The National Congress of the Communist Party of China concluded on Tuesday with the announcement of the composition of the party’s new central committee – the inner circle that people are eyeing for hints to the identity of the People’s Bank of China’s next chief.

At the closing session of the twice-a-decade congress, three out of four leading candidates to replace the retiring governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, were promoted to the 204-member central committee.

The new members are: Jiang Chaoliang