New experts named to counselors' office to assist national policy

Six high-caliber experts have been hired by the State Council's Counselors' Office, bringing to 56 the number of the top consultants to the nation.

Those who newly joined the ranks are: Xu Xianping, a former deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission; He Xiurong and He Maochun, economics professionals; Shi Yong and Hu Peiyuan, who specialize in data research; and Ke Jinhua, who studies philosophy.

The office serves as a platform for other political parties to play a supervisory role over the nation's major policies and acts as a united front for the Communist Party of China to associate with other political parties in China.