# Talk:Wang Huning

This dictionary makes a fatal mistake bucause editors have too little knowledge in understanding Chinese culture. One example: When introducing the birplace, Chinese "Zuji" actually means the birthplace of one's father, not the person the dictionary wants to introduce. 
Greg (2009)

Taiwan is one of the world's major hot spots, on par with the Middle East, North Korea, Ukraine, in terms if a wider conflict. The person inside China responsible for setting and running China-Taiwanese relations is Wang Huning. This is important to the point the NYT wrote a feature article about it. It stands out from many other things he did and should be noted in the lead.  -- GreenC 23:41, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

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@The Account 2: Wang Huning is the most representative conservative in the PRC, and there is no reason why the link should be removed. Wang's political position is clearly conservative. When viewing Wang Huning article on mobile, there is no template related to Chinese conservatism, so the link should be left at the top. What the CCP refers to as "communism" is simply aimed at party-state capitalism and conservative social policy without embracing multi-party democracy. It is not Soviet-style Marxism-Leninism, it is just authoritarian conservatism. The KMT had authoritarian rule during the mainland ROC period, but planned to introduce Western-style liberal democracy when China's economy grew, but what the CCP wants is a permanent one-party dictatorship. ProKMT (talk) 07:14, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

The article you linked just links to conservatism as a whole. It's like simply linking "Liberalism" at Joe Biden's article; it doesn't really add anything of substance. The Account 2 (talk) 10:03, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
I made the following replaced: Conservatism → Conservatism#China [3] ProKMT (talk) 10:18, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Wang Huning/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Nominator: The Account 2 (talk · contribs) 08:31, 5 March 2025 (UTC)
Reviewer: TheUzbek (talk · contribs) 14:58, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

"He is currently the chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) to "He is currently the chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)"
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"He has been a member of the CCP's Politburo Standing Committee, China's top decision-making body since 2017, and has been its fourth-ranking member since 2022." ---> "He has been a member of the CCP's Politburo Standing Committee, the highest decision-making within the party between convocations of the Central Committee and the National Congress, since 2017 (19th), and has been its fourth-ranking member since 2022 (20th)."
Reason: Formally, the PSC is not the leading organ of China: China is governed by the state. Link the terms to the specific term of the Politburo Standing Committee.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"He started to work for the CCP leadership in 1995 as a director of a research team at the CCP's". Not technically correct, he started his "political career" in the administrative working organs of the CPC Central Committee, that is, as a bureaucratic official of the party and not as a political officer elected to serve in the party's political organs.
 Done: Replaced with "became an advisor to". The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
He became a secretary of the CCP secretariat in 2007. ----> This is when his career in the party leadership started, not as a bureaucratic, but as a political officer who supervised the work of the Central Committee apparatus and executed decisions of the politburo, Central Committee and National Congress.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
On the first mention of the Secretariat, write Secretariat, a central leading organ responsible for executing and implementing policy decisions. (or something similar)
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
Same with "Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs". For example, "Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs", an internal policy coordination on Taiwan policy. (we want our readers to find all information on this page instead of going back and forth to different pages to understand what is written).
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"Wang is believed to be its chief ideologue as well as principal architect behind the official political ideologies of three CCP general secretaries since the 1990s." Reword, I get, but China has never had a "chief ideologue". Maybe, he has often been labelled or perceived as China's chief ideologue?
 Done: replaced with perceived. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"He has held significant influence over policy and decision-making of all three paramount leaders, an exceptionally rare feat in Chinese politics"  ----> "He has held significant positions under three paramount leaders, a rare occurrence in Chinese politics."
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"Wang Was born on 6 October 1955 in Nanshi, Shanghai." ---> Don't capitalise "WAS"
 Done: typos... The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"His mother was hospitalized several times due to illness after 1965, requiring Wang and his two older brothers had to look after her." ---> "His mother was hospitalized several times due to illness after 1965, requiring Wang and his two older brothers to look after her."
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
" In order to prevent his three sons from living outside, Wang's father often locked them up inside the home and required them to copy the Selected Works of Mao Zedong or read books." ---> Can you give more context? Seems very strange and controlling.
 Done: Clarified that this was during the Cultural Revolution. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"During his youth, Wang went to the Shanghai Yongqiang Middle School, where he obtained books that were forbidden during that era from his teachers. " ---> Reword.
