The seven members of China's ruling central committee of the Communist Party of China's Politburo take a bow at the party congress. The party congress this year featured delegates who were astronauts, athletes, actors, judges, farmers and more. 'PARTY OF THE PEOPLE'For women in general in China, political empowerment is lacking. "It's my impression that the Communist Party is fundamentally not interested in having women at the senior levels at all," she said. The election process for party congress delegates is tightly controlled, with candidates vetted for their loyalty to the party and leadership.

Source: Bangkok Post October 26, 2017 21:45 UTC