The State Council, China's highest governing body, appointed and removed a group of government officials on December 2.

Wang Guangya was appointed vice-minister of foreign affairs to replace Wang Yingfan;

Wang Yang and Zhang Guobao were appointed vice-ministers of the State Development Planning Commission;

Mou Benli was appointed vice-minister of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission to replace Cheng Hong and Wen Jing;

Li Changjiang was appointed deputy-commissioner of the General Administration of Customs and director of the State Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine to replace Tian Runzhi;

Wu Xiaohua was appointed director of the State Administration of Machinery Industry to replace Shao Qihui;

Jiang Mianheng was appointed vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences;

Xie Fuzhan was appointed deputy-director of the Development Research Center of the State Council;

Yang Bo was appointed head of the Central People's Broadcasting Station to replace An Jinglin;

Huang Yong'an was appointed China's representative to the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations to replace Lu Yongshou;

Bu Zhengfa was removed from the post of vice-minister of personnel.