Younger team comes to the fore

The new vice-chairpersons of the 11th NPC Standing Committee are generally younger and better educated than their predecessors.

Thirteen vice-chairpersons were elected on Saturday at the ongoing session of the 11th NPC. Wang Zhaoguo, Lu Yongxiang, Uyunqimg and Han Qide were reelected as vice-chairpersons, while Hua Jianmin, Chen Zhili, Zhou Tienong, Li Jianguo, Ismail Tiliwaldi, Jiang Shusheng, Chen Changzhi, Yan Junqi and Sang Guowei are new faces.

The number of the newly elected vice-chairpersons is two less than the 15 vice-chairpersons of the 10th NPC Standing Committee, echoing the country's overall strategy to cut bureaucracy and boost efficiency.