile, provincial leaders, milit…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3350757/why…
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web search NEUTRAL — There's been some new announcements about high ranking CCP officials stepping down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYVpblXXgIo
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