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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

Data Supplement

January 2008

J People’s Republic of China

J SAR

J SAR

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ISSN 0943-7533 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 1

Contents

The Main National Leadership of the PRC ...... 2 LIU Jen-Kai

The Main Provincial Leadership of the PRC ...... 31 LIU Jen-Kai

Data on Changes in PRC Main Leadership ...... 38 LIU Jen-Kai

PRC Agreements with Foreign Countries ...... 57 LIU Jen-Kai

PRC Laws and Regulations ...... 68 LIU Jen-Kai

Hong Kong SAR ...... 74 LIU Jen-Kai

Macau SAR ...... 81 LIU Jen-Kai

Taiwan ...... 85 LIU Jen-Kai

ISSN 0943-7533

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The Main National Leadership of the PRC

LIU Jen-Kai

Abbreviations and Explanatory Notes CCP CC Central Committee CCa Central Committee, alternate member CCDI Central Commission for Discipline Inspection CCm Central Committee, member CCSm Central Committee Secretariat, member PBa Politburo, alternate member PBm Politburo, member BoD Board of Directors Cdr. Commander CEO Chief Executive Officer Chp. Chairperson COO Chief Operating Officer CPPCC Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference CYL Communist Youth League Dep.Cdr. Deputy Commander Dep. P.C. Deputy Political Commissar Dir. Director exec. executive f female Gen.Man. General Manager Hon.Chp. Honorary Chairperson Hon.V.-Chp. Honorary Vice-Chairperson MD Military MPC Municipal People’s Congress MR Military Region NPC National People’s Congress PCC Political Consultative Conference PLA People’s Liberation Army Pol.Com. Political Commissar Pol.Dpt. Political Department PPC Provincial People’s Congress Pres. President RPC Regional People’s Congress V.-Chp. Vice-Chairperson V.-Gov. Vice-Governor V.-Min. Vice-Minister V.-Pres. Vice-President

Chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of autonomous regional governments are equivalent to governors and vice-governors of provinces and to mayors and vice-mayors of , , and . Year and month behind a name indicate the date the person assumed the post or was identified in this position. China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 3

Ouyang Song 05/08 Chinese Communist Party (f) (exec.) CCm 03/01 CCP CC General Secretary Bolin 98/03 02/11 Zhang 07/03 Secretary-General: Gao Shiqi 06/04

Propaganda (Publicity) Department POLITBURO Director: PBm CCSm 02/10 Deputy Directors: Standing Committee Members Gao Junliang 00/10 Hu Jintao 92/10 Guo Yiqiang 04/05 02/11 Hu Zhenmin 02/10 02/11 (exec.) 01/10 02/11 Li Congjun 01/07 Li 02/11 02/05 CCSm 07/10 00/04 07/10 Ouyang Jian 06/01 Guoqiang 07/10 Wang CCm 00/06 07/10 CCm 04/12 Secretary-General: Gan Yinglie 01/03 Other Politburo Members Work Department 07/10 02/11 Director: CCm 07/12 02/11 Deputy Directors: 07/10 Chen Xiqing 03/08 02/11 Hu Deping 98/09 Liu Qi 02/11 Yuejin 03/09 Liu Yunshan CCSm 02/11 Li Dezhu 92/11 (f) 07/10 Liang Jinquan 03/08 CCSm 07/10 Lou Zhihao 03/09 07/10 Sita 06/09 07/10 Zhu Weiqun 98/10 02/11 Secretary-General: You Luoping 03/12 02/11 International Department 07/10 02/11 Director: CCm 03/04 07/10 Deputy Directors: Chen Fengxiang 06/01 CCP CC Secretariat Liu Hongcai 03/08 Members: Ma Wenpu 97/08 CCm 02/11 Zhang Zhijun 00/11 Li Yuanchao PBm 07/10 Secretary-General: Li Yang ? 01/05 07/10 Commission for Politics and Law Liu Yunshan PBm 02/11 07/10 Secretary: () Xi Jinping (exec.) PBm 07/10 Deputy Secretaries: Zhou Yongkang PBm 02/12 CCP Central Military Commission Members: See under National Military Leadership 91/01 Sun Zhongtong CCm 05/12 Commission for Discipline Inspection Tang Tianbiao 01/12 CCm 98/04 Secretary: PBm 07/10 (f) CCm 05/12 Deputy Secretaries: 93/12 Gan Yisheng 07/01 98/04 He Yong CCSm 97/09 Zhang Fusen 00/12 07/10 Zhang Shutian 03/12 Li Yufu 07/10 Secretary-General: Wang Shengjun CCm 98/03 (f) CCm 04/01 Deputy Secretary-Generals: Sun Zhongtong CCm 07/10 Chen Jiping 94/02 Zhang Huixin 02/01 Wang Jingrong 02/06 07/10 Zhang Geng 99/02 Secretary-General: Gan Yisheng 03/08 General Office General Office Director: Zhang Mingqi 01/05 Director: Ling Jihua CCSm 07/09 Commission for Comprehensive Management of Deputy Directors: Social Security Fan Shijin 03/01 Mao Linkun 03/01 Chairperson: (Luo Gan) You Xigui 97/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Central Bodyguards Bureau Chen Jiping 06/01 Director: Cao Qing 07/09 (f) 03/07 Jia Chunwang 03/07 Organization Department Wang Shengjun CCm 06/01 Xiao Yang 98/05 Director: Li Yuanchao PBm 07/10 Zhou Yongkang PBm 03/06 Deputy Directors: General Office 03/07 Director: Chen Jiping 94/02 Li Zhiyong 05/07 4 January 2008

Leading Group for Preventing Juveniles from Breaking the Wang Weihua 03/09 Law and Committing Crimes Zhang Baijia 05/08 Head: Gu Xiulian (f) 06/04 Zhang Qihua (f) 03/07

Commission for Protection of Party Secrets Party Literature Research Center Chairperson: Wang Gang PBm 04/01 Director: Teng Wensheng CCm 02/11 Vice-Chairperson: Mao Linkun 04/09 Deputy Directors: National Administration for the Protection of State Secrets Chen Qun 97/08 Director: Xia Yong 05/06 Li Jie 04/12 Yang Shengqun 98/11 Central Organization Committee Director: Wen Jiabao PBm 03/03 Policy Research Center Deputy Directors: Director: Wang Huning CCSm 03/05 () 03/03 Deputy Directors: Members: Fang Li 04/05 He Guoqiang PBm 03/03 He Yiting 00/11 CCm 03/03 Wang Tiangeng 03/09 Jin Renqing 03/03 Wang Tianzeng 04/05 07/08 Wei Jianlin 03/07 Wang Gang PBm 03/03 Xinli 01/09 Zhang Bolin 03/03 General Office Central Party School Director: Wang Dongming 07/08 President: Xi Jinping PBm 07/12 Deputy Directors: Vice-Presidents: Cui Zhanfu 01/09 Li Jingtian (exec.) 07/12 Dai Guangqian 01/04 Li Junru 00/06 Huang Wenping 04/01 01/09 Ling Jihua CCSm 01/09 (exec.) CCm 06/07 Wang Lanming 01/04 Sun Qingju 03/10 Wu Zhilun 04/01 Yu Yunyao (exec.) 01/09 Central Guidance Committee on Ethical and Cultural Zhang Zhixin 98/03 Construction (Spiritual Civilization Steering Academic Committee Chairperson: Zheng Bijian 00/04 Committee) Vice-Chairpersons: Chairperson: PBm 02/12 Su Xing 00/04 Vice-Chairpersons: Xing Bensi 00/04 Chen (f) CCm 03/08 Liu Yunshan PBm CCSm 02/12 People’s Daily General Office Director: CCm 02/11 Director: Hu Zhenmin 03/09 Deputy Directors: Deputy Director: Zhai Weihua 03/09 He Chongyuan 05/07 Zhu Xinmin 98/08 Work Committee for Organs under Central Committee Editor-in-Chief: Zhang Yannong 03/07 Chairperson: Wang Gang PBm 99/03 Deputy Editors-in-Chief: Vice-Chairpersons: Chen Junhong 04/11 Chen Ximing (f) CCa 03/03 Jiang Shaogao 00/05 He Hulin 03/07 Liang Heng 00/06 Huang Yanming 03/11 Mi Bohua 05/03 Jia Xiang 98/06 Yu Ning 98/08 Sun Xiaoqun (exec.) 04/07 Wang Jingmao 91/01 Guangming Daily Wu Shaozu (exec.) 00/06 Editor-in-Chief: Gou Tianlin 05/06 Wu Yuping (f) 03/10 Deputy Editors-in-Chief: Yang Jinyong 06/07 He Dongping 01/02 Zhao Kai 05/04 Li Jingrui (exec.) 95/03 Discipline Inspection Work Committee for Organs under Zhai Huisheng 97/02 Central Committee Zhao Derun 03/10 Secretary: Wu Yuping (f) 03/10 Qiushi Bimonthly Work Committee for Central Government Organs Director: Wu Hengquan 04/10 Chairperson: Hua Jianmin CCm 03/06 Editor-in-Chief: Li Baoshan 03/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Dep.Eds.-in-Chief: Huang Yanming 01/12 Wang Maohua 97/05 Shao Xujun Xia Weidong 03/03 Yang Yanyin (f) (exec.) 04/12 Zhang Xiaolin 02/07 Zang Xianfu 02/10 Zhu Junfeng 97/05 Discipline Inspection Work Committee for Central Government Organs Central Financial and Economic Leading Group Secretary: Ma Zhipeng 03/01 Head: Hu Jintao PBm 03/06 Party History Research Center Deputy Head: Wen Jiabao PBm 03/00 General Office Director: vacant Director: Wang Chunzheng 03/03 Deputy Directors: Deputy Director: Chen Xiwen 03/03 Gu Anlin 01/07 Li Zhongjie 03/08 Central Leading Group for Financial Safety Long Xinmin 07/04 Head: Wen Jiabao PBm 02/11 Lü Shiguang 07/03 Deputy Heads: China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 5

Dai Xianglong CCm 02/11 CCm 03/07 CCm 02/11 Central Foreign Affairs Leading Group Central Leading Group for Rural Work Head: Hu Jintao PBm 03/06 Head: Wen Jiabao PBm 98/00 Deputy Head: (Zeng Qinghong) 03/08 Deputy Heads: Central Foreign Affairs Office (State Council Foreign Hui Liangyu PBm 03/03 Affairs Office) Xu Youfang 03/07 Director: CCm 05/04 General Office Deputy Directors: Director: Chen Xiwen 03/03 Du Qiwen 06/10 Qiu Yuanping (f) 04/07 Central Leading Group for Constitutional Amendment Yuan Tao 03/08 Head: Wu Bangguo PBm 03/06 Members: Central Taiwan Affairs Leading Group CCm 03/06 Head: Hu Jintao PBm 03/06 Hua Jianmin CCm 03/06 Deputy Heads: Liu Yunshan PBm CCSm 03/06 Jia Qinglin PBm 03/05 Teng Wensheng CCm 03/06 (Zeng Qinghong) 03/08 Wang Huning CCSm 03/06 Members: Zhang Chunsheng 04/04 Chen Yunlin 98/05 General Office Guo Boxiong PBm 03/05 Director: Yang Yingyu 04/04 Liu Yandong (f) CCm 03/05 03/05 Central Leading Group for Publicity, News, Radio and Wang Gang PBm 03/10 Television, and Publication Work Xiong Guangkai 96/02 Deputy Head: (Zeng Qinghong) 00/07 Xu Yongyue 98/05 Secretary-General: Tang Jiaxuan 03/06 Central Leading Group for Party Building Central Overseas Publicity Office (State Council Head: Xi Jinping PBm CCSm 07/12 Information Office) Deputy Head: Li Yuanchao PBm CSSm 07/12 Director: 05/08 Central Leading Group for Judicial Structure Reform Deputy Directors: Head: Luo Gan 07/09 Cai Mingzhao 01/05 Deputy Head: Zhou Yongkang PBm 07/09 Li Bing 93/07 Qian Xiaoqian 04/02 Central Leading Group for Educational Activities for Wang Guoqing 00/12 Secretary-General: Zhao Shaohua (f) 99/09 Maintaining the Advanced Nature Internet Information Management Bureau Head: He Guoqiang PBm 03/04 Head: Wang Qingcun 00/04 Central Leading Group for Propaganda (Publicity) Central Taiwan Work Office (State Council Taiwan and Ideological Work Affairs Office) Head: Li Changchun PBm 03/09 Director: Chen Yunlin 96/12 Deputy Head: Liu Yunshan PBm CCSm 03/09 Deputy Directors: Sun Yafu 04/02 Central Leading Group on Tackling Commercial Wang Fuqing 00/05 Bribery Ye Kedong 06/08 Head: He Yong CCSm 06/03 Zheng Lizhong (exec.) CCa 05/06 Deputy Heads: Li Yubin 07/02 Central Compilation and Translation Bureau Li Yufu 06/07 Director: Wei Jianhua 97/10 Deputy Directors: Leading Group for State Security Li Qiqing 00/01 Head: Hu Jintao PBm 02/12 Wang Xuedong 05/03 Deputy Heads: Wei Haisheng 04/01 Wen Jiabao PBm 02/12 Yu Keping 02/10 (Zeng Qinghong) 02/12 Zhang Weifeng 04/01

State Coordinating Group for Anti-terrorism Work Central Research Institute of Culture and History General Office Curator: Qi Gong 99/11 Deputy Directors: Deputy Curator: Yuan Xingpei 99/11 Li Wei 04/06 Xiong Desheng 04/06 Institute of Archives (State Archives Administration) Curator: Yang Dongquan 06/07 Deputy Curators: Central Coordinating and Leading Group for the Duan Dongsheng 05/03 Management of Newspapers and Publications Li Heping (f) 05/11 Head: ? Li Minghua 05/03 Yang Jibo 06/07 Central Coordinating Group for Talents’ Work Head: He Guoqiang PBm 03/06 Central Coordinating Group for Hong Kong and Macau Work Head: Xi Jinping PBm CSSm 07/10 Deputy Heads: 6 January 2008

STATE PRESIDENT NPC Standing Committee President: Hu Jintao PBm 03/03 Macau SAR Basic Law Committee Vice-President: Zeng Qinghong 03/03 Chairperson: Qiao Xiaoyang 99/12 President’s Office Vice-Chairpersons: Director: Chen Shiju 03/10 Li Chengjun 04/12 Li Fei 06/02 NATIONAL PEOPLE’S Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee Chairperson: Liu Mingzu 03/03 CONGRESS Vice-Chairpersons: Li Chunting 01/12 STANDING COMMITTEE Lu Ming 03/03 Chairperson: Wu Bangguo PBm 03/03 Ma Qizhi 07/04 Chairperson’s Office Shu Huiguo 03/03 Director: Wu Wenchang 99/11 Tang Tianbiao 05/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Wan Baorui 03/03 98/03 Wang Yunlong 05/12 Shisun 98/03 07/03 Gu Xiulian (f) 03/03 03/03 , Science, Culture and Public Health (f) 98/03 Committee 03/03 Chairperson: Zhu Lilan (f) 03/03 98/03 Vice-Chairpersons: 03/03 Bai Keming 07/08 CCm 03/03 Chen Nanxian 03/03 03/03 Jiang Zhuping 01/12 03/03 03/03 (f) CCm 03/03 03/03 Wang Zhaoguo (exec.) PBm 03/03 05/12 98/03 Wu Jichuan 03/03 Secretary-General: Sheng Huaren 03/03 Xing Shizhong 03/03 Deputy Secretary-Generals: Xu Rongkai 06/10 Cao Weizhou 03/08 He Yehui (f) 04/10 Environmental and Resources Protection Committee Li Lianning 04/10 Chairperson: Mao Rubai 03/03 Liu Zhenwei 05/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Qiao Xiaoyang 03/03 Cao Bochun 06/06 Sun Wei 04/10 Feng Zhijun 03/03 Wang Qingxi 03/08 Huang Zhiquan 06/10 Wang Wanbin 05/12 Qian Yi (f) 03/03 NPC Standing Committee Budgetary Work Committee 03/08 Xu Yongqing 03/03 Chairperson: Liu Jibin 03/03 Ye Rutang 01/02 Vice-Chairpersons: Zhang Wentai 05/12 Feng Shuping (f) 04/10 Zhu Yuli 03/03 Wang Dacheng 03/03 Yao Sheng 04/10 Financial and Economic Committee NPC Standing Committee Chairperson: Fu Zhihuan 03/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Legislative Affairs Commission Du Yijin 03/03 Chairperson: Hu Kangsheng 03/03 Guo Shuyan 03/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Han Yuqun 07/06 An Jian 03/08 03/03 Li Fei 03/03 Liu Jibin 03/03 Shen Chunyao 07/04 03/03 Wang Shengming 03/03 Shi Xiushi 06/06 Xin Chunying (f) 04/10 Wang Mengkui 03/03 Wen Shizhen 05/02 NPC Standing Committee Yan Yixun 03/03 Credentials Committee 05/12 Chairperson: He Chunlin 03/04 Zhang Youcai 03/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Zhou Zhengqing 00/04 Hu Guangbao 03/04 Sun Xiaoqun 03/04 Foreign Affairs Committee Wang Liping 03/04 Chairperson: Jiang Enzhu 03/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Ji Peiding 03/03 NPC Standing Committee Lü Congmin 03/03 Hong Kong SAR Basic Law Committee Ma Wenpu 03/03 Nan Zhenzhong 03/03 Tong Fu 98/03 Chairperson: Qiao Xiaoyang 03/03 03/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Yang Guoliang 03/03 Elsie Leung Oi-sie (f) 06/02 Li Fei 06/02 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 7

Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee Chairperson: He Chunlin 03/03 Vice-Chairpersons: 05/12 Jiamuyang Luosangjiumei 03/03 Tudanquejinima Li Xinliang 03/03 Liu Heng 98/03 05/02 Tao Siju 98/03 Zhang Dinghua 98/12 Zhang Xuezhong 06/12 Zhang Zhijian 03/03 Zhu Mingshan 03/03 Law Committee Chairperson: Yang Jingyu 03/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Hong Hu 05/02 Hu Guangbao 00/04 Hu Kangsheng 03/03 Jiang Qiangui (f) 03/03 Li Chong’an 03/03 Qiao Xiaoyang 98/03 02/04 Wang Yiming 03/03 Zhou Kunren 03/03

Nationalities Committee Chairperson: Doje Cering 03/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Chen Shineng 03/03 Kui Fulin 03/03 Maimaitiming Abudureyimu 03/03 Wang Liping 03/03 Wei Jianeng 03/03 Wu Lianyuan 03/03 Youren 03/03

Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee Chairperson: 03/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Du Tiehuan 03/03 Zhaoshu 03/03 Lu Ruihua 03/03 Wang Jianshuang 03/03 Wang Songda 03/03 Yang Guoqing 98/03 Zhang Guoying (f) 03/03 8 January 2008

Zhao Baige (f) 03/09 STATE COUNCIL Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence Premier: Chairperson: 07/08 Wen Jiabao PBm 03/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Premier’s Office 05/08 Director: Qiu Xiaoxiong 03/06 Jin Zhuanglong 05/08 Vice-Premiers: 04/05 Hui Liangyu PBm 03/03 Sun Qin 05/08 (f) 03/03 Yu Liegui 04/05 03/03 Secretary-General: 06/09 National Space Administration State Councillors: Director: Sun Laiyan 04/05 03/03 Deputy Directors: (f) CCm 03/03 Bai Bai’er 93/10 Hua Jianmin CCm 03/03 Guo Baozhu 00/10 Tang Jiaxuan 03/03 Wang Liheng 93/10 Zhou Yongkang PBm 03/03 Xia Guohong 93/10 State Atomic Energy Agency State Council’s General Office Director: Sun Qin 05/08 Secretary-General: Hua Jianmin CCm 03/03 Deputy Directors: Deputy Secretary-Generals: Li Donghui 99/05 Jiao Huancheng 02/07 Xu Yuming 99/05 Li Shishi 04/01 National Nuclear Safety Administration Xiang Zhaolun 07/01 Director: 07/01 CCm 06/01 Zhang Yong 04/01 MINISTRIES

Agriculture Minister : 06/12 ORGANS OF THE STATE Vice-Ministers: Fan Xiaojian 00/12 COUNCIL 07/08 Niu Dun 04/08 State Bureau of Archives Wie Chaoan 06/01 Yin Chengjie 04/08 See under CCP 00/03 State Bureau of Secrets Protection Civil Affairs See under CCP Minister: Li Xueju 03/03 Vice-Ministers: Chen Jiechang 03/06 COMMISSIONS 06/01 Jiang Li (f) 01/05 Development and Reform 03/12 Luo Pingfei 01/05 Chairperson: CCm 03/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Commerce Bi Jingquan 06/02 Du Ying 05/08 Minister: 07/12 Mu Hong 08/01 Vice-Ministers: Ou Xinqian (f) 03/05 Chen Deming 07/12 Wang Jinxiang 05/08 03/12 Xie Zhenhua 07/01 Jiang Zengwei 05/10 Zhang Guobao 99/12 Liao Xiaoqi 03/05 Zhang Mao 06/06 Ma Xiuhong (f) 03/05 Zhang Xiaoqiang 03/11 Wei Jianguo 03/03 Zhu Zhixin CCm 03/03 Yi Xiaozhun 05/10 Secretary-General: Han Yongwen 06/12 Yu (exec.) 03/05 Ethnic Affairs Communications Chairperson: Li Dezhu 98/03 Minister: Li Shenglin CCm 05/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Vice-Ministers: Danzhu Angben 06/04 Feng Zhenglin 03/06 Wu Shimin 03/06 Huang Xianyao 04/08 06/06 Weng Mengyong 00/11 Yang Jianqiang 03/06 Xu Zuyuan 04/05 Maritime Safety Administration Population and Family Planning Director-General: Hong Shanxiang 99/10 Deputy Director-Generals: Chairperson: Zhang Weiqing CCm 98/03 Liu Dehong 98/10 Vice-Chairpersons: Liu Gongchen (exec.) 98/10 Jiang Fan 05/08 Song Jianhu 98/10 (f) 07/08 Wang Jinfu 98/10 Pan Guiyu (f) 01/02 Wang Peian 06/03 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 9

Construction Labor and Social Security Minister: Wang Guangtao 01/12 Minister: CCm 05/06 Vice-Ministers: Vice-Ministers: Huang Wie 03/09 Hu Xiaoyi 06/03 07/08 Sun Baoshu 07/02 Qi Ji 07/03 Yang Zhiming 08/01 Qiu Baoxing 01/12 Yuan Yanpeng 07/02 Zhang Xiaojian 01/07 Culture Minister: 98/03 Land and Resources Vice-Ministers: Minister: 07/04 01/04 Vice-Ministers: Meng Xiaosi (f) 97/07 Li Yuan 98/04 Yu Youjun 07/08 99/05 Zhao Weisui 01/10 Wang Min 04/08 Zheng Xinmiao 02/11 Wang Shiyuan 05/12 Zhou Heping 01/04 Yun Xiaosu 04/08 China Geological Survey Education Director: Wang Min 07/05 Minister: 03/03 Deputy Director: Zhong Ziran 07/05 Vice-Ministers: Chen Xiaoya (f) 04/05 National Defence Li Weihong (f) 05/10 Minister: Cao Gangchuan 03/03 Wu Qidi (f) 03/06 01/04 Personnel Zhang Xinsheng 01/04 Minister: 07/08 Zhao Qinping 01/04 Vice-Ministers: State Language Work Committee He Xian 05/04 Chairperson: Zhao Qinping 05/11 Ji Yunshi 06/10 Li Zhiyong 07/08 Finance Wang Xiaochu 03/06 Minister: Xie Xuren CCm 07/08 Yang Shiqiu 07/05 Vice-Ministers: Li Yong 03/09 Public Security Liao Xiaojun 02/09 Minister: CCm 07/10 05/11 Vice-Ministers: 06/12 Bai Jingfu (exec.) CCm 91/10 Zhu Zhigang 00/11 Liu De 05/04 Liu Jing CCm 01/05 Foreign Affairs 05/04 Minister: CCm 07/04 04/05 Vice-Ministers: Zhang Xinfeng 05/04 Dai Bingguo CCm 03/04 Li Jinzhang 06/01 Railways Lü Guozeng 06/01 Minister:Liu Zhijun CCm 03/03 07/09 Vice-Ministers: Wu Dawei 04/08 Hu Yadong 03/07 03/05 Lu Chunfang 05/04 Lu Dongfu 03/07 Health Peng Kaizhou 02/01 Minister: 07/06 Wang Zhiguo 06/09 Vice-Ministers: Chen Xiaohong 05/01 Science and Technology Gao Qiang 07/06 Minister: 07/04 Huang Jiefu 01/11 Vice-Ministers: 07/10 Cao Jianlin 06/10 01/11 Cheng Jinpei 00/05 Wang Guoqiang 07/03 98/04 Liu Yanhua 01/12 Information Industry Shang Yong 05/02 Minister: CCm 03/03 Vice-Ministers: State Security Gou Zhongwen 02/03 Minister: CCm 07/08 Jiang Yaoping 04/05 Vice-Ministers: 99/05 Dong Haizhou 06/09 Xi Guohua 03/05 06/09 Qiu Shi 06/02 Justice Sun Yonghai 06/06 Minister: Wu Aiying (f) CCm 05/07 Vice-Ministers: Supervision Chen Xunqiu 06/05 Minister: Ma Wen (f) CCm 07/08 Hao Chiyong 06/05 Vice-Ministers: Zhang Sujun 05/09 07/12 Zhao Dacheng 06/05 Qu Wanxiang 03/12 Wang Wei 07/12 Yao Zengke 07/09 10 January 2008

Water Resources Ma Rupei 07/05 Minister: Chen Lei 07/04 Ren Qiliang 07/06 Vice-Ministers: Xu Yousheng 01/04 03/08 Zhao Yang 01/04 Hu Siyi 05/12 Jiao Yong 05/05 Foreign Affairs Office Zhou Ying (f) 05/05 See under CCP Legislative Affairs Office ORGANS AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL Director: Cao Kangtai 02/09 Deputy Directors: Gao Fengtao 04/11 People’s Bank of China Song Dahan 98/04 Governor: Zhou Xiaochuan CCm 02/12 03/06 Vice-Governors: Zhang Qiong 03/06 Hu Xiaolian (f) 05/08 06/06 Information Office Ma Delun 07/12 See under CCP Su Ning 03/12 07/01 Currency Policy Committee Chairperson: Zhou Xiaochuan CCm 03/06 See under CCP Branch Governor: Li Mingchang 04/06 Guangzhou Branch ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY Governor: Ma Jing 00/11 Jinan Branch UNDER THE STATE COUNCIL Governor: Yang Ziqiang 04/06 WITH SPECIAL STATUS Branch Governor: Sun Gongsheng 04/06 Shanghai Headquarters State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Director: Su Ning 07/07 Commission Shanghai Branch Chairperson: Li Rongrong CCm 03/03 Governor: Hu Pingxi 01/07 Vice-Chairpersons: Branch Huang Danhua (f) 06/04 Governor: Song Xingguo 03/04 Huang Shuhe 03/05 Tianjin Branch Li Wei 05/11 Governor: Guo Qingping 04/02 Ma Jiantang 03/11 Wuhan Branch Shao Ning 03/06 Governor: Xu Lianchu 03/09 Wang Ruixiang 03/05 Xi’an Branch 03/06 Governor: Ao Huicheng 04/02 Auditing Administration ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTLY Auditor-General: 98/03 Deputy Auditor-Generals: UNDER THE STATE COUNCIL Dong Dasheng 00/05 Linghu An 01/12 96/09 General Administration of Customs Shi Aizhong 04/08 Director: Mou Xinsheng 01/04 Yu Xiaoming (f) 04/08 Deputy Directors: 03/03 Li Kenong 00/11 WORKING BODIES UNDER THE Lü Bin 08/01 Sheng Guangzu 00/11 STATE COUNCIL Sun Songpu 03/11 Smuggling Cases Investigation Bureau Chief: Lü Bin 06/12 State Council Research Office Director: Wei Liqun CCm 01/03 General Administration of Civil Aviation of China Deputy Directors: (CAAC) 03/06 Director: Li Jiaxiang (act.) 08/01 Hou Yunchun 02/06 Deputy Directors: Jiang Xiaojuan (f) 04/08 Gao Hongfeng 00/04 Li Bingkun 04/08 Li Jian 07/02 Ning Jizhe 07/04 Li Jiaxiang 08/01 Qiu Xiaoxiong 03/06 Wang Changshun 04/08 Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Yang Guoqing 01/05 Director : Liao Hui CCm 97/07 State General Administration for Industry and Deputy Directors: Commerce Chen Zuo’er (exec.) 98/02 Zhang Xiaoming 04/07 Director: 06/10 Zhou Bo 03/06 Deputy Directors: Fu Shuangjian 08/01 Overseas Chinese Affairs Office Liu Fan 03/06 Liu Yuting 03/06 Director: (f) 07/05 Wang 04/08 Deputy Directors: Zhong Youping 05/10 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 11

Deputy Directors: General Administration of Press and Publications Li Ganjie 07/01 (State Copyright Bureau) Pan Yue 03/05 Director: Liu Binjie 07/04 Wu Xiaoqing 05/11 Deputy Directors: 04/12 Li Dongdong (f) 06/12 Zhou Jian 07/01 Sun Shoushan 06/12 State Forestry Administration Wu Shulin 04/11 Director: Jia Zhibang CCm 05/12 Yan Xiaohong 06/12 Deputy Directors: Lei Jiafu 01/02 China National Copyright Administration Li Yucai 98/03 Director: Liu Binjie 07/04 Zhang Jianlong 03/09 Deputy Director: Yan Xiaohong 04/05 Zhao Xuemin 03/10 Zhu Lieke 01/11 General Administration of Work Safety State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Director: Li Yizhong CCm 05/02 Deputy Directors: Director: Tian Lipu 05/06 Liang Jiakun 03/10 Deputy Directors: Sun Huashan 03/11 Li Yuguang 03/09 Wang Dexue 01/03 Lin Binghui 02/09 Wang Xianzheng 05/02 Xing Shengcai 02/09 08/01 Yang Tiejun 06/07 General Office Zhang Qin 03/09 Director: Jin Kening 02/03 Patent Office of SIPO

State Administration of Coal Mine Safety Director: Zhao Tiechui 05/02 State General Administration of Supervision and Deputy Directors: Quarantine Fu Jianhua 05/02 Director: Li Changjiang CCm 01/04 Peng Jianxun 05/12 Deputy Directors: Wang Shuhe 05/02 Pu Changcheng 01/04 07/04 State Administration of Radio, Film and Television Zhi Shuping 05/10 Director: Wang Taihua CCm 04/12 Deputy Directors: State Administration of Religious Affairs Hu Zhanfan 01/04 Director: Ye Xiaowen CCa 95/07 Lei Yuanliang 03/08 Deputy Directors: Tian Jin 04/08 Jiang Jianyong 05/06 Zhang Haitao 98/04 Qi Xiaofei 02/09 Zhao Shi (f) 98/04 ’an 98/07 Central People's Broadcasting Station Director: Wang Qiu 07/07 National Bureau of Statistics (CCTV) Director: 06/10 Director: Zhao Huayong 99/01 Deputy Directors: China Radio International (CRI) Lin Xianyu 01/10 Director: Wang Gengnian 04/12 Xie Hongguang 06/07 Xu Xianchun 06/07 State Food and Drug Administration Xu Yifan 04/08 Director: Shao Mingli 05/06 Zhang Weimin 04/07 Deputy Directors: Liu Yi 06/12 China National Tourism Administration 06/09 Director: Shao Qiwei 05/03 Zhang Jingli 06/12 Deputy Directors: Du Jiang 07/08 State General Administration of Sports Du Yili (f) 06/12 Director: Liu Peng CCm 04/12 Wang Zhifa 05/07 Deputy Directors: Zhang Xiqin 99/06 Cai Zhenhua 07/04 Cui Dalin 07/04 Counsellors’ Office Duan Shijie 99/08 Director: Cui Zhanfu 03/01 Feng Jianzhong 05/08 Deputy Directors: Hu Jiayan (f) 05/12 Chen Heliang 95/06 Wang Jun 03/12 Jiang Minglin 01/01 05/08 Zhang Zhannong 04/10 Yu Zaiqing 99/08 All-China Sports Federation Government Offices Administration President: Li Zhijian 00/05 Director: Jiao Huancheng 97/07 State Administration of Taxation Deputy Directors: Gao Xiang 00/12 Director: ? Jian Baowei 04/12 Deputy Directors: Li Baorong 07/02 Qian Guanlin 01/04 Xun Huanzhong 98/11 Song Lan (f) 07/01 04/11 Xie Xuezhi 07/05 State Environmental Protection Administration Director: CCm 05/12 12 January 2008

