State Council: Song Youchun appointed as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Sui Hongbo appointed as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs.

The State Council appoints and removes national employees. Song Youchun is appointed as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development; Sui Hongbo is appointed as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs; Shang Rui is appointed as Deputy Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council; Liu Haoling is appointed as Vice Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission; Zhang Liming is appointed as Deputy Director of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration; Huang Guo is appointed as Director of the National Drug Administration. Liu Zhenguo is removed from the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs; Shang Rui is removed from the position of Deputy Auditor General of the Audit Office; Yuan Ye is removed from the position of Deputy Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council; Tang Fanglin is removed from the position of Deputy Director of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration; Li Li is removed from the position of Director of the National Drug Administration.