Acting governor appointed in Guizhou

Shen Yiqin, former deputy Party chief of Guizhou province, was appointed vice-governor and acting governor of the southwestern province on Wednesday.

The decision was announced during a meeting of the 12th Standing Committee of the Guizhou provincial People's Congress in Guiyang. The meeting also accepted the resignation of former governor Sun Zhigang.

Sun was appointed as the province's Party chief in July. His predecessor, Chen Miner, was moved to Chongqing as Party chief.