Ren Weidong is appointed as the Deputy Editor in Chief of Xinhua News Agency, and the State Council appoints and dismisses state officials: Xu Shouben is appointed as the Deputy Secretary General of the State Council
The State Council appoints and dismisses state officials.
Appoint Xu Shouben as the Deputy Secretary General of the State Council; Appoint Wang Guangyan as the Deputy Minister of Education; Appoint Wang Jiayi as the Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Education; Appoint Chen Jie as the Director of the National Language and Writing Work Committee; Appoint Ren Weidong as the Deputy Editor in Chief of Xinhua News Agency; Appoint Liu Huanxin as the Director of the State Grain and Material Reserve Bureau; Appoint Wang Shaozhong as the Director of the National Archives Administration; Appoint Gao Jian as the Deputy Director of the National Archives Administration; Appoint Shi Yingli as the Deputy Director of the National Security Bureau.
Dismiss Yang Yinkai from his position as Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission; Remove Liu Huanxin from his position as Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Director of the National Rural Revitalization Bureau; Dismiss Yang Wanming from the position of Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council; Dismiss Cong Liang from his position as Director of the National Grain and Material Reserve Bureau; Dismiss Pan Aihua from the position of Deputy Director of the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense; Remove Lu Guoqiang from his position as Director of the National Archives Administration.