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Zhang Fusheng (exec.) 02/06 Zhang Liang (exec.) 06/11 China Post Group General Manager: Liu Andong 06/12 China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Deputy General Managers: President: Chen Xiaojin 99/07 Feng Xinsheng 07/01 Li Guohua 07/01 China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) Liu Mingguang 07/01 President: Li Changyin 01/10 Zhang Yafei 07/01 China Three Gorges Project Development China International Travel Service (CITS) Corporation President: Yao Yuecan 06/09 President: Li Yong’an 03/11

China National Gold Group Corporation POWER INDUSTRY President: 07/01 State Grid Corporation of China Aluminium Corporation of China Ltd. (Chalco) President: Liu Zhenya CCa 05/03 Chairperson/CEO: Xiao Yaqing 04/06 President: Xiong Weiping 04/08 China Southern Power Grid Chairperson: Yuan Maozhen 03/03 China Electronics Corporation (CEC) President: Zhao Jianguo 07/01 Chairperson: Xiong Qunli 06/02 China Datang (Group) Corporation China Great Wall Industry Corporation President: Zhai Ruoyu 02/12 President: Wang Haibo 04/12 China Guodian Corporation Construction Corporation (CRCC) President: Zhou Dabing 07/01 Chairperson: Li Guorui 06/10 President: Jin Puqing 06/10 China Huadian Corporation President: Cao Peixi 06/10 China Railway Engineering Group Co. Ltd. (CREC) President: Li Changjin 07/03 China Huaneng Group President: 01/07 China Road & Bridge Corporation (CRBC) Chairperson: Chen Yusheng 06/08 China Power International Development President: Zhang Jianchu 06/11 President: Li Xiaolin (f) 08/01

China National Real Estate Development Group Chairperson: Zhen Shaohua 05/04 STEEL INDUSTRY President: Xu Lipeng 05/04 China Iron and Steel Association SINOHYDRO Corporation President: Xie Qihua (f) 05/02 President: Fan Jixiang 06/03 Anben Iron and Steel Group (ABIS) China Everbright Group Chairperson/Pres.: Zhang Xiaogang 07/01 Chairperson: Tang Shuangning 07/06 Vice-Chairperson: Guo You 07/02 Baotou Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. President: Zang Qiutao 07/02 Chairperson: Lin Donglu 00/08 Vice-Presidents: President : Si Yongtao 04/12 Kang Zhen (f) 07/02 Li Xueming 07/02 Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. Chairperson: Liu Rujun 02/07 China Everbright Holdings Co. Ltd. President: Wang Yifang 02/11 Chairperson: Wang Mingquan CCa 00/06 China Everbright International Ltd. Magang (Group) Holding Co., Ltd. (Masteel) Chairperson: Wang Mingquan CCa 00/06 President: Gu Jianguo 06/01 Vice-Chairpersons: Li Xueming 03/06 Maanshan Iron & Steel Co.. Ltd. Zang Qiutao 04/09 Chairperson: Gu Jianguo 07/03 CEO: Chen Xiaoping 03/11 President: Zhu Changqiu 07/03 Gen.Man.: Philip Fan Yan Hok 03/11 China Everbright Limited Panzhihua Iron and Steel (Group) Co. Chairperson: Wang Mingquan CCa 07/02 Everbright Securities Co., Ltd. Chairperson: Fan Zhengwei 06/06 Chairperson: Wang Mingquan CCa 07/02 President: Yu Zisu 07/01 President: Xu Haoming 07/02 China Everbright Investment Management Corp. Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation (Baosteel) Chairperson: Xu Lejiang 07/01 China Great Wall Computer Group President: 07/01 Chairperson: Chen Zhaoxiong 04/05 Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Lenovo Group Ltd. Chairperson: Xu Lejiang 06/05 Chairperson: Yang Yuanqing 05/05 President: Ai Baojun 00/02 Pres./CEO: William J. Amelio 06/08 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 21

Shougang Group (Capital Steel) China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Co., Ltd. Chairperson: Zhu Jimin 00/07 (SINOTRUK) President: Wang 03/00 Chairperson: Ma Chunji 01/01 President : Cai Dong 03/06 Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corporation President: 05/03 AVIATION

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY China National Aviation Holding Co. (CNAH) President: Li Jiaxiang 04/07 China Association of Automobile Manufacturers Air China Ltd. (CAAM) Chairperson: Li Jiaxiang 04/12 President:: Hu Maoyuan 07/07 President: Cai Jianjiang 07/02 China Southwest Airlines China National Automotive Industry Corporation Airlines (CNAIC) China Eastern Air Holding Co. President: Chen Xulin 99/11 President: Li Fenghua 04/08 China Auto CAIEC Ltd. China Eastern Airlines Chairperson: Li Fenghua 05/06 President: Zhang Fusheng 00/08 President: Cao Jianxiong 06/10 China Northwest Airlines China FAW Group Corporation China Airlines President: 07/12 Greatwall Airlines

Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co. (BAIC) China Southern Air Holding Co. President: An Qingheng 00/06 President: Liu Shaoyong 04/08 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group Co., Ltd. Chairperson: 05/09 (GAIG) China Northern Airlines Chairperson: Zhang Fangyou 04/12 China Airlines President: Zeng Qinghong 07/03 Airlines Airlines Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corp. Airlines Chairperson: Wang Haoliang 06/07 Airlines President: Yu Jianwei 06/07 Zhongyuan Airlines Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group) Airlines Group (SAIC) President: Chen Feng 07/01 Chairperson: Chen Xianglin 95/09 Hainan Airlines Chang’an Airlines President: Hu Maoyuan 99/07 Airlines SAIC Motor Chairperson: Hu Maoyuan 05/04 Xinhua Airlines President: Chen Hong 05/04 Zhongtian Aviation Holding Co. Chang’an Automobile Group Corp. Airlines Shanghai Airlines President: Xu Liuping 06/01 Airlines China Southern Auto Holdings Wuhan Airlines President: 06/01 China TravelSky Holding Co. Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM) President: Ma Tiesheng? 02/10 Chairperson: Xu Ping 05/07 China Aviation Oil Holding Co. President: Xu Ping 05/06 President: Sun Li 07/02 Geely Automobile Holdings China Aviation Supplies Import and Export Group Chairperson: Li Shufu 98/00 Corp. Harbin Hafei Motor Co., Ltd. President: Li Hai 02/10

Chairperson: Liu Tao 05/02 COMMUNICATIONS (6 telecom operators) Brilliance China Automotive Holding Limited Chairperson: Wu Xiao An 06/03 China Mobile Communications Corporation (China President/CEO.: Qi Yumin 06/01 Mobile) (1) Shenyang Brilliance JinBei Automotive Co., Ltd. Chairperson: Qi Yumin 06/01 President: Wang Jianzhou 04/11

Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. China Network Communications Group Corporation Chairperson: Yin Tongyao 05/12 (China Netcom) (2) President: Zhang Chunjiang 03/05 Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. China Netcom (Group) Co. Ltd. (CNC China) Chairperson: Wei Jianjun 05/07 Chairperson: Zhang Chunjiang 04/09 President: Wang Fengying (f) 05/07 22 January 2008

China Satellite Communications Corporation (China Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Satcom) (3) Chairperson: Gao Jianping 04/06 President: Rui Xiaowu 06/06 President: Li Renjie 04/06 China Telecommunications Corporation (China Development Bank Telecom) (4) Chairperson: Li Ruohong 99/09 President: Wang Xiaochu 04/11 President: Michael Zink 06/12 V.-Pres.: Zhang Chenshuang (exec.) 07/07 China Telecom Cororation Ltd. Shanghai Development Bank Chairman/CEO: Wang Xiaochu 07/01 Chairperson: Ji Xiaohui 07/05 President/COO: Leng Rongquan 07/01 V.-Chp.: Fu Jianhua 07/05 President: Fu Jianhua 06/08 China TieTong Telecommunications Corporation (China TieTong) (5) Shenzhen Development Bank Chairperson: Zhao Jibin 04/06 Chairperson: Frank Newman 06/09 President: Zhang Yongping 04/06 China United Telecommunications Corporation ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (4) (China Unicom) (6) Chairperson: 04/12 CINDA President: Shang Bing 04/11 President: Tian Guoli 07/01

Great Wall STATE-OWNED COMMERCIAL BANKS (4) President: Zhao Dongping 07/01 Bank of China (BOC) Ltd. (1) Hon.Chp.: (f) 85/11 Huarong Chairperson: Xiao Gang 03/03 President: Ding Zhongchi 06/01 President: Li Lihui 04/08 Bank of China (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. Orient President: He Guangbei 03/05 President: Mei Xingbao 06/05 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) (2) Chairperson: Jiang Jianqing CCa 00/02 Shanghai Stock Exchange President: Yang Kaisheng 05/10 Chairperson: Geng Liang 01/10 Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) (3) President: Zhu Congjiu 00/09 President: 07/07 China Construction Bank (CCB) Ltd. (4) Shenzhen Stock Exchange Chairperson: 05/03 Chairperson: Chen Dongzheng 01/10 President: Zhang Jianguo 06/07 Shanghai Futures Exchange Chairperson: Wang Lihua (f) 00/00 POLICY BANKS (3) President: Yang Maijun 07/01 (1) President: CCa 98/04 Export-Import Bank of China (2) INSURANCE Chairperson/President: Li Ruogu 05/06 Agricultural Development Bank of China (3) PICC Holding Company Chairperson/President: He Linxiang 00/02 President: Wu Yan 07/01 Vice-President: Wang Yi 07/01 PICC Asset Management Company (PICC AMC) JOINT-STOCK COMMERCIAL BANKS Chairperson: Tang Yunxiang 03/07 President: Ren Daode 07/01 Bank of Communications PICC Life Insurance Co. (PICC Life) Chairperson: 04/06 President/CEO: Tang Yunxiang 05/11 PICC Property and Casualty Co.Ltd. (PICC P&C) China Everbright Bank President/CEO: Wang Yi 03/07 Chairperson: Tang Shuangning 07/06 President: Guo You 04/07 China Reinsurance (Group) Company (China Re Group) China Merchants Bank President: Liu Jingsheng 05/11 Chairperson: Qin Xiao 01/03 President/CEO: Ma Weihua 99/09 China Life Insurance (Group) Company President: Yang Chao 07/01 China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. Chairperson: Dong Wenbiao 06/07 China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (China Life) President: Wang Tongshi 06/07 Chairperson: Yang Chao 05/00

China CITIC Bank China Life Insurance Asset Management Co. Ltd. President: Chen Xiaoxian 05/11 Chairperson: Miao Jianmin 07/02 President: Liu Huimin 07/02 Hua Xia Bank New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (NCI) President: Wu Jian 01/08 Chairperson: Sun Bing 06/11 President: Sun Bing 00/09 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 23

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Company Chairperson: Gao Guofu 07/01 President: Huo Lianhong 01/08

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company Chairperson: Ma Mingzhe 01/04 President: Zhang Zixin 03/09

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Li Maifu 05/12 Qin Yinhe 08/01 NATIONAL MILITARY Wang Qian CCa 02/00 Political Commissar: Sun Dafa 05/07 LEADERSHIP Dep.P.C.: Sun Sijing 05/12 CCP Central Military Commission Chief of Staff: Chen Guoshu 03/03 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Sun Sijing 05/12 Chairperson: Hu Jintao PBm 04/09 Vice-Chairpersons: General Armament Department Guo Boxiong PBm 02/11 Director: CCm 07/10 Xu Caihou PBm 04/09 Deputy Directors: Members: Han Yanlin 08/01 Chang Wanquan CCm 07/10 Li Andong CCm 01/04 CCm 04/09 Zhang Jianqi 04/08 Jing Zhiyuan CCm 04/09 Zhu Fazhong CCa 02/01 Li Jinai CCm 02/11 Political Commissar: Chi Wanchun CCm 02/11 CCm 02/11 Dep.P.C.: Huang Zuoxing 06/09 Liao Xilong CCm 02/11 Chief of Staff: Niu Hongguang 03/03 CCm 07/10 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Yin Fanglong CCm 07/10 04/10 Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary: Sun Zhongtong CCm 05/01 PLA Navy Deputy Secretaries: Commander: Wu Shengli CCm 06/08 Xie Houquan 04/01 Deputy Commanders: CCa 04/01 Ding Yiping 06/08 General Office Gu Wengen 08/01 Director: Jia Ting’an CCa 03/12 Jin Mao 02/12 Shen Binyi CCm 00/03 PRC Central Military Commission Wang Yucheng 03/09 Chairperson: Hu Jintao PBm 05/03 Zhang Yongyi 05/01 Vice-Chairpersons: Zhang Zhannan 06/05 Zhao Xingfa 05/01 Cao Gangchuan 03/03 Political Commissar: Hu Yanlin 03/06 Guo Boxiong PBm 03/03 Dep.P.C.: Xu Caihou PBm 05/03 Members: Kang Chengyuan 04/01 01/07 Chen Bingde CCm 05/03 Wu Huayang 05/01 Jing Zhiyuan CCm 05/03 Chief of Staff: Ding Yiping 06/12 Li Jinai CCm 03/03 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Fan Yinhua 05/12 Liang Guanglie CCm 03/03 Liao Xilong CCm 03/03 North China Sea Fleet Qiao Qingchen CCm 05/03 Zhang Dingfa CCa 05/03 Commander: Su Shiliang 06/05 Deputy Commanders: General Staff Chen Axi 03/12 Chief: Chen Bingde CCm 07/09 Ding Guige 00/08 Deputy Chiefs: Jia Maorong 05/07 Wang Fushan 01/07 Ge Zhenfeng (exec.) CCm 02/11 Zhang Shiying 07/09 Liu Zhenwu CCm 07/06 Zhang Yan 01/05 CCm 07/09 Political Commissar: Li Guang 05/05 Xu Qiliang CCm 04/07 Dep.P.C.: Zhang Li CCa 00/09 Assistant Chiefs: Fu Bohai 04/04 Jia Peiduo 01/07 Chen Xiaogong 07/06 Qian Jianjun 07/08 06/12 Yu Changqi 03/03 Yang Zhiqi 07/07 Zhang Hongfu 04/03 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Dong Shifu 07/06 Zhao Rongtang 01/07 General Political Department Chief of Staff: Zhang Panhong 03/06 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: ? Director: Li Jinai CCm 04/09 Deputy Directors: East China Sea Fleet Jia Ting’an 08/01 Commander: Tian Zhong 08/01 Liu Xiaojiang 07/09 Deputy Commanders: Liu Yongzhi CCm 04/12 Liu Zhenqi 05/12 Du Xiping 05/12 Sun Zhongtong CCa 04/07 Hu Xiangui 03/12 Assistant Directors: Huang Jiang 05/01 Li Julin 04/01 Du Jincai 07/06 Li Xianghua 03/06 Tong Shiping 05/12 Wang Laiyou 02/10 General Office Wang Shi’en 01/08 Secretary-General: Fan Yinhua 04/06 Zheng Bingqing 01/06 General Logistics Department Political Commissar: Xu Jianzhong 06/01 Dep.P.C.: Director: Liao Xilong CCm 02/11 Cai Zhongliang 02/08 Deputy Directors: Cheng Jiarong 04/01 Ding Jiye 08/01 Jiang Hongyun 02/02 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 25

