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Beijing

State Council reshuffles officials

The State Council announced the appointment and removal of several senior officials on Friday. Tang Dengjie was appointed vice-minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, director of the China National Space Administration, chairman of the China Atomic Energy Authority, and the director of State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. Shi Jun was named vice-minister of the Ministry of Public Security, with Chen Zhimin removed from the post. Zheng Fuzhi and Liu Dawei were named assistant ministers of education.