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New president of PLA academy named

A new president of the People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Science was appointed on Monday, caixin.com reported. Gao Jin, the former assistant to the chief of staff, replaced Liu Chengjun, who just retired. At the same time, the political commissar of the Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Xu Yaoyuan, switched positions with the academy's political commissar, Sun Sijing. The PLA Academy of Military Science, established in 1958, is the military academic research institution under the leadership of the Central Military Commission and the center of the army's military scientific research.