Li Xiukang 01/08 Lu Dekang 05/04 PLA Military Court Ren Guangli 02/09 President: Su Yong 06/04 Chief of Staff: Zhang Deshun 03/10 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Gao Changqing 06/04 PLA Military Procuratorate South China Sea Fleet Chief Procurator: Gao Laifu 03/04 Commander: Su Shiliang 08/01 Liberation Army Daily Deputy Commanders: Director: Wang Mengyun 05/05 Deng Minglin 02/07 Editor-in-Chief: Sun Xiaoqing 05/02 Han Linzhi 05/01 Su Zhiqian 07/07 Headquarters of Chinese People’s Armed Police Xiao Xinnian 07/08 Force Xue Tianpei 03/10 Commander: Yang Fucheng 01/09 Wu Shuangzhan CCm 99/12 Zhang Zhicheng 04/01 Deputy Commanders: Political Commissar: Huang Jiaxiang 06/01 Chen Chuankuo CCm 03/12 Dep.P.C.: Huo Yi 06/08 06/01 Liu Hongjun 05/07 He Chunxi 05/07 Xi Zhongchao 03/00 Qiang Fuchao 04/01 Zhu 96/02 Xu Xiaoye 04/01 First Political Commissar: Yang Yinglin 03/07 Zhou Yongkang PBm 02/12 Chief of Staff: 07/07 Political Commissar: Yu Linxiang 07/09 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Hou Jian 05/08 Dep.P.C.: Jia Runxing 03/08 PLA Air Force Li Qingyin 05/07 Commander: Xu Qiliang CCm 07/09 Liu Shimin 05/07 Deputy Commanders: Chief of Staff: 06/08 He Weirong 06/01 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Qin Huaibao 03/12 Jing Wenchun 06/08 Liu Chengjun 05/04 Wang Chaoqun 03/07 MILITARY REGIONS Yang Dongming 05/12 Political Commissar: Deng Changyou CCm 02/05 Dep.P.C.: Beijing Liu Yazhou 03/12 Commander: 07/07 Rui Qingkai 07/07 Deputy Commanders: Chief of Staff: 06/01 Duan Duanwu 07/10 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Wang Xiaolong 07/10 Gao Zhongxing CCa 04/01 PLA Second Artillery Huang Hanbiao 06/08 Jing Wenchun 05/01 Commander: Jing Zhiyuan CCm 03/01 Qiu Jinkai 06/01 Deputy Commanders: Political Commissar: Fu Tinggui 03/12 Yu Jixun 06/08 Dep.P.C.: Zhang Yuting 06/09 Li Wenhua 02/01 Zhao Shuyue 03/01 Yang Jianting 06/01 Political Commissar: Peng Xiaofeng 03/12 Chief of Staff: Zhang Baoshu 07/10 Dep.P.C.: Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Dong Wancai 04/04 Gong Yongfeng 00/10 Shi Kexin 00/10 Chengdu Sun Fu 02/08 Yang Hengzhong 00/10 Commander: Li Shiming 07/09 Zhang Baoshan 05/02 Deputy Commanders: Zhang Limin 03/12 Fan Xiaoguang 04/06 Chief of Staff: Yu Jixun 03/12 Fang Dianrong 03/08 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Gui Quanzhi 02/09 Zhang Xiaozhong CCa 02/00 08/01 Meng Jinxi CCm 01/07 National Defence University Political Commissar: Zhang Haiyang 05/12 President: 07/09 Dep.P.C.: Political Commissar: Tong Shiping 07/09 Duan Luding 07/07 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Xu Tianliang 03/11 Hu Yongzhu 06/12 Ma Zilong 01/04 National Defence Science and Technology University Qu Quansheng 00/07 President: Wen Xisen CCa 99/06 Chief of Staff: Ai Husheng 07/10 Political Commissar: Xu Yitian 05/12 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Wu Changde 07/07 Information Engineering University Guangzhou President: Wang Zhengde 01/07 Commander: Zhang Qinsheng 07/06 Political Commissar: Pan Hongliang 00/05 Deputy Commanders: Ding Shouyue 04/07 Academy of Military Sciences Gao Chunxiang 04/04 President: Liu Chengjun 07/09 Gao Shouwei 04/02 Political Commissar: Liu Yuan CCm 05/12 Gu Wengen 06/05 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Wang Zhaohai 05/04 Lü Dingwen 08/01 Ou Jingu 03/01 26 January 2008

Wang Jitang 08/01 Deputy Commanders: Zhang Shiming 07/06 Liu Yahong 04/04 Zheng Qin 08/01 Shi Xiangyuan 06/12 Political Commissar: 07/09 Song Caiwen 05/12 Dep.P.C.: Zhou Laiqiang 04/07 Huang Jiaxiang 06/01 Political Commissar: Huang Xianzhong 05/12 Tian Yigong 08/01 Dep.P.C.: Zhang Rucheng 07/07 Pan Ruiji 05/08 Zhou Yuqi CCa 04/12 Zhang Tiejian 08/01 Zhu Yongqing 03/03 Chief of Staff: Chief of Staff: Fang Fenghui 03/00 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Zhang Yang 05/07 Hou Shusen 05/12 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Wang Hongyao 08/01 Jinan Commander: CCa 04/09 Deputy Commanders: He Weirong 03/06 Li Lianghui 01/04 Liu Zhongxing 03/08 Yang Zhiqi 04/04 Ye Aiqun 03/08 Zhang Hetian 06/08 Zhang Zhannan 04/10 Zhong Shengqin 02/02 Political Commissar: Liu Dongdong CCm 02/11 Dep.P.C.: Chen Zhangyuan 05/06 Du Hengyan 08/01 Yin Fengqi 01/02 Zhao Taizhong 02/07 Chief of Staff: Zhao Zongqi 08/01 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Wang Jian 06/01

Lanzhou Commander: Wang Guosheng 07/07 Deputy Commanders: Guan Kai 06/04 Guo Hongchao 06/09 Qiu Yanhan CCm 02/01 Zhao Jianzhong 07/07 Zheng Shouzeng 00/03 Zhu Qingyi 06/09 Zou Gengren 00/08 Political Commissar: Li Changcai 07/09 Dep.P.C.: Liu Zhenqi 04/08 Tao Fanggui 02/08 Wang Jinxiang 05/02 Zhang Qiuxiang 03/12 Chief of Staff: Liu Yuejun CCa 07/10 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Wang Jianmin 06/07 Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Cdr.: Hua Shifei 05/03 Pol.Com.: Nie Weiguo CCa 05/03

Nanjing Commander: Zhao Keshi 07/07 Deputy Commanders: Jiang Jianzeng 05/10 Lin Bingyao 01/11 Wang Hongguang 05/12 Wang Jiaocheng 08/01 Xu Chengyun 05/11 Xu Hongmeng 06/06 Xu Xiaoyan 05/10 Zhao Guojun 00/03 Political Commissar: Chen Guoling 07/07 Dep.P.C.: Gao Wusheng 05/07 Wang Wei 06/09 Xiong Ziren 03/01 Xu Jianzhong 06/01 Chief of Staff: Cai Yingting 07/09 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: ?

Shenyang Commander: 07/10 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 27

Zhang Jiyu 05/07 Zhang Qingwei CCm 04/01 MASS ORGANIZATIONS Zhang Xiaolan (f) 06/01 Zhu Yanfeng CCa 00/07

Communist Youth League of China All-China Students’ Federation First Secretary: 06/12 President: Liu Kai 05/07 Secretaries: Ekenjan Tulahon 03/07 All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese He Junke 05/12 President: Lin Zhaoshu 99/07 Lu Yongzheng 05/12 Wang Xiao 03/07 All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots Yang Yue 01/12 Hon.Pres.: 97/11 Zhang Xiaolan (f) 03/07 President: Liang Guoyang 05/01 (exec.) 98/06 China Federation of Literary and Art Circles All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) President: Sun Jiazheng 06/11 President: Wang Zhaoguo PBm 02/12 Vice-Presidents: Chinese Writers’ Association Chen Xiurong (f) 03/09 President: Tie Ning (f) CCa 06/11 Huang Yanrong 03/09 Su Liqing 02/01 Chinese Dramatists’ Association Sun Baoshu 02/01 (f) CCa 05/12 Hon.Chp.: Zhang Geng 98/12 Wang Dongjin 98/10 Chairperson: Shang Changrong 05/06 Wang Ruixiang 03/09 Chinese Artists’ Association Xu Deming 03/09 Xu Zhenhuan 03/09 President: Jin Shangyi 98/09 Zhang Junjiu CCm 98/10 Zhang Rongming (f) 03/09 Chinese Film Artists’ Association Zhou Yuqing 02/01 President: Wu Yigong 03/12 First Secretary: Sun Chunlan (f) CCa 05/12 Chinese Musicians’ Association All-China Women’s Federation President: Fu Gengchen 99/12 Hon.Pres.: Chen Muhua 98/09 All-China Journalists’ Association 03/08 President: Tian Congming 06/10 President: Gu Xiulian 03/08 Vice-Presidents: China Overseas Friendship Association Basang 98/09 President: Liu Yandong (f) CCm 03/09 Chen Xiurong 03/08 Hong Tianhui 05/12 Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Huang Qingyi CCm 02/12 Foreign Countries Huang Yanrong 03/08 President: Chen Haosu 00/10 Liu Xiaolian 03/08 Vice-Presidents: Liu Yazhi 98/09 Feng Zuoku 07/05 Mo Wenxiu 03/08 Jing Dunquan 05/12 Shen Shuji 98/09 Li Jianping 07/05 Wang Jirong 03/08 Li Xiaolin (f) 97/02 Wu Qidi CCa 03/08 Xie Lijuan 98/09 Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs 03/08 Zhao Shaohua 03/08 President: Yang Wenchang 06/06 First Secretary: Huang Qingyi CCm 03/08 Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits All-China Youth Federation (ARATS) President: Yang Yue 06/01 President: 07/10 Vice-Presidents: Cai Zhenhua 95/07 Association for International Understanding of China Chen Mingjin 05/07 (AFIUC) Chen Zhangliang 95/07 President: Cm 99/02 Chen Zhaoxiong 95/07 Ekenjan Tulahon 04/01 Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Guo Lei 05/07 Disarmament Hu Wei (exec.) 04/01 President: He Luli (f) 97/05 Huang Yinghao 05/07 Jidimajia 00/07 Western Returned Students Association Liao Minghong 05/07 President: Han Qide 03/12 Liu Kai 05/07 Liu Zhiqiang 04/01 China Mayors’ Association Lu Ke 05/07 Peng Liyuan (f) 05/07 President: Wang Qishan PBm 03/04 Qin Wengui 00/07 Qu Dongyu 05/07 Red Cross Society of China Shen Changyu 05/07 Hon.Pres.: Hu Jintao PBm 04/10 Wang Xiao 06/01 President: Peng Peiyun (f) 99/10 Zeng Zhixiong 05/07 28 January 2008

Wan Li 93/04 Chinese Federation for the Disabled Chairperson : Qu Geping 93/04 Hon.Pres.: Li Ruihuan 93/10 President: Deng Pufang 88/03 China Work Committee for Nurturing the Next Chairperson: Tang Xiaoquan (f) 03/09 Generation Chairpersons: China Welfare Fund for the Disabled Wang Bingquan 99/04 Hon.Dir.in Chief: 00/07 Wang Zhaohua (exec.) 99/04 Director in Chief: Deng Pufang 85/03 China Family Planning Association Soong Ching Ling Foundation President: 98/12 President: 01/03 China Consumers’ Association China Population Welfare Foundation President: Cao Tiandian 91/01 President: He Luli (f) 99/02 Buddhist Association of China China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation President: Yicheng 02/09 Hon.Pres.: 01/04 President: Duan Yingbi 05/11 China Taoist Association President: Ren Farong 05/06 China Youth Development Foundation Hon.Pres.: 93/06 China Islamic Association Chairperson: Bayinqolu 99/05 President: Chen Guangyuan 00/01 China Women’s Development Foundation China Patriotic Catholic Association President: Chen Muhua (f) 88/12 Hon.Pres.: Jin Luxian 98/01 President: vacant Children’s Foundation of China President: Chen Muhua (f) 95/07 Chinese Catholic Bishops College Hon.Pres.: Jin Luxian 98/01 National Welfare Fund for the Aged President: Liu Yuanren 98/01 President: Zhang Wenfan 96/12 Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee of China Foundation for International and Strategic Protestant Churches of China Studies Hon.Pres.: Ding Guangxun 97/01 President: 99/03 President: Ji Jianhong 02/05 China Foundation for International Affairs and Christian Council of China Academic Exchange Hon.Pres.: Ding Guangxun 97/01 President: Xu Dunxin 03/11 President: Cao Shengjie (f) 02/05 China Foundation for International Cultural Exchange China Anti-Cult Association President: ? Chairperson: Zhuang Fenggan 00/11

China Foundation for Human Rights Development Hon.Pres.: 97/05 President: Lü Dong 97/05

China Young Volunteers Association (CYVA) Chairperson: Bayinqolu 00/01 China Association for the Promotion of the Glorious Cause Hon.Pres.: 04/04 President: Liu Yandong (f) CCm 03/09 China Confucius Foundation President: Han Xikai 99/06 Sun Yat-sen Foundation Hon.Pres.: 90/03 President: Ou Chu 90/03

China Literature Foundation Hon.Pres.: Wan Li President: 86/06

China Greening Foundation Hon.Pres.: Li Ruihuan 99/06 President: 99/06 China Environmental Protection Foundation Hon.Chp.: Huang Hua 93/04 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 29

Vice-Chairpersons: Chen Xiaoguang 07/12 CHINESE PEOPLE’S POLITICAL Ding Zhongli 07/12 Li Zhongan 02/12 CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE Ouyang Ming 07/12 Suo Lisheng 04/12 NATIONAL COMMITTEE Wen Simei 07/12 Wu Zhengde 97/10 Chairperson: Jia Qinglin PBm 03/03 Xu Hui 07/12 Chairperson’s Office Zhang Baowen 97/10 Director: Li Changjian 00/05 Zhang Meiying (f) (exec.) 00/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Zhang Ping 02/12 Ablait Abdurexit CCm 03/03 Zhang Shengkun 02/12 Bai Lichen CCm 98/03 Zheng Lansun (f) 02/12 Chen Kuiyuan CCm 03/03 Secretary-General: Gao Shuanping 03/12 Ding Guangxun 89/03 (f) 03/03 China Democratic National Construction Association Huang Mengfu 03/03 Hon.Chp.: 96/12 Li Guixian CCm 98/03 Hon.V.-Chp.: Li Meng 03/03 Chen Suiheng 97/11 Li Zhaozhuo CCm 03/03 Feng Kexu 02/12 Liao Hui CCm 03/03 Feng Tiyun 02/12 Liu Yandong (f) CCm 03/03 Huang Daneng 97/11 98/03 Li Chonghuai 97/11 Ma Wanqi (Ma Man Kei) 93/03 97/11 93/03 Zhu Yuancheng 02/12 Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai 03/03 Chairperson: 07/12 Tung Chee-hwa 05/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Wang Zhongyu 03/03 Chen Changzhi 02/12 Xu Kuangdi CCm 03/03 Chen Mingde 02/12 03/03 Chen Zhengli 05/12 Zhang Kehui 98/03 Cheng Yiju 02/12 Zhang Meiying (f) 05/03 07/12 Zhang Rongming (f) 05/03 Li Dang 07/12 98/03 02/12 98/03 Song Hai 07/12 Secretary-General: CCm 98/03 Wang Shaojie 02/12 Zhang Rongming (f) (exec.) 97/11 Zhang Shaoqin 08/01 NON-COMMUNIST PARTIES Zhou Hanmin 07/12 Secretary-General: Zhang Jiao 03/09 Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese China Association for Promoting Democracy Guomindang Hon.Chp: Hon.V.-Chp. : (f) 97/12 Jia Yibin 92/12 Hon.V.-Chp.: Xu Qichao 97/11 Chairperson: Zhou Tienong 07/12 Chu Zhuang 02/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Mei Xiangming 02/12 Chairperson: (f) 07/12 Cheng Chongqing 07/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Fu Huimin 07/12 He Pijie 07/12 Cai Dafeng 07/12 97/11 Feng Jicai 88/11 Liu Fan 07/12 He Min (f) 02/12 Niu Xiaoming (f) 97/11 07/12 07/12 05/12 Wan Exiang 02/12 Pan Guiyu (f) 97/12 Xie Kechang 07/12 Wang Zuoshu 02/12 Xiu Fujin 07/12 Zhang Fan 07/12 Secretary-General: Liu Minfu 97/11 Zhu Yongxin 07/12 Secretary-General: Zhao Guanghua 02/12 China Democratic League Chinese Peasants’ and Workers’ Democratic Party Hon.Chp.: Hon.V.-Chp.: 96/11 97/10 Fang Rongxin 97/11 96/11 Guo Xiuyi (f) 97/11 Hon.V.-Chp. Jian Tiancong 97/11 Tian Guangtao 97/11 Feng Kexi 02/12 Yao Jun 02/12 Jiang Jingbo 02/12 Zhang Shiming 02/12 Kang Zhenhuang 97/10 Chairperson: Sang Guowei 07/12 Kong Lingren (f) 02/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Li Yining 02/12 Luo Hanxian 02/12 Chen Shutao 07/12 Ma Dayou 97/10 Chen Xunru 07/12 Tao Dayong 97/10 97/11 Wu Xiuping 02/12 07/12 Chairperson: 05/12 Liu Xiaofeng 07/12 30 January 2008

