Shanghai mayor, Han Zheng (韩正) looks set to keep his job after donning a large yellow "hammer and sickle" novelty hat at a recent charity event.

Beijing believes that Han is 'a good comrade' and 'can continue to do a good job in Shanghai', new Shanghai Party chief Yu Zhengsheng was quoted as telling a recent meeting of senior city officials.

'More importantly, he also had the coolest hat at the end-of-year charity disco', Yu added.