03 Aug 2020
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On Friday, Xiao Yaqing took over as Party secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Xiao is taking the reins from former MIIT Party secretary and minister Miao Wei, who is stepping down after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65.
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