China appoints former missile force commander defense minister

Описание: (19 Mar 2018) China on Monday made a series of appointments for vice premierships and key ministerial posts during its annual National People's Congress meeting.
A former missile force commander, Gen. Wei Fenghe, was named as new defense minister amid lingering concerns over the goals of China's rapid military modernization.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi was reappointed as China's top diplomat and also promoted to state counselor, while Zhao Kezhi was confirmed as minister of public security in charge of the police.
Chen Wenqing, a former top official in the ruling Communist Party's graft-busting agency, remains minister of state security responsible for espionage and counterintelligence.
Meanwhile, US-trained economist Yi Gang was appointed to succeed the longtime governor of China's central bank, Zhou Xiaochuan, at a time when the ruling Communist Party is trying to reduce financial risks and surging debt.
Liu He, Xi's economic adviser, was elevated to a post as vice premier, where he is expected to oversee economic reform.
The ruling Communist Party is under pressure to control surging debt, defuse mounting trade tensions with Washington and Europe and make the cooling, state-dominated economy more productive.
It has promised to open more industries to private and foreign competition but business groups and reform advocates complain Beijing is moving too slowly.

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