Zhou Xinqun has been appointed as the deputy director of the Central Policy Research Office.

According to the "Min Dong Daily," on August 5, a symposium on the 2026 contact point work and research of the Secretary Group of the Central Leading Group for Party Building was held in Ningde. Tang Fangyu, the head of the Secretary Group of the Central Leading Group for Party Building and Director of the Central Policy Research Office, shared his insights on establishing and practicing the correct view of political performance and exchanged ideas with everyone. Guo Ningning, Deputy Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee and Secretary of the Fuzhou Municipal Committee, delivered a speech and shared experiences in party building work. Zhou Xinqun, Deputy Director of the Central Policy Research Office, presided over the meeting. Miao Yanhong, a member of the Fujian Provincial Committee and Minister of the Organization Department, Lian Maojun, a member of the Tianjin Municipal Committee and Secretary of the Binhai New Area Committee, and leaders from the Ningde Municipal Committee also attended. The aforementioned news shows that Zhou Xinqun has been appointed as Deputy Director of the Central Policy Research Office. Open reports indicate that Zhou Xinqun previously served as the Deputy Director of the Secretary Group of the Central Leading Group for Party Building and Director of the Party Building Research Bureau of the Central Policy Research Office.