[Epoch Times, October 11, 2022](Comprehensive report by The Epoch Times reporter Wang Xiang) The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (October 11) that the Vice President of the People’s Republic of ChinaWang QishanWill visit from Wednesday to Thursday (12 to 13)Kazakhstan.because of the CCPTwentyIt is about to be held, and whether Wang Qishan will attend the meeting has attracted attention.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Mao Ning said at a regular news briefing on Tuesday, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.Wang Qishan“will lead a group toKazakhstanattended the sixth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA, CICA Summit) held in Astana”.
The CCP will hold an intra-party political meeting every five years.Twentyat the meeting,Xi JinpingWill get a third term as the top party leader and announce a new leadership lineup.
Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday that all overseas arrivals in China will be subject to a “7+3” quarantine plan, first in a quarantine center for a week and then quarantined at home for three days. If Wang Qishan follows the quarantine plan, the two-day foreign trip could mean he may miss the party congress that starts on Sunday (16th).
But the outside world has no way of knowing whether the rules apply to senior Chinese leaders who go abroad for diplomatic visits.
All senior CCP officials who have traveled abroad in recent months, includingXi JinpingHe and Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People’s Congress, did not appear in public until at least 10 days after returning to China, during which time they did not participate in official events. But whether they are following the epidemic prevention rules is unknown.
The report also said that the Chinese authorities have not announced how long the 20th Congress will last, but past meetings have lasted for a week – which means the 20th Congress may end on October 22, the first time since Wang Qishan returned from Kazakhstan. 9 days.
Wang Qishan is on the list of delegates to the 20th National Congress, and more than 2,000 people will attend this meeting. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee from 2012 to 2017. Wang Qishan, who has served as vice-president since 2018, has represented the Chinese president at diplomatic ceremonies outside China, including Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, despite being well past the party’s unofficial retirement age of 68. .
Current affairs commentator Li Linyi believes that the high-level isolation policy of the CCP is not transparent. Judging from past reports, the isolation time after high-level foreign visits is not fixed. At the last moment before the 20th National Congress, the Hong Kong media used this issue to report on Wang Qishan, and came to the conclusion that he may be absent from the 20th National Congress. There may be other reasons behind it.
Kazakhstan confirms: Wang Qishan, Putin will attend CICA summit
The sixth CICA Summit will be held in Kazakhstan. In September, the first stop of Xi Jinping’s foreign visit was Kazakhstan, his first trip abroad since the pandemic began two years ago.
According to Aibek Smadiyarov, a spokesman for the Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry, the summit will be attended by 50 delegations, including 27 member states, as well as observer countries, observer organizations and partner organizations.
There will be 11 presidents, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iraqi President Barham Salih, and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will participate as an observer.
The Kazakh foreign ministry confirmed that vice-chairmen of China and Vietnam will also attend the summit.
In addition, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Israel and South Korea will all be represented, and participants are expected to discuss topics such as regional security, economic and technological cooperation.
Responsible editor: Lin Yan#