
Over a dozen provincial-level regions in China, including Beijing and Shanghai, have initiated the 2027 recruitment process for the xuandiaosheng program, a system aimed at training university graduates for elite government and party leadership roles.
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Xuandiaosheng is a program designed to select and train university graduates to become elite cadres and officials within the party and government.
More than a dozen provincial-level regions, including Beijing and Shanghai, opened applications for the 2027 xuandiaosheng recruitment rounds in September and October.
Xuandiaosheng, or the “selected graduates” system, is designed to select and train university graduates to become elite cadres and officials within the party and government. Recruits must spend several years working at the grass-roots level in townships and sub-districts before moving into leading government and party roles.

The Dadu and Meiqiao bridges connecting Taichung and Changhua were officially opened to traffic, shortening the journey to 3 minutes. During the ceremony, Taichung Mayor Lu Hsiu-yan, citing the hot weather, only arranged for Legislative Yuan Vice-President Jiang Qichen to deliver a speech. Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior Tung Chien-hung, who attended on behalf of the central government, was not given the opportunity to speak, which caused concern.

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