China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi was among the 200-odd officials announced as the Communist Party's newly elected 19th Central Committee on Tuesday. Yang Jiechi is currently State Councillor and top-ranked diplomat, a post he will continue in until March, when the Chinese Parliament meets. He is also the Special Representative (SR) on the border negotiations with India. China is set to get a new State Councillor and Special Representative in March, with current Foreign Minister Wang Yi a likely prospect. Wang would then also take over as the next SR.Yang, who is 67, serving another term on the Central Committee raises the possibility of a further promotion or continuing with his current post.

Source: India Today October 24, 2017 07:18 UTC