China’s State Council Announces Appointments and Dismissals of Officials

BEIJING, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) — The State Council, China’s central government, announced the appointment and dismissal of officials on Wednesday.

Chen Jiachang was appointed vice minister of Science and Technology. Hu Weilie was appointed vice minister of justice.

Liu Zhao was removed from his position as vice minister of Public Security. Xu Hongcai was removed from his post as vice minister of Finance. Xiang Dong will no longer be deputy director of the Office of Advanced Studies of the State Council. Yu Bing will no longer be deputy director of the National Energy Administration. END