Who are Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Hu Chunhua or Chen Min’er? Never heard of them? That may be because China’s political system currently revolves mainly around Xi Jinping – state and party leader for the last ten years and who knows, maybe the next ten or more. The four mentioned above rank among the most promising contenders for top posts in the Communist Party after the congress on October 16. Xi may have passed both the unofficial age limit and the unofficial two-term limit for party posts. But these are only unofficial, after all, and so it is considered certain that the CP congress delegates will grant Xi a third term. Whether other top cadres in Xi’s entourage will keep their seats, however, is far less clear.