Wang Jirong (f) 06/12 Liang Shangli 97/11 Wang Ningsheng 02/12 Sun Fuling 93/10 Yang Zhen 07/12 Zeng Xianzi 97/11 Yao Jiannian 07/12 Zheng Yutong 97/11 Zhang Daning 97/11 Chairperson: Huang Mengfu 02/11 Secretary-General: You Hongbing 05/01 First V.-Chp.: Quan Zhezhu 07/11 Vice-Chairpersons: China Zhi Gong Dang (Party for Public Interests) Cui Shichang 07/11 Hon.Chp.: 97/11 Fu Jun 07/11 Hon.V.-Chp.: Huo Zhenhuan 07/11 Wu Juetian 92/12 Lin Yifu 05/05 Yang Jike 97/11 Liu Canglong 07/11 Chairperson: Wan Gang 07/12 Lu Zhiqiang 06/05 Vice-Chairpersons: Shen Jianguo (f) 07/08 Cao Xiaohong (f) 07/12 Song Beishan 07/11 Cheng Jinpei 02/12 Sun Anmin 02/11 Huang Gesheng 07/12 Sun Xiaohua 02/11 Li Zhuobin 07/12 Wang Jianlin 07/11 Wan Gang 06/12 Wang Wenbiao 07/11 02/12 Wang Wenjing 07/11 Wang Xunzhang 97/11 Wang Xinkui 07/11 Yan Yixin 08/01 Wu Yijian 07/11 Yang Bangjie 05/12 Xie Jingrong 07/11 Secretary-General: Cai Hongming 05/01 Xu Lianjie 07/11 Xu Rongmao 07/11 Jiusan (September 3) Society Zhang Jindong 07/11 Zhang Yuanlong 07/11 Hon.Chp.: 02/12 Zhu Ping 06/05 Hon.V.-Chp.: Secretary-General: Zhu Ping 06/05 Chen Mingshao 97/11 Chen Xuejun 97/11 Huang Qixing 02/12 02/12 Xu Caidong 97/11 97/11 Zhao Weizhi 02/12 Chairperson: Han Qide 02/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Chen Kangfu 00/12 Feng Pei’en 02/12 He Keng 03/12 Lai Ming 07/12 Ma Dalong 07/12 05/12 Wang Zhizhen (f) 07/12 Xie Xiaojun 07/12 Zhang Taolin 07/12 Secretary-General: Xu Guoquan 04/04 Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League Hon.V.-Chp.: Chen Zhongyi 97/11 Li Chen 97/11 Tian Fuda 97/11 Chairperson: (f) 05/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Chen Weiwen 07/12 Huang Zhixian 07/12 Wang Yifu 06/12 Wu Guozhen 97/11 Yang Jian 07/12 Secretary-General: Zhang Ning 07/12

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Wang Hongju CCm 97/06 The Main Provincial Zhang Xuan CCa 07/05 Mayor: Wang Hongju CCm 03/01 Leadership of the PRC Vice-Mayors: (exec.) 01/11 Ling Yueming 08/01 Liu Xuepu 08/01 LIU Jen-Kai 07/01 Tan Xiwei 06/03 (Changes are underlined) Tong Xiaoping (f) 03/01 Xie Xiaojun 03/01 Zhou Mubing 04/03 MPC Chp.: Chen Guangguo 08/01 Province PCC Chp.: Xing Yuanmin (f) 08/01 PLA Cdr.: Yang Jiping 04/01 CCP Secretary: Wang Jinshan CCm 07/11 Dep.Cdr.: Deputy Secretaries: Chen Baolin 03/09 CCa 02/12 Chen Zhijian 01/01 CCa 07/12 Fang Weisan 03/09 Governor: Wang Sanyun CCa 07/12 Jiang Yuhua 00/04 Vice-Governors: Mou Daming 00/03 Huang Haisong 03/01 Pol.Com.: Duan Shuchun 02/02 08/01 Dep.P.C.: Sun Zhigang 06/10 Wang Yukun 00/06 Tang Chengpei 08/01 Zhang Fuli 03/10 Wen Haiying (f) 02/11 Chief of Staff: Lan Xianzhong 03/10 Xie Guangxiang 08/01 Zhao Shucong 03/01 Fujian Province PPC Chp.: Wang Jinshan CCm 08/01 PCC Chp.: Yang Duoliang 07/01 CCP Secretary: CCm 04/12 PLA Cdr.: Xu Yuanchao 05/08 Deputy Secretaries: Dep.Cdr.: CCm 03/00 Di Yuzeng 00/08 Governor: Huang Xiaojing CCm 05/01 Wang Mingli 03/10 Vice-Governors: Pol.Com.: Zhang Jinrong 03/07 Chen Hua 08/01 Dep.P.C.: Hong Jiexu 08/01 Qu Wen 05/09 Li Chuan 03/01 Zhang Huahan 03/07 Su Zengtian 05/06 Chief of Staff: Lü Luting 03/08 Ye Shuangyu 03/01 Zhang Changping 06/11 Beijing Municipality 08/01 PPC Chp.: Lu Zhangong CCm 05/01 CCP Secretary: Liu Qi PBm 02/10 PCC Chp.: Liang Qiping (f) 06/01 Deputy Secretaries: PLA Cdr.: Zhang Hetian 01/04 CCm 07/11 Dep.Cdr.: 07/04 Chen Weiguo 03/08 Mayor: Guo Jinlong CCm 08/01 Guo Peifan 00/10 Vice-Mayors: Lu Xinggu 00/10 Cai Fuchao 08/01 Zhu Guangquan 03/09 06/10 Pol.Com.: Wu Qingtian 00/08 Cheng Hong (f) 08/01 Dep.P.C.: Ding Xiangyang 06/10 Ma Yizhi 00/12 04/04 Wen Kezhi 03/04 Liu Jingmin 98/01 Yin Jinbao 04/05 03/01 Chief of Staff: Zhu Guangquan 02/07 Niu Youcheng 03/01 Zhao Fengtong 06/10 Province MPC Chp.: CCa 07/01 PCC Chp.: 06/01 CCP Secretary: Lu Hao CCm 06/07 Cheng Shi’e (f) 03/01 Deputy Secretaries: PLA Cdr.: Li Shaojun 06/12 06/11 Dep.Cdr.: CCm 06/10 Qi Xicai 00/10 Governor: Xu Shousheng CCm 07/01 Qiao Zhanjun 08/01 Vice-Governors: Qin Tao 00/10 04/08 Wu Yuhai 04/01 Hao Yuan 08/01 Zheng Chuanfu 01/12 Liu Yongfu 08/01 Pol.Com.: Liu Fulian 06/12 05/03 Dep.P.C.: Shi Jun 06/10 Chen Genfa 00/02 Xian Hui 07/03 Chen Jinbiao 00/10 Zebazu 07/03 Wang Ziyan 05/09 PPC Chp.: Lu Hao CCm 07/01 Chief of Staff: Han Ping 02/04 PCC Chp.: Chen Xueheng 08/01 PLA Cdr.: Chen Zhishu 04/12 Chongqing Municipality Dep.Cdr.: CCP Secretary: Bo Xilai PBm 07/11 Deng Ruihua 03/12 Deputy Secretaries: Fang Jizuo 01/02 32 January 2008

Yao Hanxin 02/08 Huang Kangsheng CCa 07/05 Pol.Com.: Liu Jukui 05/07 Liu Xiaokai CCa 08/01 Dep.P.C.: Lu Zhiming 03/01 Ding Defu 02/07 Meng Qiliang 05/01 Fan Yinguang 06/12 Sun Guoqiang 06/03 Liu Changbin 04/05 Wang Xiaodong (exec.) 07/05 Yang Yaochun 01/03 Xie Qingsheng 08/01 Chief of Staff: Zhang Chengang 02/05 Xin Weiguang 08/01 PPC Chp.: Shi Zongyuan CCm 06/01 Guangdong Province PCC Chp.: Huang Yao CCa 07/01 CCP Secretary: Wang Yang PBm 07/11 PLA Cdr.: Qiu Xingbo 05/06 Dep.Cdr.: Deputy Secretaries: Huang Huahua CCm 93/05 Li Junxian 02/11 Liu Yupu 07/05 Liu Shiguo 00/03 Governor: Huang Huahua CCm 03/01 Tan Zhenya 02/07 Zhang Shengzhu 04/07 Vice-Governors: Zhong Liming 00/10 Huang Longyun 07/01 Pol.Com.: Jiang Chongan 05/01 Lei Yulan (f) 03/01 Dep.P.C.: Li Ronggen 01/02 Lin Musheng 06/02 He Hongjiang 04/06 Song Hai 03/01 Huang Guangrong 00/03 Tong Xing 06/02 Zhang Jizhong 00/10 08/01 Chief of Staff: Wang Wuqiang 00/03 PPC Chp.: Ou Guangyuan 08/01 Hainan Province PCC Chp.: Chen Shaoji CCa 04/02 CCP Secretary: CCm 06/12 PLA Cdr.: Xin Rongguo 05/05 Deputy Secretaries: Dep.Cdr.: Luo Laisheng 99/11 CCm 01/07 Yu Xun 07/04 Ni Shanxue 05/02 Governor: Luo Baoming CCm 07/02 Ni Zeng 04/07 Pol.Com.: Cai Duowen 04/08 Vice-Governors: Dep.P.C.: 04/11 Kan Yanquan 05/01 Fu Yuelan (f) 08/01 Jiang Sixian 06/11 Tang Chaozhuan 03/12 Li Guoliang 08/01 Chief of Staff: Sun Hanbo 03/10 Lin Fanglue 03/01 Autonomous Region Wan Xiaoyu 08/01 PPC Chp.: Wei Liucheng CCm 07/02 CCP Secretary: CCa 07/11 PCC Chp.: Zhong Wen 07/02 Deputy Secretaries: PLA Cdr.: Wang Xiaojun 04/07 CCa 07/12 Dep.Cdr.: Chairperson:* Ma Biao CCa 08/01 Hu Haiping 03/07 Vice-Chairpersons: Liu Chengbao 00/10 Chen Wu 05/12 Liu Junzhang 05/07 Chen Zhangliang 07/12 Zhao Shangfu 00/05 Gao Xiong 08/01 Pol.Com.: He Xianshu 01/10 Li Kang (f) 08/01 Dep.P.C.: 03/09 Qin Guoguang 03/06 Lin Nianxiu 07/12 Chief of Staff: Yang Yonghai 02/09 Liu Xinwen (f) 03/01 Yang Daoxi 03/01 Province RPC Chp.: Guo Shengkun CCa 08/01 CCP Secretary: CCm 07/08 PCC Chp.: Ma Tieshan 08/01 Deputy Secretaries: PLA Cdr.: Liu Xiaokun 05/01 Dep.Cdr.: CCm 06/10 Zhang Yi 01/11 Cui Xiaojun 01/08 Li Meisheng 00/10 Governor: Guo Gengmao CCm 07/01 Vice-Governors: Li Shaozhuang 05/08 Liu Renbin 01/07 06/10 Xiao Shiqiao 05/08 Long Zhuangwei 03/01 Xin Rongguo 04/03 Song Enhua 02/01 Zhou Zesheng 05/01 Sun Ruibin 08/01 Pol.Com.: ? Sun Shibin (f) 03/01 Dep.P.C.: 08/01 Huang Shengen 05/05 06/10 PPC Chp.: Zhang Yunchuan CCm 08/01 Li Jun’an 03/06 PCC Chp.: Liu Dewang 08/01 Liu Daiwen 99/12 PLA Cdr.: Fei Fucheng 08/01 Chief of Staff: Zhou Zesheng 05/08 Dep.Cdr.: Guizhou Province Che Chengde 99/03 CCP Secretary: Shi Zongyuan CCm 05/12 Huang Hongqin 99/10 Ma Lida 00/10 Deputy Secretaries: Song Changsen 02/06 Lin Shusen CCa 06/06 Yang Qiwen 01/03 05/01 Zhang Baoting 08/01 Governor: Lin Shusen CCa 07/01 Zhang Fengjiao 00/10 Vice-Governors: Zhang Lianyin 02/06 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 33

Pol.Com.: Zhang Lianren 03/07 PCC Chp.: Song Yuying (f) 08/01 Dep.P.C.: PLA Cdr.: Yuan Shijun 03/07 Dong Xingsheng 01/06 Dep.Cdr.: Ren Zongqing 03/01 Li Zuming 03/08 Chief of Staff: Zhao Haibin 06/06 Pol.Com.: Liu Xunfa 02/01 Dep.P.C.: Province Xie Qiuyun 03/08 CCP Secretary: CCm 05/12 Zeng Qiuteng 06/09 Deputy Secretaries: Chief of Staff: Guo Yingbin 03/08 CCa 03/12 Province CCm 03/03 Governor: Li Zhanshu CCa 08/01 CCP Secretary: CCm 05/12 Vice-Governors: Deputy Secretaries:: Cheng Youdong 03/01 Mei Kebao 06/11 (exec.) 07/12 06/09 Gai Ruyin 08/01 Governor: Zhou Qiang 07/02 Huang Jiansheng 08/01 Vice-Governors: Lü Weifeng 08/01 Chen Zhaoxiong 07/12 Sun Yao 08/01 Gan Lin (f) 03/01 Yu Shayan (f) 08/01 Guo Kailang 06/11 PPC Chp.: Qian Yunlu CCm 06/02 Liu Liwei 08/01 PCC Chp.: Wang Julu 05/01 Xu M inghua 08/01 PLA Cdr.: Kou Tie 04/07 Xu Xianping 03/01 Dep.Cdr.: PPC Chp.: Guo Kehai 00/09 Zhang Chunxian CCm 06/01 Jin Enxiang 02/05 PCC Chp.: CCa 03/01 Ma Congqing 04/08 PLA Cdr.: Zheng Zhidong 02/08 Pol.Com.: Xiao Yuguo 03/03 Dep.Cdr.: Dep.P.C.: Huang Mingkai 02/08 Wang Yaoguang 03/01 Tan Yibing 02/08 Chief of Staff: Ma Congqing 02/10 Pol.Com.: Li Jinwei 02/08 Dep.P.C.: Province Xie Guanghao 03/09 CCP Secretary: CCm 04/12 Chief of Staff: Wu Xiaowei 02/08 Deputy Secretaries: 03/06 Autonomous Region Li Chengyu CCm 99/02 CCP Secretary: CCm 01/08 Governor: Li Chengyu CCm 03/01 Deputy Secretaries: Vice-Governors: Ba Ter 01/12 Kong Yufang (f) 06/12 CCm 02/04 Li Ke CCa 06/01 Yue Fuhong CCa 01/10 Liu Mancang 08/01 Chairperson*: Yang Jing CCm 04/01 Qin Yuhai 04/01 Vice-Chairpersons: Shi Jichun 03/01 Song Xuantao 08/01 (f) 08/01 Xu Jichao 06/05 Lian Ji 03/01 Zhang Dawei 06/01 Liu Xinle 08/01 PPC Chp.: Xu Guangchun CCm 05/01 Liu Zhuozhi 08/01 PCC Chp.: Wang Quanshu 06/01 Ren Yaping 06/12 PLA Cdr.: Yuan Jiaxin 04/04 Zhao Shuanglian 03/01 RPC Chp.: Chu Bo CCm 03/01 Dep.Cdr.: PCC Chp.: Chen Guanglin 07/01 Cao Jianxin 02/07 PLA Cdr.: Huang Gaocheng 01/01 Liu Menghe 04/06 Dep.Cdr.: Wang Taishun 05/09 Pol.Com.: Qi Zhengxiang 04/04 Dao Budun 01/01 Li Guoan 02/11 Dep.P.C.: Luo Gang 04/01 Yu Guisheng 03/07 Sang Jiezha 03/09 Zhao Jinsheng 05/06 Wang Jianxin 02/07 Chief of Staff: 04/02 Wang Yinqing 01/01 Pol.Com.: Wu Hechun 08/01 Province Dep.P.C.: CCP Secretary: Luo Qingquan CCm 07/10 Chen Yunhuo 06/03 Deputy Secretaries: Chief of Staff: Li Wutian 02/07 CCa 07/12 Yang Song 06/08 Province Governor: Li Hongzhong CCa 08/01 CCP Secretary: Liang Baohua CCm 07/10 Vice-Governors: Deputy Secretaries: Guo Shenglian 05/07 CCa 08/01 Li Chunming 06/05 Zhang Lianzhen (f) 03/04 Li Xiansheng 08/01 Governor: Luo Zhijun CCa 08/01 Tang Tao 08/01 Vice-Governors: Tian Chengzhong 08/01 Zhang Dali 08/01 He Quan 03/02 Zhao Bin 08/01 Huang Lixin (f) 03/02 PPC Chp.: Luo Qingquan CCm 08/01 Li Xiaomin 08/01 Shi Heping 08/01 34 January 2008

