China appoints Liu Guiping as new head of SAMR
( September 2, 2026, 09:43 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: China's State Council on Wednesday appointed Liu Guiping as head of the State Administration for Market Regulation, after the Communist Party named him party secretary of the agency last Friday. The cabinet also appointed Pan Xiaodong as SAMR vice minister and dismissed Meng Yang from the same position, according to a personnel notice published by the official Xinhua News Agency.Statement follows....
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