Beijing mayor Cai Qi speaks at the opening of the Beijing People's Congress, Beijing, China, January 14, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing's mayor Cai Qi has been appointed as party chief of the capital city of Beijing, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
Cai is close to Chinese President Xi Jinping, sources with ties to the leadership have told Reuters, and is virtually assured a seat in the decision-making Politburo during the 19th Party Congress in autumn.
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