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Cabinet reshuffles senior positions

Xinhua, November 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

The State Council, China's cabinet, has announced a reshuffle of several senior officials, according to a circular issued Monday.

Gou Zhongwen will replace Liu Peng as head of the General Administration of Sport, and as the Executive President of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Cai Qi will replace Wang Anshun as Executive President of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Meanwhile, Chen Zhigang will replace Zheng Wenkai as deputy head of the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development. Endit