| | *General Secretary of the CCP, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and President of the State Council—Xi Jinping | | *General Secretary of the CCP, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and President of the State Council—Xi Jinping |
| − | *Politburo Standing Committee—(responsible for day-to-day affairs) Xi Jinping (General Secretary), Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, [[Wang Huning]], Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi | + | *Politburo Standing Committee—(responsible for day-to-day affairs, ranked 1-7) Xi Jinping (General Secretary), Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, [[Wang Huning]], Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi |
| | *Party Politburo members (meets irregularly, mostly provincial heads and Senior State Council members)— Ding Xuexiang, Wang Chen, Liu He, Xu Qiliang, Sun Chunlan (Arrested), Li Xi, Li Qiang, Li Hongzhong, [[Yang Jiechi]], Zhang Youxia, Chen xi, Chen Quanguo, Zhao Leji, Guo Shengkun, Huang Kunming, Cai Qi. (alternate) | | *Party Politburo members (meets irregularly, mostly provincial heads and Senior State Council members)— Ding Xuexiang, Wang Chen, Liu He, Xu Qiliang, Sun Chunlan (Arrested), Li Xi, Li Qiang, Li Hongzhong, [[Yang Jiechi]], Zhang Youxia, Chen xi, Chen Quanguo, Zhao Leji, Guo Shengkun, Huang Kunming, Cai Qi. (alternate) |