China's agriculture vice minister elected new head of UN food agency FAO

Qu Dongyu (L), newly-elected Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), shakes hands with his predecessor Jose Graziano Da Silva during the 41st FAO Conference in Rome, Italy, June 23, 2019. Qu Dongyu, China's vice minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, was elected as new Director-General of FAO here on Sunday. Qu will officially take the post of new FAO chief starting on Aug. 1. (Xinhua/Alberto Lingria)