Frequent Personnel Changes at Provincial Level in Multiple Provinces Ahead of the Fifth Plenary Session

Around September 18, Shan Xiangqian was promoted to Deputy Secretary of the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee, Zhang Wenbing was transferred to the Standing Committee of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, Huo Bugang concurrently served as Deputy Secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee, and Zhang Yingchun took office as Deputy Secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Autonomous Region Committee. The simultaneous reshuffling of the Party Secretary of Dalian and the Mayor of Shenyang was interpreted as clearing the way for personnel arrangements at the Fifth Plenary Session.