New Minister of Agriculture Appointed

Li Peng, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress delivers a speech at the 23rd session of the Standing Committee of Ninth National People's Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, August 31, 2001. The top legislature appointed Du Qinglin as Minister of Agriculture Friday, replacing Chen Yaobang.

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