China’s Li Qiang nominates four new vice premiers

China's Li Qiang nominates four new vice premiers

BEIJING: China’s Premier Li Qiang on Sunday (Mar 12) nominated Ding Xuexiang, Zhang Guoqing, Liu Guozhong and He Lifeng as vice premiers during the ongoing annual meeting of China’s parliament. 

He also nominated Li Shangfu as minister of defence.

Chen Yixin and Wang Xiaohong were nominated as ministers of state security and public security, respectively.

Qin Gang and He Rong were nominated as ministers of foreign affairs and justice, respectively.

China’s parliament, the National People’s Congress, will vote to approve the nominations on Sunday. 

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