Beijing Meeting to Prepare Communist Party's Seventh Generation for Key Roles

A meeting in Beijing this week is intended to establish the foundation for members of the Communist Party's seventh generation (7G) to assume significant positions, according to the South China Morning Post.

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According to the South China Morning Post, a gathering scheduled for this week in Beijing is set to prepare members of the Communist Party's seventh generation, or 7G, for the assumption of important roles. Xie Maosong, who is a senior researcher at Tsinghua University’s National Institute of Strategic Studies, stated that the party is seeking cadres who possess characteristics such as absolute political loyalty, integrity, a fighting spirit, expertise in technology or 'hard science,' experience at the grassroots level, and resilience through hardship.

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