The 15th Party Congress of Zhejiang opened on June 20 and was chaired by 59-year old
Zhejiang Party Secretary Yuan Jiajun who presented the work report. His report included 19
references in praise of Xi Jinping. On the balcony on the second floor of the venue, the eyecatching banner of "Practicing the 'Eight-Eight Strategy' faithfully, resolutely achieving the 'Two Maintenance', and striving to promote socialism with Chinese characteristics for common
prosperity and provincial modernization in high-quality development" is inspiring, was
displayed. Seated on the rostrum were also members of the presidium of the conference,
provincial military-level leading cadres among the delegates to this conference, provinciallevel veteran comrades, provincial-level leading cadres among the attendees, and principals of
provincial-level democratic parties and federations of industry and commerce , Persons without
party affiliation, and not the main person in charge of the party organization of the unit above
the military level of the troops stationed in Zhejiang.
(Comment: Yuan Jiajun is an aerospace engineer best known for his role as chief of the
Shenzhou program, which carried the first Chinese man into space. He is a full member of the
19th CCP CC and a candidate for elevation to the Politburo at the forthcoming 20th Party
Congress.)
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