Historical events for
Friday, 5 December 2025

Cai Qi (b. 1955) is the Director of the CCP General Office and one of Xi Jinping’s most loyal allies. With a career marked by leading Beijing during the 2022 Winter Olympics, he now controls the security, propaganda, and logistics apparatus of the Central Committee, serving as the "guardian" of Party discipline and image.

Thai National Day celebration, commemorating the accession to the throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej on December 5, 1946.