"His mentor was Chen Qiren, who later recalled Wang was late during the interview, but he gave Wang a pass due to his excellence in the primary exam." ---> You need to reword, at first it was not clear what you meant by interview... You mean that Wang had to go through an interview process to get his job, right?
 Done: clarifying it's for the examination. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"During this time, he was highly appreciated by Wang Bangzuo, then director of the Department."  ----> Just feels random with more contextualization.
 Done: replaced with "established a close relationship". The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"As a teacher, Wang constantly introduced new courses in a few years, usually teaching two or three courses per semester, and sometimes teaching four courses at the same time" ---> needs a rewrite, but I grasp its meaning.
 Done: Let me know if you want further changes. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"Organization Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee", again, most readers here have no clue what an ORganization Department is so you need to add a little more context.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"His achievements led to him participating in the drafting of theoretical documents for the CCP since the 13th CCP National Congress." ---> needs rewrite
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"Wang was referred to work for the party leadership in Beijing on recommendation from top Shanghai politicians Zeng Qinghong and Wu Bangguo, both of whom maintained close relationships with now-party General Secretary Jiang Zemin." ---> rework + when you write "party leadership", do you mean the Central Committee apparatus?
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"12 Major Relationships"? Why quotation marks? + you should link to Ten Major Relationships
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
You write "Jiang Zemin" and just "Jiang" interchangeably, even in the same section.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"In 2002, he became a member of the CCP's Central Committee and was succeeded Teng to be the director of the CPRO." Write congress and CC he was elected to, and correct grammar.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"Wang proposed twice to the central government about stepping down as the CPRO Director after becoming a secretary of the Secretariat, but continued in the role as the CCP Organization Department could not find anyone to succeed him." ----> Why the central government? Its a party institution, and as you surely know, he would ask the party not the state.  Also rework grammar.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"becoming the first director of the CPRO to hold a seat on the elite ruling council" --> Its not a ruling council, but a central leading organ and a political organ.
 Done: just replaced with Politburo. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"He also stepped down from the CCP Secretariat" --> He did not step down, he was not elected/nominated. Or do you have proof he offered his resignation?
 Done: would "stopped serving" be better?. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"Following the ascension of Xi Jinping to be the CCP general secretary in November 2012, Wang nurtured a close relationship with Xi, again emerging as one of the central members of Xi's entourage on international trips and seen to be one of Xi's closest advisors." ---> reword sentence, grammar mistakes.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"On 22 January 2014, Wang was appointed as the director of the Office of the Central Comprehensively Deepening Reforms Commission (CCDR), a new CCP body." ---> reword, and add a by-sentence on what this new organ is responsible for.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"Wang was chosen to be the 5th-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee" ---> He was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"China's top decision-making body", not formally correct.
 Done: removed. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"First-ranked Secretary of the Secretariat (2017–2022)" = 19th Secretariat. First-ranked secretary is nothing something Chinese media talks about, it also makes it seems like he was a deputy leader. He was not.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"Wang was the secretary-general of the 20th CCP National Congress, held in October 2022." He was elected, how and by whom?
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
" was reappointed to the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party as its 4th ranking member" ---> he was elected.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
In this section, you need to describe what the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is, what it does and what Wang's role in it is.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"and decide if a military operation is necessary" ---> as far as I know, no Chinese sources have ever said this. This is an interpretation by an outside observer, and that should be outlined.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
"In his articles, Wang wrote "political systems must adapt to certain historical, social and cultural conditions" and "cannot be transplanted or forced to grow"." ---> always a reference after a direct quote.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 15:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
These are my first comments; I have not, for the most part, proposed alternate formulations. If you want my help with that, I will gladly help. --TheUzbek (talk) 15:00, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! I did the changes you marked. Any other recommendations for the article? The Account 2 (talk) 16:11, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
Good work, I will give it another check either later today or tomorrow :) TheUzbek (talk) 14:52, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
"Advisor", I don't know if that is the correct term. Seems like a liberal term, but I don't know what they call him? I would assume he was designated as a central-level cadre of sorts. Moreover, he did not advise, he fulfilled the responsibilities of the CPRO, and the CPRO was not an advisory organ. From what I gather from this page, the CPRO is clearly more than an advisory body. In fact, that label seems to be incorrect.
Hmmm it seems he is currently called an advisor but that is due to his position as the CPPCC Chair. I replaced the first mention with policy author. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"and was promoted", I don't think we can describe him going from a bureaucratic position in the working organ of the CPC Central Committee into a political office based on elections as a "promotion".
