Xu Caihou

Xu Caihou is one of three vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China and the People's Republic of China. He succeeded Hu Jintao to this post on September 19, 2004 upon the latter's promotion to the chairmanship. His appointment came as a surprise to some analysts as it was thought that Jiang Zemin would make the promotion of his prot?g? Zeng Qinghong the condition of his retirement. As a result, Xu's appointment appeared to be a political victory for Hu. Xu is also a member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China.

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Central Military Commission: The Central Military Commission (Chinese: 中央军事委员会 pinyin: Zhōngyāng Jūnsh? Wěiyu?nhu? ) refers to one of two bodies within the People's Republic of China. Unlike most national armies, the People's Liberation Army is not considered...

Communist Party of China: The Communist Party of China () is the ruling party of the People's Republic of China. The party was founded in 1921, and fought the Kuomintang during the Chinese Civil War. With more than 63 million members, the Communist Party of China (CPC; CCP for the unofficial name Chinese Communist Party; or ...

People's Republic of China: The People's Republic of China (PRC; Pinyin: Zh?nghu? R?nm?n G?ngh?gu? ; Traditional: ??????? Simplified: ???????), commonly referred to as China, is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of over 1.3 billion people, most of whom are said to be of Han Chin...