Xia Baolong

What strikes me about Xia Baolong is the patience of his climb. Starting in the Communist Youth League and grinding his way from Tianjin vice mayor to governor and Party Secretary of Zhejiang is the kind of slow institutional ascent that says far more about him than any single headline. Peking University polish paired with relentless ground-level maneuvering is a potent combination in Chinese politics. He keeps a low public profile, which I find telling: this is a man who lets the work, and the appointments, speak. As a behind-the-scenes power broker, I think he warrants close attention.

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Name (English)

Xia Baolong

Name (Japanese)

夏宝竜

Reading

か・ほうりゅう

Born

December 1, 1952 (age 73)

Origin

Tianjin, People's Republic of China

Occupation

politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon

University

Peking University

Awards & achievements

• Order of Friendship

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xia%20Baolong
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%8F%E5%AE%9D%E7%AB%9C
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2516786

Tags

• politician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.