KnowraGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 3Related 2Compared with 4Xi JinpingBroader topic: Xi’s authority rests primarily on this party office.Jiang ZeminBroader topic: Jiang held this post from 1989 to 2002, making it the central office of his leadership.Hu JintaoBroader topic: Hu’s party post gave him the central role in setting political direction.Premier of the People's Republic of ChinaCompared with: The party leader, rather than the premier, holds the system's paramount political authority.President of the People's Republic of ChinaCompared with: The party post usually carries greater political authority than the state presidency.Li KeqiangCompared with: Li was premier, while Xi held the party’s top post and exercised greater political authority.Zhang WentianRelated: Zhang occupied the office from 1935 to 1943, before the role’s later consolidation under Mao.Yang ShangkunCompared with: The party general secretary wielded more political power than Yang’s state presidency.Eight EldersRelated: Formal rank did not always match the elders’ greater informal authority.