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China's cabinet appoints senior officials

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-23 17:37
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BEIJING: China's State Council, or Cabinet, Tuesday appointed Zhang Yong as director of the executive office of a new national food safety commission.

A circular issued by the State Council said Zhang's post is ministerial level.

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The State Council also appointed Yang Zhijin as the country's vice culture minister. Yang was former vice president of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, a nationwide non-governmental organization composed of associations of writers and artists.

The State Council also ended Chen Xiaoguang's and Zhou Heping's term as vice culture minister, and Wang Jun's term as vice director of the General Administration of Sport. The State Council also ended Cui Jizhe's term as vice president of the Xinhua News Agency.
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