Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng attends a joint press conference following the 10th China-EU High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China September 25, 2023.
REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Oct 30 (Reuters) - China's economy tsar He Lifeng has been appointed director of a key ruling Communist Party economic body, matching his high-profile predecessor Liu He with a particularly powerful portfolio covering economic policy, the financial sector and trade ties with Washington.
He, who had previously headed the state planning agency, became one of China's four vice premiers in March when he replaced Liu He, who retired.
He has now also replaced Liu as director of the office of the Central Finance and Economic Affairs Commission, a party body headed by President Xi Jinping.
He could emerge as head of the resurrected Central Financial Work Commission, when state leaders, regulators and top bankers gather for a quinquennial, closed-door national financial work conference.
Persons:
Lifeng, Florence, Liu, Liu He, Xi Jinping, Xi, Li Qiang, Janet Yellen, Valdis Dombrovskis, Joe Cash, Simon Cameron, Moore
Organizations:
REUTERS, Rights, Communist Party, Washington, Central Finance, Economic Affairs Commission, U.S, Treasury, EU Trade, Harvard, Financial Work Commission, Bloomberg News, Thomson
Locations:
China, EU, Diaoyutai, Beijing, Rights BEIJING, Shanghai, China's, U.S