BEIJING -- China's Communist Youth League once was an incubator for the country's future political elites. But since Chinese President Xi Jinping took power, the Youth League has lost influence and faces the prospect of losing out in this fall's leadership reshuffle during the 100th year of its existence.
The Communist Youth League was officially formed in May 1922, the year following the founding of the Communist Party. The group is made up of members between the ages of 14 and 28. Because many members came from rural areas, the Youth League was expected to echo the voice of the countryside to the party's central leadership.
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