China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has created a new ruling elite packed with loyalist officials primed to elevate his agenda of bolstering national security and of turning China into a technological great power.

Xi on Sunday revealed the new line-up for the Politburo Standing Committee, the Communist Party’s top echelon. The six men who will work under Xi all have close ties with him, and none are from a different factional background.

“Xi now truly owns the system, but any mistakes will also be his — unmistakably,” Dali Yang, a professor at the University of Chicago who researches Chinese politics, said in an interview. “He was dominant already and is even more dominant now. He owns it.”

The members of the Politburo Standing Committee are:

Xi Jinping: As well as party leader, he retains his title as head of the military, and is likely to remain state president.

Li Qiang: A new member. As party chief of Shanghai, he oversaw a contentious Covid lockdown. But his longstanding ties to Xi appeared to help him through. Li is on track to become China’s next Premier and is also expected to have an economic management role.

Zhao Leji: The low-key head of the party’s agency for investigating corruption and disloyalty.

Wang Huning: The party’s veteran ideological seer, who has shaped Xi’s nationalist ideas. He may get a new role.

Cai Qi: A new member. His ties to Xi go back over two decades to Fujian Province. Xi showed his trust by appointing him party chief of Beijing, the all-important capital.

Ding Xuexiang: A new member. A close aide to Xi, he almost always travels with the top leader, and helps him manage party matters.

Li Xi: A new member. He is the party secretary of Guangdong Province, where he tightened top-down control. He is set to lead the party’s agency for investigating corrupt or disloyal officials.