Li Qiang, an ally of Chinese President Xi Jinping, has been named the top Communist Party official in Shanghai, replacing Han Zheng who last week joined the elite Politburo Standing Committee.<br/><br/>The official Xinhua news agency today said that according to a decision of the Central Committee, Li, 58, would take up the party secretary post in Shanghai. The move puts Xi allies in China's four major municipalities – Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing – power centres on par administratively with provinces. Over the next few weeks and months, a series of other reshuffles will take place as the party moves people into new party and government positions.<br/><br/>