Xi’s security chief among cohort of rising officials at White House banquet
Zhou Hongxu, the official who oversees President Xi Jinping’s security, made an appearance at the White House state banquet on Thursday night, alongside a cohort of other rising Chinese officials. The banquet’s guest list described the 55-year-old People’s Liberation Army (PLA) major general as both director of the Central Guard Bureau and deputy director of the Communist Party’s General Office –…
President Xi Jinping's security chief, Zhou Hongxu, attended the White House state banquet on Thursday, alongside a group of emerging Chinese officials. Zhou, a 55-year-old major general in the People's Liberation Army, holds dual roles as director of the Central Guard Bureau and deputy director of the Communist Party's General Office.
The banquet featured a notable gathering of high-ranking Chinese officials, including 63-year-old Tang Fangyu, director of the Communist Party's Central Policy Research Office. Tang, a veteran theorist, has frequently accompanied Xi on diplomatic trips. Other prominent attendees included Lu Luhua, the top political secretary of the Chinese president's office, and assistant foreign minister Hong Lei.
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