The 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (20th CC), officially the Central Committee of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, comprises 205 members and 171 alternates.

None of these organizations are permanent bodies either; typically, they convene several times a month.

Vice Premier and PSC member Ding Xuexiang had connections to 15 officials, while Zhao Leji and Wang Huning, who were members of the previous Politburo Standing Committee, respectively increased their links from 12 to 21 and seven to 15.

The Post commented this meant Xi would be "relying more on his deputies to build rapport with those in power at the lower level".

The number of princelings in the PSC has similarly declined; four out of seven members of the 18th Politburo Standing Committee were princelings, compared to only one, Xi Jinping, in the 20th Politburo Standing Committee.