 Done: changed to "became a member of". The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"He became the CPRO's deputy director in 1998, and was promoted to the party's Central Committee and director of the office in 2002, remaining the latter until 2020, the longest tenure in the office" - I think you should divide this sentence into two.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"He assisted CCP general secretary Jiang Zemin, and was believed to be instrumental in developing Jiang's signature political theory, the Three Represents." "As CPRO deputy director and later as director, he was instrumental in developing the political theory, the Three Represents, a new ideological theory formulated under Jiang's leadership". Something like that, because this is clearly true.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"He later became a close confidant of CCP general secretary Hu Jintao, believed to be key to developing his primary theory, Scientific Outlook on Development, as well as Harmonious Society. He became a secretary of the CCP secretariat in 2007, a central leading organ responsible for executing and implementing policy decisions." He continued this work under Hu Jintao, and is believed to have had an important role in developing the theories, Scientific Outlook on Development, as well as Harmonious Society."
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"Three Represeents", "Scientific Outlook on Development", "Socialist Harmonious Society", "Xi Jinping Thought" are not the leaders theory. The party constitution reads identically on this, "Chinese Communists, with Comrade [leader] as their chief representative, integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific" when forming these ideologies.
"Wang became a member of the CCP Politburo in 2012, and is believed to have developed close relations with CCP general secretary Xi Jinping, becoming one of his closer advisors." .... Again, I would like to have "(term)" in bracquets (on all first mentions)... A Politburo member is not officially an advisor, but a member of the central leading organ of the CPC Central Committee. "Work Regulations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China" at least not not describe its members as advisors.
 Done: Replaced with secretaries. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"first-ranking secretary of the CCP Secretariat" - remove. He was elected to the Secretariat (term in bracquets).
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"In 2022, he was succeeded by Cai Qi as the first secretary" - first secretary of what? First secretary of the Secretariat does not exist. There are no references to it in Chinese media.
 Done: Do you think "first-ranking" would be appropriate? The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"Widely regarded as the "Gray Eminence" of the CCP, Wang is perceived to be its chief ideologue as well as principal architect behind the official political ideologies of three CCP general secretaries since the 1990s. " ----> "Widely regarded as a "Gray Eminence", Wang is perceived [by whom] to be the informal chief ideologue of the CCP as well as the principal architect behind the party's political ideologies since the 1990s. "
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Can you name Wang's father and mother?
I searched in Chinese and it doesn't seem to be public. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"During his youth, Wang went to the Shanghai Yongqiang Middle School, where he obtained books that were forbidden during that era from his teachers" - remove "That era", it seems obvious right that when they were forbidden they were forbidden in that era?
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"During this time, he established a close relationship with Wang Bangzuo, then director of the Department" - "department director".
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"Introduction to Political Science" - shouldn't a title of a book be in italics? That goes for all books, because later down you do italicize one.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Question, you often write "the Party", "Department director" et cetra, but when referring to the sessions, you write, "fourth plenary session of the 14th Central Committee", and not "4th Plenary Session of the 14th Central Committee".. Why?
 Done: Hmm I wanted to make them consistent with the article titles on Wikipedia, which do not capitalize plenary session. Do you think they shoul be capitalized? The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
During his academic career, Wang was noticed by top Shanghai politicians Zeng Qinghong and Wu Bangguo, who served as the director of the General Office of the CCP Central Committee and the Party Secretary of Shanghai respectively; both had close relationships with now-party General Secretary Jiang Zemin. ---->. "During his academic career, Wang was noticed by top Shanghai politicians Zeng Qinghong, the director of the General Office of the CCP Central Committee, and Wu Bangguo, the Party Secretary of Shanghai, both of whom had close relationships with now-party General Secretary Jiang Zemin." Ish better
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"one of the major sources of brainpower" - it sounds journalistic, so write it in a less bombastic way :)
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"Jiang's "Three Represents"; it was never officially Jiang's ideology
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"In 2002, he was elected by the 16th Party National Congress to be a member of the 16th CCP Central Committee" --> "In 2002, he was elected by the 16th Party National Congress as a member of the 16th CCP Central Committee"... You need to add a sentence that he changed career track here. He went from being a cadre in a "Working Organ of the Central Committee" to becoming a political functionary. This is important since its open up the possibility to become a politburo and secretariat member later on.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
In November 2007, Wang was admitted to the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party. " He was not admitted, but elected (term in bracquets).
