Since 2018, China's President Xi Jinping has installed 12 former executives from government regulators or state-run financial institutions to top leadership posts across the country's provinces, regions and municipalities.
The appointments appear to put them in the fast lane as China prepares for a leadership reshuffle in 2022.
Below are the 12 rising deputy provincial or municipal governors who are put on that track:
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