Xu Ming 08/01 Zhang Taolin 01/10 Province Zhang Weiguo 03/02 CCP Secretary: CCm 07/10 06/04 Deputy Secretaries: PPC Chp.: Liang Baohua CCm 08/01 Luo Lin 06/10 PCC Chp.: Zhang Lianzhen (f) 08/01 Governor: CCa 08/01 PLA Cdr.: Chen Yiyuan 03/09 Vice-Governors: Dep.Cdr.: Chen Haibo 08/01 Chen Kehou 00/10 Li Jia 04/07 Hu Shujie 04/03 Li Wancai 03/01 Liu Changyi 04/08 01/05 Liu Huajian 03/07 Lu Xin (f) 03/01 Lü Zhenlin 00/11 Teng Weiping 03/01 Su Haishan 02/06 Xu Weiguo (exec.) 03/01 Wang Haitang 03/09 PPC Chp.: Zhang Wenyue CCm 08/01 Wang Yonghuai 00/04 PCC Chp.: Luo Lin 08/01 Xu Erjie 04/06 PLA Cdr.: Qian Nanzhong 02/11 Pol.Com.: Wu Qi 03/06 Dep.Cdr.: Dep.P.C.: Wang Enhui 00/11 Lin Kaijun 03/08 Wang Tingjin 00/01 Yang Sen 02/10 Zhang Keqin 05/10 Chief of Staff: Liu Huajian 03/09 Zhang Kuixin 05/05 Pol.Com.: Zhang Deyou 01/07 Province Dep.P.C.: CCP Secretary: Su Rong CCm 07/11 Feng Hongyu 05/01 Deputy Secretaries: Lin Shaoxian 03/03 06/10 Yang Chuang 04/09 Wu Xinxiong CCa 02/11 Chief of Staff: Wang Zixin 05/11 Governor: Wu Xinxiong CCa 07/01 Vice-Governors: Autonomous Region Hong Lihe 07/04 CCP Secretary: CCm 02/03 Ling Chengxing 01/12 Deputy Secretaries: Shi Wenqing 08/01 Yu Gesheng 07/06 Sun Gang 03/01 CCm 07/04 Xie Ru (f) 08/01 Chairperson*: Wang Zhengwei CCm 08/01 Xiong Shengwen 06/03 Vice-Chairpersons: 02/03 PPC Chp.: Su Rong CCm 08/01 Hao Linhai 07/05 PCC Chp.: Fu Kecheng 07/01 Li Rui 08/01 PLA Cdr.: Hao Jingmin 02/05 (f) 03/01 Qi Tongsheng 05/01 Dep.Cdr.: Yao Aixing 08/01 Cai Xingui 98/03 Zhang Laiwu 03/01 Ding Shanhua 04/05 Zheng Xiaoming 03/01 Wu Pinxiang 05/09 RPC Chp.: Chen Jianguo CCm 02/04 Pol.Com.: Wang Qingbao 05/09 PCC Chp.: Xiang Zongxi 08/01 Dep.P.C.: PLA Cdr.: Chen Erxi 05/06 Shi Chenglin 03/08 Dep.Cdr.: Chief of Staff: Ye Zhisheng 07/07 Gao Lei 06/09 Ji Liangzhou 98/12 Province Wang Naiqin 04/09 CCP Secretary: Wang Min CCm 06/12 Pol.Com.: Yang Jinling 01/04 Deputy Secretaries: Dep.P.C.: Han Changfu 06/12 Ji Hailiang 99/11 Wang Rulin 07/05 Lu Zhenyao 05/10 Governor: Han Changfu 07/05 Yang Xinhong 05/03 Vice-Governors: Chief of Staff: Tian Minzhou 06/09 Chen Weigen 07/05 Chen Xiaoguang 03/01 Qinghai Province Fang Li 08/01 CCP Secretary: CCm 07/03 Jin Zhenji 08/01 Deputy Secretaries: Wang Shouchen 08/01 03/05 Wang Zuji 08/01 (f) CCa 01/02 Zhu Yanfeng CCa 07/12 Governor: Song Xiuyan (f) CCa 05/01 PPC Chp.: Wang Min CCm 08/01 Vice-Governors: PCC Chp.: Wang Guofa 03/01 PLA Cdr.: Yue Huilai 02/08 Deng Bentai 01/11 07/12 Dep.Cdr.: Jidimajia 06/07 Liu Zhiqiang 04/08 Luo Yulin 04/09 Lu Yunzhong 03/05 Ma Jiantang 04/12 Zhang Futang 01/02 Ma Shunqing 08/01 Zhao Guohai 00/03 Wang Lingjun 07/12 Pol.Com.: Zhang Fucai 04/04 Xu 03/09 Dep.P.C.: Zhang Guangrong 08/01 Niu Qilin 04/08 PPC Chp.: Qiang Wei CCm 07/06 Zhang Guozhen 00/08 PCC Chp.: Bai Ma (Bainma) 07/02 Chief of Staff: Jia Fengshan 04/10 PLA Cdr.: Zhang Yueyong 03/08 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 35

Dep.Cdr.: Mayor: CCm 03/02 Cai Wa 04/07 Vice-Mayors: Han Zhongli 01/03 Ai Baojun 07/12 Lü Xuequan 04/09 Feng Guoqin 96/10 Pol.Com.: Li Bingren 05/07 Hu Yanzhao 04/05 Dep.P.C.: Shen Jun 08/01 Lin Jianzhong 04/09 08/01 Chief of Staff: Gong Fengsen 02/12 03/02 Tu Guangshao 07/12 Province 03/02 CCP Secretary: CCm 07/03 Zhao Wen (f) 08/01 MPC Chp.: Liu Yungeng 08/01 Deputy Secretaries: PCC Chp.: Feng Guoqin 08/01 Wang Xia (f) CCa 07/05 PLA Cdr.: Jiang Qinhong 05/08 CCm 01/04 Dep.Cdr.: Governor: Yuan Chunqing CCm 07/02 Ma Yanzhen 04/02 Vice-Governors: Xiong Qing 05/09 Hong Feng 03/01 Zhang Xianhan 04/03 08/01 Pol.Com.: Dai Changyou 03/07 Li Tangtang 06/03 Dep.P.C.: Wu Dengchang 06/03 Yao Yinliang 08/01 Zhang Long 01/09 (exec.) 05/01 Chief of Staff: 04/06 Zhu Jingzhi (f) 03/01 Shanxi Province PPC Chp.: Zhao Leji CCm 08/01 PCC Chp.: Ma Zhongping 08/01 CCP Secretary: CCm 05/06 Deputy Secretaries: PLA Cdr.: Cheng Bing 08/01 Dep.Cdr.: Jin Yinhuan (f) 01/10 Meng Xuenong 07/08 Kang Yuzhong 06/05 Gov.: Meng Xuenong 08/01 Wang Shengxiang 01/01 Yao Tianfu 04/05 Vice-Governors: Pol.Com.: Xia Longxiang 06/07 08/01 Dep.P.C.: Hu Suping (f) 05/12 Liang Bin 03/01 Li Dengwu 00/07 Niu Renliang 02/07 Zhao Zhongfeng 05/05 Chief of Staff: Wang Huaiming 03/09 Xue Yanzhong CCa 06/11 Zhang Jianmin 08/01 Shandong Province Zhang Ping 08/01 PPC Chp.: CCP Secretary: CCm 07/03 Zhang Baoshun CCm 06/01 Deputy Secretaries: PCC Chp.: Jin Yinhuan (f) 08/01 CCm 00/12 PLA Cdr.: Fang Wenping 06/01 07/06 Dep.Cdr.: Governor: Jiang Daming CCm 08/01 Gao Fu 00/05 Vice-Governors: Gao Jianguo 04/05 Cai Limin 06/04 Li Chaozhi 01/09 Guo Zhaoxin 07/03 Ma Jingran 03/07 Huang Sheng 07/03 Pol.Com.: Li Guohui 04/09 Jia Wanzhi 06/01 Dep.P.C.: Li Zhaoqian 08/01 Wang Junmin 02/06 Sun Lianyuan 99/07 Wang Renyuan 02/06 Xie Yujiu 05/07 Wang Suilian 08/01 Chief of Staff: Li Dongjun 03/08 PPC Chp.: Li Jianguo CCm 08/01 Sichuan Province PCC Chp.: Sun Shuyi CCa 04/01 PLA Cdr.: Tan Wenhu 04/09 CCP Secretary: Liu Qibao CCm 07/12 Dep.Cdr.: Deputy Secretaries: Feng Xianglai 04/07 02/04 Hu Shu’an 01/12 Li Chongxi 02/05 Li Haoquan 01/06 Governor: Jiang Jufeng 07/01 Liu Longguang 03/07 Vice-Governors: Shang Shuguo 05/10 Chen Wenhua 08/01 Zhao Lide 04/04 02/01 Pol.Com.: Zhang Bingde 04/07 Huang Yanrong (f) 06/12 Dep.P.C.: 08/01 Gao Weimin 01/06 Wang Ning 07/05 Huang Huidao 03/07 07/05 Lu Jianhua 06/05 Zhang Zuoha 03/01 Nan Bingjun 05/11 Zhong Mian 08/01 Xing Shengbiao 01/07 PPC Chp.: Liu Qibao CCm 08/01 Chief of Staff: Jin Peichang 03/07 PCC Chp.: Tao Wuxian 08/01 PLA Cdr.: Xia Guofu 04/09 Shanghai Municipality Dep.Cdr.: CCP Secretary: Yu Zhengsheng PBm 07/10 Hu Changzheng 01/03 Deputy Secretaries: Tan Huasheng 00/03 Han Zheng CCm 02/05 Wang Bingwen 99/09 Yin Yicui (f) CCa 02/05 Pol.Com.: Zhou Guangrong 98/03 Dep.P.C.: 36 January 2008

Wang Xuexin 04/05 CCa 03/04 Xiao Minghui 04/01 Yang Gang 06/10 Chief of Staff: Tan Yulong 02/07 Chairperson*: Nur Bekri CCa 08/01 Vice-Chairpersons: Tianjin Municipality ArkenTuniyazi 08/01 CCP Secretary: Zhang Gaoli CCm 07/03 Dai Gongxing 06/11 Deputy Secretaries: Hu Wei 05/07 CCa 03/11 Jappaar Abibla 05/01 Xing Yuanmin 02/10 Jin Nuo (f) 08/01 Mayor: Huang Xingguo CCa 08/01 Kurexi Maihesuti 03/01 Vice-Mayors: Qian Zhi 05/01 Cui Jindu 02/09 Tieliwardi Abudurexiti 08/01 08/01 Yang Gang (exec.) 07/05 Ren Xuefeng 08/01 RPC Chp.: Wang Zhiping 08/01 Arken Imirbaki 08/01 Xiong Jianping 08/01 PCC Chp.: 01/03 Ashat Kerimbay CCm 03/01 Zhang Junfang (f) 03/01 PLA Cdr.: Qiu Yanhan CCm 00/10 Zhi Shenghua 03/01 Dep.Cdr.: MPC Chp.: Liu Shengyu 06/01 Li Xing 03/12 PCC Chp.: Xing Yuanmin 08/01 Li Xinguang 03/03 PLA Cdr.: Duan Duanwu 03/08 Liu Yong 03/08 Dep.Cdr.: Tuerdi Kadeer 05/03 Cui Lixue 04/05 Pol.Com.: 05/02 Wang Jianying 04/05 Dep.P.C.: Yu Senhai 02/01 Li Taizhong 05/09 Pol.Com.: Xie Jianhua 08/01 Liu Guoxiang 06/01 Dep.P.C.: Maimaiti Aishan 04/03 Li Deshun 03/08 Wang Jianmin 04/08 Chief of Staff: Du Keming 04/05 Chief of Staff: Cheng Bing 05/09

Tibet Autonomous Region Yunnan Province CCP Secretary: CCm 06/05 CCP Secretary: CCm 01/10 Deputy Secretaries: Deputy Secretaries: Hao Peng 06/10 CCa 06/07 (exec.) CCm 94/12 CCa 03/05 (exec.) CCa 03/01 Governor: Qin Guangrong CCa 07/01 Chairperson*: Vice-Governors: Qiangba Puncog CCa 03/05 Gao Feng 05/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Gu Chaoxi 07/05 Baima Chilin 03/01 He Duanqi 08/01 Cering 03/01 Kong Chuizhu 03/01 De Ji (f) 07/04 Li Jiang 08/01 Duotuo 08/01 Liu Ping 05/05 Gong Puguang 06/11 Luo Zhengfu CCa 06/11 Hao Peng 03/11 PPC Chp.: Bai Enpei CCm 03/01 Jiare Luosang Danzeng 03/01 PCC Chp.: Wang Xueren 07/01 Meng Deli 06/11 PLA Cdr.: Shu Yutai 05/11 03/01 Dep.Cdr.: Yang Haibin 03/01 He Zhiguang 02/01 RPC Chp.: Legqog CCm 03/05 Liu Tinggui 03/07 PCC Chp.: Zeng Ran 05/08 Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai 93/01 Zhang Zhijun 01/09 PLA Cdr.: Dong Guishan 04/10 Zhou Maowu 02/09 Dep.Cdr.: Pol.Com.: Wang Zengbo 04/09 Jin Yiming 01/07 Dep.P.C.: Li Suzhi 05/12 Lei Bennong 03/07 Wang Kezhong 00/10 Li Qingdai 04/04 Wang Yeming 04/05 Yin Bojie 01/11 Yang Guoqin 02/10 Chief of Staff: Zhang Xiaonan 05/11 Pol.Com.: ? Dep.P.C.: Zhejiang Province Duojia 04/11 CCP Secretary: CCm 07/03 Lan Titang 00/04 Deputy Secretaries: Lang Youliang 99/10 CCa 03/12 Quan Xuening 06/04 Lü Zushan CCa 07/06 Wu Chuanjiu 01/01 Governor: Lü Zushan CCa 03/01 Ye Wanyong 06/02 Vice-Governors: Chief of Staff: Cui Yi 05/06 Chen Jiayuan 03/01 Chen Miner 08/01 Xinjiang Autonomous Region Ge Huijun (f) 07/07 CCP Secretary: Wang Lequan PBm 94/09 Jin Deshui 04/04 Deputy Secretaries: Mao Linsheng 04/04 Wang Jianman 08/01 (Simayi Tieliwaerdi) CCa 01/01 Zheng Jiwei 08/01 Nie Weiguo CCa 05/03 03/01 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 37

PPC Chp.: Zhao Hongzhu CCm 08/01 PCC Chp. Zhou Guofu 07/02 PLA Cdr.: Wang Hewen 05/07 Dep.Cdr.: Chen Chuanfa 01/05 Lu Liyin 05/09 Wang Guoxing 03/02 Wang Jiamu 04/08 Pol.Com.: Ma Yizhi 02/08 Dep.P.C.: Fan Kuangfu 01/08 Tao Zhengming 06/09 Zhang Yushu 01/08 Chief of Staff: Lu Liyin 05/09 38 January 2008

