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China Secretariat
The day-to-day work of the CCP is carried out by the
Secretariat and its various departments--all placed under the
direction of the Political Bureau and its Standing Committee
(see
fig. 18). Headed by Hu Yaobang until January 1987, the Secretariat
(suspended in 1966) was reestablished in February 1980 as the
administrative center of the party apparatus, or, more aptly, as
the party's inner cabinet. The Secretariat and its general
secretary are elected by the CCP Central Committee. In early 1987
seven of the eleven members of the Secretariat held concurrent
positions on the Political Bureau. This overlap in responsibilities
permitted reform leaders to exercise greater control than in the
past over policy implementation. In the same way, Secretariat
members sitting on the Political Bureau have acquired a role in
party policy making. The Secretariat evidently is used as a proving
ground for successors to senior party leaders.
Data as of July 1987
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