The State Council appoints and dismisses state functionaries. Li Chunlin and Yang Yinkai were appointed deputy directors of the National Development and Reform Commission; Dong Jianguo was appointed Deputy Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development; Wang Daoxi was appointed Vice Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources; Zhong Haidong was appointed Deputy Administrator of the National Agency for International Development Cooperation; Huang Huabo was appointed Deputy Director of the National Medical Security Bureau; Jung (female) was appointed Vice Chairman of China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission; Liu Jing and Pan Aihua were appointed Deputy Director-General of the National Defense Science, Technology and Industry Bureau; Li Hongyan (female) was appointed Deputy Director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange; Xu Xueyi was appointed Deputy Director of the China Geological Survey. Hu Zucai was removed from the post of Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission; Liang Tao was removed from the post of Vice Chairman of China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission; Wu Yanhua was removed from the post of Deputy Director of the National Defense Science, Technology and Industry Bureau; Li Pengde was relieved from his post as Deputy Director of the China Geological Survey. (Xinhua News Agency)