Data on Changes in PRC Main Investment Corporation conducts its commercial ope rations completely according to its management structure without Leadership government intervention. They only undertake the responsibility of ensuring and increasing the value of the capital for the government. Its overseas operations are not linked to politics."We will make LIU Jen-Kai efforts so that the investment corporation will maintain the openness and transparency of its overseas activities; in other words, we will Abbreviations enable the people overseas and in the country to know about its ChiDir China Directory 2007, Radiopress, Inc., Kawasaki, operations," Wen Jiabao said. … (Xinhua, 18 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 22 Kanagawa Jan 08) RMRB Renmin Ribao (People's Daily), Beijing BBC PF BBC Monitoring Global Newsline Asia-Pacific Political File Newly Appointed Leaders Xinhua (Beijing), chin. XNA Xinhua News Agency News Bulletin (Hong Kong) Ai Baojun (艾宝俊)

Appointed vice-mayor of Shanghai Municipality at the 41st session of the 12th MPC Standing Committee on 27 December 2007. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-12/27/content_7324129.htm, Please note: accessed 2 Jan 08) Ai, born in February 1960 in 's Liaoning Province, had been the general manager of Baosteel Ahead of the national congresses of the NPC and the CPPCC in Group, China's largest steel maker. (XNA, 27 Dec 07) March, their provincial, autonomous regional and municipal congresses have elected a new leadership until the end of January. Arken Imirbaki (艾力更•依明巴海) Elected chairman of the Standing Committee of Xinjiang Uygur The China Investment Limited Liability Corporation (referred to as Autonomous Regional People's Congress at the first plenary China Investment Corporation for short) was recently established. session of the 11th RPC on 22 January 2008. He was born in 1953 In response to a reporter's question, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and became vice-chairman of the Xinjiang regional government in said that the recently established China Investment Corporation is 2001. completely of a business nature without government intervention. Its (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/22/content_747375 foreign-related activities are not linked to politics. Wen Jiabao said: 2.htm, accessed 23 Jan 08; XNA, 22 Jan 08) He is of Uighur "We have cautiously treated this issue, but there are still all sorts of nationality. comments abroad." He used a Chinese saying "the taller the tree, the stronger the wind it catches" to describe this situation.Wen Arken Tuniyazi (艾尔肯•吐尼亚孜) Jiabao made the above remarks when meeting the press at the Elected vice-chairman of Xinjiang Autonomous Region at the first Great Hall of the People together with British Prime Minister Gordon plenary session of the 11th RPC on 22 January 2008. Brown.Wen Jiabao said: The recently established China Investment (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/22/content_747375 Corporation has drawn much attention in various circles around the 2.htm, accessed 23 Jan 08) He had served as administrative office world. China's purpose in establishing this corporation is first, to commissioner of Hotan Prefecture since 2005. ensure the rational use of foreign exchange and its security and Arken Tuniyazi, born in December 1961, is a native of Aksu second, to conduct economic cooperation and trade exchanges with Prefecture. He joined the CCP in July 1983. He holds a Master’s various countries."This investment corporation is completely of a degree. business nature, and it will ensure the security and added-value of (http://www.xinjiang.gov.cn/10013/10031/10000/10011/index.htm, China's foreign exchange reserve," Wen Jiabao said.Wen Jiabao accessed 7 Feb 08) pointed out: The China Investment Corporation's registered capital is $200 billion, but actually its overseas investment is between $60 Bu Xiaolin (布小林) (f) to $70 billion, because $60 billion of the $200 billion has already Elected vice-chairwoman of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at been injected into the China Commercial Bank as capital. The China the first session of the 11th RPC on 27 January 2008. (RMRB, 28 Commercial Bank's reform has achieved tremendous successes. Jan 08) She had served as Party secretary of since The next step is that China will continue to push for reforms of other October 2006. commercial banks and inject capital into these banks through the China Investment Corporation.Wen Jiabao said: The China China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 39

Cai Fuchao (蔡赴朝) Chen Chuanping (陈川平) Elected vice-mayor of Beijing Municipality at the first session of Elected vice-governor of Shanxi Province at the first plenary the13th MPC on 26 January 2008. (RMRB, 27 Jan 08) Cai is a session of the 11th PPC on 22 January 2008. Standing Committee member of the CCP Beijing Municipal (http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-01/24/content_7488936.htm, Committee (since May 2002) and director of its Publicity Department accessed 24 Jan 08) Chen Chuanping is chairman of Steel (since June 2002). Corporation, China's largest steel company. Chen, was born in (http://www.bj.xinhuanet.com/bjpd_bjzq/2008-01/29/content_123498 February 1962 in Pinglu, Shanxi Province. He joined the CCP in 90.htm, accessed 7 Feb 08) March1985. Chen began working with the firm in 1982 as a technician, gaining a postgraduate degree and becoming a senior Cao Jianfang (曹建方) engineer before rising through the ranks.He is an alternate member Elected vice-governor of Yunnan Province at the first session of the of the 17th CCP CC and a deputy of the 10th NPC. Taiyuan Steel 11th PPC on 24 January 2008. (RMRB, 26 Jan 08) Cao had served has an annual production capacity of 10 million tons of steel. as director of the Provincial Finance Department since January (www.chinaview.cn, 22 Jan 08, accessed 24 Jan 08) 2003. Cao is a native ofYiliang in Yunnan. He joined the CCP in July 1976. Chen Deming (陈德铭) He is a senior accountant and a senior economist. The 31st session of the 10th NPC Standing Committee decided on (http://www.yn.xinhuanet.com/gov/2006-11/20/content_8563024.ht 29 December 2007 to appoint Chen Deming as minister of m, accessed 7 Feb 08) commerce. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/29/content_733871 Cao Xiaohong (曹小红) (f) 7.htm, accessed 2 Jan 08) Elected vice-chairwoman of the China Zhi Gong Dang (Party for BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) - The NPC Standing Committee Public Interests) at the first plenary session of the 13th CC on 21 approved a cabinet nomination of Chen Deming, former governor of December 2007. Shaanxi Province, as the country's new minister of commerce. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2004-11/06/content_2183587.htm, Chen, born in 1949, replaces 58-year-old Bo Xilai, who was accessed 2 Jan 08) appointed Communist Party chief of southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality on Dec. 1. Chen, who holds a doctorate in Chen Changzhi (陈昌智) management, spent most of his early career life in eastern China's Elected chairman of the China Democratic National Construction Jiangsu Province before he was appointed vice governor of Shaanxi Association at the first plenary session of the 9th CC on 20 Province in 2002. In 2005, he was appointed governor of the December 2007. He had served as its vice chairman since province. He moved to Beijing in 2006 after being appointed December 2002. vice-chairman of the State Development and Reform Commission. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2007-12/20/content_7284329.htm, In late 2007, he was appointed vice commerce minister. Chen's accessed 20 Dec 07) He served as vice-minister of supervision from predecessor Bo Xilai was appointed commerce minister in 2004. He November 1998 to December 2007. Chen is a Standing Committee is now also a member of the CCP CC Politburo. (XNA, 29 Dec 07) member of the CPPCC. Chen Guangguo (陈光国) BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) - Chen Changzhi was elected chairman Elected chairman of the Standing Committee of Chongqing of the China National Democratic Construction Association Municipal People’s Congress at the third plenary meeting of the first (CNDCA), one of the country's eight non-Communist parties. The session of the 3rd MPC on 26 January 2008. (RMRB, 27 Jan 08) CNDCA elected its new central committee at the last day of its Chen, born in February 1947, is a native of Wanzhou, Chongqing. five-day ninth national congress which was concluded on 20 Educational background: university. He joined the CCP in February December. At the CNDCA congress, delegates also heard and 1979. Chen is a Standing Committee member of the CCP deliberated a report of the party's eighth central committee.The Chongqing Municipal Committee. He formerly served as vice-mayor China National Democratic Construction Association was founded of Chongqing. by a number of patriotic industrialists and business people as well as some intellectuals in Chongqing on Dec. 16, 1945.The members of Chen Haibo (陈海波) the association are mainly business people. The CNDCA has Elected vice-governor of Liaoning Province at the first session of the branches in 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities 11th PPC on 28 January 2008. directly under the central government, with more than 108,000 (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/28/content_751265 members nationwide. (XNA, 20 Dec 07) 9.htm, accessed 28 Jan 08) Chen had served as Party secretary of Panjin City since January 2006. 40 January 2008

Chen Hua (陈桦) (f) Chen Zhaoxiong (陈肇雄) Elected vice-governor of Fujian Province at the first session of the Appointed vice-governor of Hunan Province at the 31st session of 11th PPC on 24 January 2008. (RMRB, 25 Jan 08) She had served the 10th PPC Standing Committee on 26 December 2007. as mayor of Nanping City since March 2004. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-12/27/content_7320311.htm, accessed 2 Jan 08) Chen resigned as chairman of Great Wall Chen Miner (陈敏尔) Computer Group (post held since October 2005). He is Elected vice-governor of Zhejiang Province at the fourth plenary vice-president of the All-China Youth Federation (since July 2005). session of the 1st session of the 11th PPC on 22 January 2008. (http://www.zj.gov.cn/gb/zjnew/node3/node22/node168/node370/no Chen Zhenggao (陈政高) de377/userobject9ai77146.html, accessed 22 Jan 08) Chen Elected governor of Liaoning Province at the first session of the 11th concurrently serves as Standing Committee member of the CCP PPC on 28 January 2008. Zhejiang Provincial Committee (since June 2002) and as director of (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/28/content_751265 its Publicity Department (since February 2002). 9.htm, accessed 28 Jan 08) The governor is responsible for the economic, political, personnel, environmental and foreign affairs Chen Wenhua (陈文华) issues of the province. He ranks second in the province behind the Elected vice-governor of Sichuan Province at the first session of the secretary of the provincial committee of the Chinese Communist 11th PPC on 27 January 2008. (RMRB, 28 Jan 08) Party (CCP). Chen had been appointed vice-governor and acting Chen, born in December 1955, is a native of Zigong in Sichuan. He governor of Liaoning at the 35th session of the 10th PPC Standing received a Master’s degree in economics. In March 1987 he joined Committee on 22 December 2007. the China Democratic National Construction Association (CDNCA). http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/22/content_729630 Chen had served as deputy chief procurator of the Provincial 3.htm, accessed 2 Jan 08) He had served as Party secretary of People’s Procuratorate before. He is a Standing Committee member Shenyang City since December 2005. of the CDNCA CC and chairman of its Provincial Committee. Chen Zhenggao, born in March 1952, is a native of Haicheng, (http://www.sc.xinhuanet.com/service/zw/2008-01/28/content_1234 Liaoning Province. He is a Party member. Born in March 1952, 0700.htm, accessed 6 Feb 08) Liaoning native Chen graduated in maritime navigation from Dalian Maritime University in 1975. He stayed at the school after Chen Xueheng (陈学亨) graduation, working in the university's publicity department and with Elected chairman of the CPPCC Gansu Provincial Committee at the theYouth League. In February 1982, Chen transferred to the city first plenary session of the 10th Provincial Committee on 24 January government of Dalian, the Liaoning coastal city, where he started his 2008. (RMRB, 26 Jan 08) He had served as its vice-chairman since political path. He served as vice-mayor of Dalian (Feb 1993 – Nov January 2007. 1997), vice-governor of Liaoning (Jan 1998 - Jan 2003), deputy Chen Xueliang, born in November 1948, is a native of Yongdeng, Party secretary of Shenyang (Dec 2000 – Dec 2005), mayor of Gansu Province. He joined the CCP in October 1972. Educational Shenyang (Feb 2001 - Dec 2005). Chen is an alternate member of background: university, Bachelor of Literature. He served as deputy the 17th CCP CC. (XNA, 22 Dec 07, 28 Jan 08) Party secretary of Gansu Province from 2002 to 2007. The rapidly developing coastal province has a population of around 42 million and covers an area of 148,000 square kil! ometres. As Chen Zhangliang (陈章良) one of the country's old industrial base provinces, its gross domestic product is estimated to surpass one trillion yuan (138.8 billion US Appointed vice-chairman of Guangxi Autonomous Region at the dollars) in 2007. In 2006, the GDP of seven provinces or 30th session of the 10th RPC Standing Committee on 28 December municipalities on the Chinese mainland, including Guangdong and 2007. Shanghai, exceeded one trillion yuan. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-12/29/content_7333091.htm, accessed 2 Jan 08) Chen is vice-president of the All-China Youth Federation (since July 2005). Cheng Bing (程兵) Chen, born in February 1961, is a native of Fuqing, Fujian Province. Appointed commander of Shaanxi MD. He is without party affiliation. Chen graduated from the Biology (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/05/content_7366997.ht Department of Washington University. He received a doctorate in m, accessed 10 Jan 08) He had served as chief of staff of Xinjiang science. From April 2002 to December 2007 he served as president MD since September 2005. of China Agricultural University. (http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/gxzw/2007-12/28/content_12075293. Cheng Hong (程红) (f) htm, accessed 31 Jan 08) Elected vice-mayor of Beijing Municipality at the first session of the13th MPC on 26 January 2008. (RMRB, 27 Jan 08) She formerly China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 41

served as deputy director of the Municipal Commercial Bureau and served as Standing Committee member of the CCP Shanghai deputy head of Beijing’s Chaoyang District. 42-year-old Cheng is a Municipal Committee and as Party secretary of Pudong New Area. member of the China Democratic League. (http://www.hlj.xinhuanet.com/zfzq/2008-01/11/content_12192963.h (http://www.bj.xinhuanet.com/bjpd_bjzq/2008-01/29/content_123500 tm, accessed 6 Feb 08) 51.htm, accessed 6 Feb 08) Duotuo (多托) Dai Xianglong (戴相龙) Elected vice-chairman of Autonomous Region at the first Former Tianjin mayor Dai was appointed chairman of the National plenary session of the 9th RPC on 22 January 2008. Social Security Foundation (NSSF) replacing the 68-year-old Xiang (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/23/content_747509 Huaicheng. Dai is a member of the 17th CCP CC. 4.htm, accessed 23 Jan 08) He had served as Party secretary of Dai, 63, served as a governor of the People's Bank of China from Nagchu (Naqu) Prefecture since August 2003. Duotuo is of Tibetan 1995 to 2003, when he was elected mayor of Tianjin. He is credited nationality. with helping the city establish itself as a financial centre similar to Duotuo was born in October 1959 in Tibet. He joined the CCP in Shanghai and Shenzhen. Dai was also involved in setting up China's September 1984. "through train" scheme - still awaiting final approval - which would (http://www.xz.xinhuanet.com/xizangzhengshi/2008-01/23/content_ allow mainland individuals to invest directly in overseas markets. 12297553.htm, accessed 7 Feb 08) The NSSF had total assets under management of 500bn yuan (HK542.45bn dollars) as at the end of 2007. ( website, Fang Li (房俐) (f) Hong Kong, 31 Jan 08, in BBC PF , 1 Feb 08) Elected vice-governor of Jilin Province at the first session of the 11th PPC on 13 January 2008. (RMRB, 14 Jan 08) She had served as Ding Jiye (丁继业) mayor of Baicheng City since January 2005 and as assistant Major General Ding, director of the Finance Department of the PLA governor since June 2007. General Logistics Department since February 2001, has been Fang, born in October 1955, is a native of Liaoyuan City in Jilin. She promoted to deputy director of the General Logistics Department. joined the CCP in May 1975. Fang studied national economic (Ta Kung Pao website, 14 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 15 Jan 08) management at and holds a Master’s degree in economics. Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼) (http://www.jl.gov.cn/zwxx/zfld/szfld/t20070612_270537.htm, The State Council decided on 1 January 2008 to appoint geologist accessed 7 Feb 08) Ding as vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/17/content_7437342.ht Fei Fucheng (芾福成) m, accessed 17 Jan 08) Ding Zhongli, born in January 1957, is a Major General Fei, deputy commander of Hebei MD since native of Shengzhou City, Zhejiang Province. He received a September 2004, has been promoted to commander. (Ta Kung Pao doctoral degree in 1988. Ding is vice-chairman of the China website, 14 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 15 Jan 08) Democratic League. Feng Guoqin (冯国勤) Du Hengyan (杜恒岩) Elected chairman of the CPPCC Shanghai Municipal Committee at Appointed deputy political commissar of Jinan MR. (Ming Pao the first session of the 11th Municipal Committee on 28 January website, Hong Kong, 7 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 8 Jan 08) He had served 2008. as director of the Political Department of Jinan MR since January (http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-01/28/content_7510972.htm, 2006. accessed 28 Jan 08) He no longer serves as vice-mayor of Shanghai. Feng Guoqin is a native of Shanghai. Feng, 59, who used Du Jiahao (杜家毫) to work in the teaching profession and serve as a Communist Party Appointed vice-governor of Heilongjiang Provincial People’s chief of a middle school in Shanghai, began to serve as vice-mayor Goverrnment at the 31st session of the 10th PPC Standing of Shanghai beginning October 1996. (XNA, 28 Jan 08) Committee on 25 December 2007. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-12/27/content_7319964.htm, Fu Shuangjian (付双建) accessed 2 Jan 08) He is the executive vice-governor. Appointed deputy director of the State General Administration for Du, born in July 1955, is a native of Yinxian County, Zhejiang Industry and Commerce, replacing Li Dongsheng. Province. He joined the CCP in December 1973. He holds a (XNA, 7 Jan 08; RMRB, 8 Jan 08) The 32nd session of the 10th Master’s degree in industrial and commercial management. Du had PPC on 20 January 2007 accepted his resignation as vice-governor of Hebei. 42 January 2008