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"influential advisors", again wrong term.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"Wang is considered to be influential in the developing of Scientific Outlook on Development and Harmonious Society, two concepts under the leadership of Hu." - improvement (you're not saying its Hu's ideology). However, reword to improve grammar
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"According to Radio Free Asia, Wang proposed twice to the central party authorities about stepping down as the CPRO Director after becoming a secretary of the Secretariat, but continued serving in the role after the CCP Organization Department could not find anyone to succeed him." ----> "Central party authorities" here means the "Central Committee" or the "Party Centre" (which according to the work regulations encapsulate the whole thing).
 Done: re-reading the original article, the source seems to refer to the Central Committee. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"He was promoted"; not promoted, elected.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
after the Congress" --> by the 18th Central Committee.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"Wang established a close relationship with Xi Jinping after he was elected as the General Secretary in November 2012, emerging as one of the central members of Xi's delegation on international trips and becoming seen as one of his closest advisors" ---> "close relationship"? Do we really know, or is merely a highly-productive professional relationship? I want less journalistic tone. Remove advisors,  and general secretary should not be capitalised here.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Belt and Road Construction Leadership Group --> you need to contextualise, what is this group?
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"Secretary of the 19th Secretariat" ---> traditionally, a member of the Secretariat has been referred to as a "Secretary of the Central Committee"; that was the case in China as well, but I think they stopped it to make clear that these officials are in no way successors or at the same level as the general secretary. I still do advise to have just "19th Secretariat".
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"first-ranking secretary" --> remove, this is just a made up position on Wikipedia. The source you use does not refer to Wang as "first-ranking secretary" either.
 Done: Yeah, honestly positions and terms made up in Wikipedia annoy me as well. I'm curious, do you think the infobox should be altered too? The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"Wang was appointed as deputy leader of the Central Leading Group for Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic" ---> is appointed right here? What does the official story of it say? I would think the more correct term is "assigned".
 Done: got a better source (since the Xinhua story never says Wang was appointed) and replaced it with just "became". As it's a leading group, you probably know their official appointments are never publicly released. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"and was succeeded by Cai Qi as the first secretary of the Secretariat" --- first secretary is a made up title/office.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body that advises the government and legislative and judicial organs" ---> "
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"A He also kept his position as the deputy leader of the CCDR." -- reword
 Done : typos... The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"On 17 January 2023, he was elected as a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body that advises the government and legislative and judicial organs." --- both right and wrong... As you show below, he is also active in leading transmission belt mass organisations as well, such as the "11th National Chinese Christian Congress" and ethnic work. What does the charter of the CPPCC describe it as?
 Done: reworded a bit. The CPPCC charter describes it as "an organization of the Chinese people's patriotic united front, an important institution of CPC-led multiparty cooperation and political consultation, a major form for promoting socialist democracy in China's political life, an important component of the country's governance system, and a distinctively Chinese institutional arrangement" which I don't think is going to help uninformed users a lot. How would you shortly summarize the CPPCC? The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"On 10 February, he met with Andrew Hsia, vice chairman of the Kuomintang" .. many readers have no clue what Kuomintang is, I believe.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
What is the Legislative Yuan?
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
"Wang is thought to be behind the political thought published under the names of three CCP leaders: " -- he is thought to have been influential, but not the main driver of these, right? How can we describe their differences if they were the product of one man alone?
 Done: reworded. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
+++ "Wang was a member of a committee overseeing "party building", which Xi started chairing in 2007" ---> you are referring to the Central Leading Group for Party Building
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 17:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
It is getting a lot better! --TheUzbek (talk) 08:05, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
What other changes do you think are necessary? The Account 2 (talk) 17:19, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Good.
The CPPCC charter calls it at the very end a "specialist consultative body", maybe that is good enough? Call it China's national specialist consultative organ. It will leave questions, but at least readers get a little information. You call also write, "China's largest transmission belt and united front mass organisation".
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 19:12, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
Having "Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party": If you have that in the infobox its quite difficult to understand why you don't include "Member of the POlitburo Standing Committee" in the infobox... The "normal way" of doing this has been by creating the "Central institution membership" boxes in the infoboxes (as we can see on the Xi Jinping article).
