China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a news conference during the ongoing National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s parliamentary body, in Beijing, China March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee
March 19, 2018
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will retain his job and also be promoted to a state councilor, according to a list of nominations for posts for a government reshuffle announced on Monday.
Wei Fenghe, who already sits on the Central Military Commission which runs China’s armed forces, has been nominated for defense minister, while Chen Wenqing will retain his job as minister of state security.
The list was read out in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People with reporters present and will be formally voted on later in the morning.
(Reporting by Christian Shepherd and Zhang Shu; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)
