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Guangxi veteran bureaucrat takes over civil affairs ministry

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China's Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) has a new head. On June 30, the ministry's website showed that Li Changguan, 57, has been appointed Party secretary, replacing Lu Zhiyuan, 61, now heading the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.

Now Party secretary, Li is also expected to become minister so...