 Done: deleted for now but I do feel like something should be added. Otherwise we would have cases like Cai Qi where the only current role displayed in the infobox being Director of the General Office (leading readers to incorrectly assume that's his main role). The Account 2 (talk) 19:12, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
From 2002 to 2017, the first-ranked member was the president of the Central Party School. In the 19th Secretariat, that ideological position was relegated and replaced by the director of the Central Policy Research Office, another ideological position. Cai Qi's election as the first-ranked member who concurrently serves as director of the General Office looks surprising. However, I disagree with you're following statement: "leading readers to incorrectly assume that's his main role". That is his main role! The Secretariat is a political leadership (elected) that supervises the party administration and executes the decisions of the political organs, which are the Politburo and the Politburo Standing Committee. Cai Qi's main role is being the head of the Central Office, and the Secretariat as a whole supervises and implements the decision of the Politburo. Alas, the General Office is the administrative nerve centre of the CPC Central Committee, so it makes sense, from that vantage point, that the first-ranking member is the head of it.
Anyhow, there is a lot we don't know about this. The CPC is not transparent about the Secretariat's work; nothing is reported on it in the media so we do not actually know. This is also why putting so much stress on the Secretariat might in itself be misleading; we don't actually know! TheUzbek (talk) 12:25, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
Ohh yeah thinking about it, that makes sense. Seems like the position of the PSC-level secretariat member has relatively less consistency compared to other roles. Makes much more sense when you phrase it like that (especially considering the Secretariat isn't a permanent body).
I've been wondering which offices to include in the infoboxes of Chinese politicians, though. For example, for a provincial party secretary, should their concurrent directorship of the provincial people's congress be added? Which Commissions or Leading Groups should be added, if any at all? From which level of administrative divisions should we add offices? (i.e. for a provincial party leader, how far back should the offices go). The Account 2 (talk) 15:03, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
That's a good question! I think the following positions should always be added; provincial party secretary, people's congress chair and provincial people's government head. They are the official and real nerve centers of the system... but this is only my opinion! TheUzbek (talk) 16:38, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
Secretary of the Secretariat": That is wrong. Quick searches on Xinhua reveals that they are called "Member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee" and the same here. Again, secretary was the "normal" term in the communist world, but the Chinese press and party regulations have stopped referring to the members of the Secretariat as secretaries. Probably to, firstly, weakening the Secretariat's powers, and two, to showcase that these are in no ways successors to the CPC general secretary. So "Member of the Secretariat" if you want to have it in the infobox, but again, the question becomes, why, when none of his other membership is included there.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 19:12, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
"In 2022, he was succeeded by Cai Qi as the first-ranking secretary" --> secretary, as explained above, is no longer in usage.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 19:12, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
In the lead you write "4th-ranking member" and "fourth-ranking member"; pick one. And, you write the same information twice in the lead; unnecessary. Maybe just note in the first paragraph he has been a member in the Politburo Standing Committee since 2017?
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 19:12, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
You mention he is referred to as the "Gray Eminence" of Chinese politics in the lead, but you don't discuss this anywhere in the body of the text. What is stated in the lead must be mentioned in the body. Same goes for "chief ideologue".
 Done: added sources to the body. The Account 2 (talk) 19:12, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
"Wang was a well-known young scholar in academic circles since the 1980s. " ---> "Wang has been a well-known scholar in academic circles since the 1980s."
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 19:12, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
" "bimonthly seminars"  - I don't think you need to have this in quotes.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 19:12, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
"This drew increased attention from political leaders in the central government." - Are we actually talking about the central government? Or are speaking of the party? What about "This drew increased attention from high-standing state-party political leaders."?
 Done: Not my addition, but your suggestion seems to be more correct. The Account 2 (talk) 19:12, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
"both of whom had close relationships with now-party General Secretary Jiang Zemin" ---> "both of whom were politically close with General Secretary Jiang Zemin."
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 19:12, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
"political advisor" --> "political researcher" (seems most correct; he headed the political research team and worked in a research office).
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 19:12, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
You need to choose; either fifth-ranking or 5th-ranking, fourth-ranking or 4th-ranking.
 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 19:12, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
We are closing in on the finish line! TheUzbek (talk) 06:57, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
Happy to get updates. The Account 2 (talk) 19:12, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
This article has improved a great deal; it has developed from a decent article to a very good one, I believe. Great work! Therefore, I feel this article has reached good article status! TheUzbek (talk) 16:40, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

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