China News Service, March 11, according to the website of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the State Council appointed and dismissed state staff.

  Guo Tingting (female) was appointed Assistant Minister of Commerce; Kang Yi was appointed Director of the National Bureau of Statistics; Wang Linggui was appointed Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council; Wang Xiqin was appointed President of Tsinghua University (deputy minister level).

  Ning Jizhe was removed from the positions of Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission and Director of the National Bureau of Statistics; Wang Yang was removed from the position of Deputy Minister of Transportation; Hu Wei was removed from the position of Deputy Director General of the General Administration of Customs; Song Zhe and Deng were removed from the position China's deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council; Wang Linggui was removed from the position of vice president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Qiu Yong was removed from the position of president of Tsinghua University.