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Li Zhanshu

栗戦書　/　りつ・せんしょ

Politician from People's Republic of China

August 30, 1950 (age 75)　・　Pingshan County, People's Republic of China

Pingshan County
politician

My Take

Li Zhanshu is a reminder that some of the most powerful people are the least theatrical. He chaired the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2018 to 2023 and ranked third in the Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee, China's top decision-making body, between 2017 and 2022. That's the apex of state lawmaking, the opposite of a camera-chasing celebrity. He even received Russia's Order of Friendship, hinting at a role in high diplomacy. I find it sobering that a single word from a figure like this moves a nation. The unglamorous machinery of power, embodied by someone who spent a career inside it.

Overview

Li Zhanshu (born 30 August 1951) is a Chinese retired politician, who was the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2018 to 2023. He was the third-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, China's top decision-making body, between 2017 and 2022.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Li Zhanshu
Name (Japanese): 栗戦書
Reading: りつ・せんしょ
Born: August 30, 1950 (age 75)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Tiger
Origin: Pingshan County, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Hebei Normal University

Awards & achievements

Order of Friendship

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A0%97%E6%88%A6%E6%9B%B8

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