(http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/21/content_7460357.ht Gu was born in November 1958 in Jiangsu Province. He holds a m, accessed 21 Jan 08) Master’s degree in in industrial and commercial management and is a senior engineer. Fu Yuelan (符跃兰) (f) (http://www.yn.xinhuanet.com/gov/2007-05/24/content_10110377.ht Elected vice-governor of Hainan Province at the first session of the m, accessed 7 Feb 08) 4th PPC on 29 January 2009. (RMRB, 30 Jan 08) (http://www.hq.xinhuanet.com/hngov/2006-05/25/content_7089199. Gu Shengzu (辜胜阻) htm, accessed 6 Feb 08) Elected vice-chairman of the China Democratic National Feng, born in September 1953, is a native of Baisha in Hainan. She Construction Association at the first plenary session of the 9th CC joined the CCP in June 1974. Educational background: Central on 20 December 2007. Party School. She is director of the Provincial United Front Work (http://cppcc.people.com.cn/GB/45580/45603/6679509.html, Department (post held since May 2007). accessed 20 Dec 07) He had served as vice-chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce before. Gai Ruyin (盖如垠) Elected vice-governor of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province at Gu Wengen (顾文根) the first session of the 11th PPC 27 January 2008. (RMRB, 28 Jan Vice Admiral Gu Wengen, former commander of the South China 08) He is Party secretary of Daqing City (since 2004). Sea Fleet since July 2004, has been promoted to deputy Gai, born in March 1953, is a native of Donggang, Liaoning commander of the PLA Navy. (Ming Pao website, Hong Kong, 7 Jan Province. He joined the CCP in June 1973. He holds a Master’s 08, in BBC PF, 8 Jan 08) degree in engineering and is an engineer. (http://www.hlj.xinhuanet.com/zfzq/2006-03/23/content_6839057.ht Guo Jinlong (郭金龙) m, accessed 6 Feb 08) BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) - Guo Jinlong, acting mayor of Beijing, was elected mayor at the first session of the 13th Beijing MPC. Gao Xiong (高雄) (RMRB, 27 Jan 08) Appointed vice-chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region at Guo, born in July 1947, is a native of Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu the first session of the 11th RPC on 26 January 2008. (RMRB, 27 Province. He joined the CCP in April 1979. Jan 08) He is Party secretary of City (since April 2007) and Guo has a bachelor degree in physics from and chairman of the Standing Committee of Guilin City People’s began working as a technician in southwest China's Sichuan Congress (since December 2007). Province in 1969. Gao, born in March 1955, is a native of Rongcheng, Shandong He served as secretary of the CCP Tibet Autonomous Regional Province. He joined the CCP in August 1974. He served as Party Committee from October 2000 to December 2004, and secretary of secretary of Prefecture (May 2000 – Oct 2002) and of Yulin the CCP Anhui Provincial Committee from December 2004 to City (Oct 2002 – April 2007) November 2007. (http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/gxzw/2008-01/28/content_12336059. He was appointed vice and acting mayor of Beijing by the Standing htm, accessed 7 Feb 08) Committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress on Nov. 30 last year. Gao Yunlong (高云龙) He is a member of the 17th CCP Central Committee. (XNA, 26 Jan Appointed vice-governor of Qinghai Province in December 2007. 08) Gao, born in December 1958, is a native of Laiwu, Shandong Province. He studied at the Department of Chemical Engineering of Guo Qijun (郭启俊) Qinghua University and received a doctoral degree in engineering. Elected vice-chairman of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at the He became vice-mayor of Baise City, Guangxi Autonomous Region, first session of the 11th RPC on 27 January 2008. (RMRB, 28 Jan in Decemember 2003, and in May 2007 chairman of Guangxi 08) He had served as Party secretary of Bayannur City since May Regional Committee of the China National Democratic Construction 2003. Association. (http://www.qh.gov.cn/ldzc-gyl.html, accessed 7 Feb 08) Guo Shengkun (郭声琨) Appointed chairman of the Standing Committee of Guangxi RPC at Gu Chaoxi (顾朝曦) the first session of the 11th RPC on 26 January 2008. (RMRB, 27 Appointred vice-governor of Yunnan Province in May 2007.He Jan 08) Guo had been appointed Party secretary of Guangxi served as deputy director of the National Tourism Administration Autonomous Region in November 2007. from September 2000 to May 2007. China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 43

The 30th session of the Standing Committee of the 10th Guangxi (http://www.gansu.gov.cn/Szzc.asp?ID=11, accessed 29 Jan 08) RPC on 28 December 2007 accepted his resignation as vice-chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (XNA, 28 He Duanqi (和段琪) Dec 07) Guo is an alternate member of the 17th CCP CC. Elected vice-governor of Yunnan Province at the first session of the Guo Shengkun, born in October 1954, is a native of Xingguo 11th PPC on 24 January 2008. (RMRB, 26 Jan 08) He had served County, Jiangxi Province. He joined the CCP in December 1974. as chairman of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission Guo received a Master’s degree from the Control Engineering since February 2004. Department of Central South Industrial University in 1996 and a doctoral degree from the Economic Management Institute of Beijing Hong Jiexu (洪捷序) Science and Technology University in 2007. He is a senior engineer Elected vice-governor of Fujian Province at the first meeting of the with a rank equivalent to professor. From 1973 to 1977 he worked 11th PPC on 24 January 2008. (RMRB, 25 Jan 08) as a school graduate in the countryside in Xingguo County. Starting in 1985, he held various posts in different mines under the China Huang Gesheng (黄格胜) Non-Ferrous Metal industry Corporation. From 1997 to 1998 he was Elected vice-chairman of the China Zhi Gong Dang (Party for vice-president of this corporation. In 1999 he became deputy Public Interests) at the first plenary session of the 13th CC on 21 director of the State Non-Ferrous Metal industry Bureau, and in December 2007. 2000 chairman of the Supervisory Committee for State-Owned (http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2004-11/06/content_2183587.htm, Large-Sized Key Enterprises. Between 2001 and 2004 he served as accessed 2 Jan 08) president of China Aluminium Industry Company and concurrently chairman and president of China Aluminium Industry Ltd. Co. In Huang Kangsheng (黄康生) May 2004 he became deputy Party secretary of Guangxi and in Appointed vice-governor of Guizhou Province in May 2007. Huang June 2004 vice-chairman of Guangxi Autonomous Regional had served as vice-chairman of the PPC Standing ommittee before. People’s Government. He is a Standing Committee member of the CCP Guizhou Provincial

Committee. Han Yanlin (韩延林) Huang, born in October 1952, is a native of Ceheng in Guizhou. He Lieutenant General Han, deputy director of the Science and joined the CCP in November 1971. Huang is of Buyi nationality. Technology Commission of the PLA General Armament Educational background: Central Party School. Huang is an Department, has been promoted to deputy director of the alternate member of the 17th CCP CC. department. (Ta Kung Pao website, 14 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 15 Jan (http://www.gzgov.gov.cn/2005pages/ldjs/default.asp, accessed 7 08) Feb 08)

Hao Linhai (郝林海) Huang Xingguo (黄兴国) Elected vice-chairman of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in May Elected mayor of Tianjin Municipality at the first plenary session of 2007. Hao had served as assistant governor before. the 15th MPC on 28 January 2008. Hao, born in June 1953, is a native of Boxiang County, Hebei (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/28/content_751222 Province. He joined the CCP in January 1986. Educational 1.htm, accessed 28 Jan 08) He had been appointed acting mayor of background: Central Party School. He formerly served as deputy Tianjin at the 42nd session of the 14th MPC Standing Committee on Party secretary and mayor of City. 28 December 2007 to replace Dai Xianglong who resigned from the (http://www.nx.gov.cn/nxportalhd/control.do?actionsBeanID=leader post. ReadASB&id=83, accessed 7 Feb 08) (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/28/content_733204

2.htm, accessed 2 Jan 08) Hao Mingjin (郝明金) Huang, 53 and a native of Xiangshan, in east China's Zhejiang The State Council decided on 23 December 2007 to appoint him as Province. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1973 and vice-minister of supervision. (XNA, 10 Jan 08; RMRB, 11 Jan 08) began his career in November 1972. He formerly served in a host of official posts including deputy Communist Party secretary of Hao Yuan (郝远) Xiangshan County, Party secretary of Taizhou City in Zhejiang, Elected vice-governor of Gansu Province at the first session of the vice-governor of Zhejiang, as well as Party secretary of , a 11th PPC on 27 January 2008. (RMRB, 28 Jan 08) port city in Zhejiang. Huang was appointed deputy secretary of the Hao, born in June 1957, is a native of Yangcheng, Shanxi Province. CCP Tianjin Municipal Committee in November 2003 and was He is without party affiliation. He holds a doctoral degree in elected vice-mayor of Tianjin in December 2003. He is an alternate education and is a professor. member of the 17th CCP CC. 44 January 2008

Jia Ting’an (贾廷安) January 2008. (RMRB, 22 Jan 08) She is deputy Party secretary of Appointed deputy director of the PLA General Political Department. Shanxi (since October 2001). The department is now headed by General Li Jinai, widely regarded as close to President Hu Jintao. General Jia is a former personal Jin Zhenji (金振吉) secretary of retired leader and one of his closest allies. Elected vice-governor of Jilin Province at the first session of the 11th The 57-year old Henan native served Jiang Zemin long before the PPC on 13 January 2008. (RMRB, 14 Jan 08) He had served as former president’s rise to power and is widely considered his most head of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture since December loyal follower. He now serves as director of the Central Military 2002. Commission’s General Office. It remains unclear who will take over Jin, born in February 1959, is of Korean nationality. He joined the from General Jia as the General Office director. He is an alternate CCP in November 1979. He studied national economic planning and member of the 17th CCP CC. (SCMP, 2 Jan 08) management at Jilin University and received a doctoral degree in economics. Jin formerly served as secretary of the CYL Provincial Jiang Bixin (江必新) Committee and as chairman of the Provincial Youth Federation. Appointed vice-president of the Supreme People’s Court at the 31st (http://www.jl.gov.cn/zwxx/zfld/szfld/t20070429_253227.htm, session of the 10th NPC Standing Committee on 29 December accessed 7 Feb 08) 2007. (RMRB, 30 Dec 07) Jiang had served as president of Hunan Provincial Higher People’s Court since February 2005. Jing Junhai (景俊海) Elected vice-governor of Shaanxi Province at the first plenary Jiang Daming (姜大明) session of the 11th PPC on 23 January 2008. (RMRB, 24 Jan 08) JINAN, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) - Jiang Daming, acting governor of east Jing, born in December1960, is a native of Baishui in Shaanxi. He China's Shandong Province, was elected governor at the first joined the CCP in July 1982. He holds a Master’s degree in session of the 11th Shandong PPC on26 January 2008. (RMRB, 27 engineering and is a professor. Jing served as chairman of Xi’an Jan 08) Development Planning Commission and as a Standing Committee Jiang, born in March 1953, is a native of Rongcheng, Shandong member of the CCP Xi’an City Committee. Province. He joined the CCP in November 1976. Jiang graduated (http://www.shaanxi.gov.cn/iframe/zfld.htm, accessed 8 Feb 08) from the Philosophy Department of the Heilongjiang University and began working at the CYL CC in 1982. He was secretary of the CYL Li Chengyun (李成云) Secretariat from May 1993 to February 1998. Elected vice-governor of Sichuan Province at the first session of the He was appointed vice and acting governor of Shandong by the 11th PPC on 27 January 2008. (RMRB, 28 Jan 08) Standing Committee of the Shandong PPC on June 13 last year. Li, born in May 1955, is a native of Guang’an in Sichuan. He joined Jiang is a member of the 17th CCP Central Committee. (XNA, 26 the CCP in December 1975. Li graduated from Sichuan Institute of Jan 08) Industrial and Commercial Management. He served as Party secretary of Deyang City and as chairman of the Provincial Jin Nuo (靳诺) (f) State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. Elected vice-chairwoman of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at (http://www.sc.gov.cn/zwgk/zfjg/zfld/scszf/fsz/lcy/grjl/200801/t20080 the first plenary session of the 11th RPC on 22 January 2008. 128_247843.shtml, accessed 8 Feb 08) (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/22/content_747375 2.htm, accessed 23 Jan 08) She had served as assistant Li Dang (李谠) chairwoman since August 2005. Jin served as director of the Social Elected vice-chairman of the China Democratic National Sciences Department of the Ministry of Education from December Construction Association at the first plenary session of the 9th CC 2001 to August 2005. on 20 December 2007. Jin, born in December 1956 in Beijing, joined the CCP in December (http://cppcc.people.com.cn/GB/45580/45603/6679509.html, 1978. She studied law at the Institute of -Leninism of accessed 20 Dec 07) theChinese People’s University and holds a doctoral degree. (http://www.xinjiang.gov.cn/10013/10031/10000/10013/index.htm, Li Guoliang (李国梁) accessed 7 Feb 08) Elected vice-governor of Hainan Province at the first session of the 4th PPC on 29 January 2009. (RMRB, 30 Jan 08) Jin Yinhuan (金银焕) (f) Elected chairwoman of the CPPCC Shanxi Provincial Committee at Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) the first plenary session of the 10th Provincial Committee on 21 Elected governor of central China's Hubei Province at the first session of the 11th PPC on 29 January 2008. (RMRB, 30 Jan 08) China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 45

A native of eastern Shandong province, Li holds a bachelor's degree (http://www.china.org.cn/english/GS-e/238930.htm, in history from Jilin University and joined the CCP in December http://www.avbuyer.com.cn/e/2008/19793.html, 1976. Before this election, Li had served as Party secretary of http://www.avbuyer.com.cn/e/2007/19734.html, accessed 10 Jan Shenzhen City and later as acting governor of Hubei. (XNA, 29 Jan 08) 08) Li Jingtian (李景田) Li Jiang (李江) (f) Appointed executive vice-president of the Central Party School (full Elected vice-governor of Yunnan Province at the first session of the ministerial rank). He no longer serves as director of the Central Party 11th PPC on 24 January 2008. (RMRB, 26 Jan 08) History Research Center. Li, born in 1948, is of Manchu nationality. Li is a native of Kunming City in Yunnan. She joined the CCP in He is a graduate of the Central Party School with political economics January 1976. Li is a Standing Committee member of the CCP as his special field of study. He successively served as director of Yunnan Provincial Committee (since March 2003). From 1990 to the CCP CC Organization Bureau, as deputy Party secretary of 1999 she served as deputy secretary and secretary of the CYL Shanxi Province, and as deputy director of the Central Organization Yunnan Provincial Committee. Department. (Wen Wei Po website, Hong Kong, 30 Dec 07, in BBC (http://www.yn.xinhuanet.com/gov/2006-04/10/content_6702677.ht PF, 2 Jan 08; m, accessed 7 Feb 08) http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/13/content_7413137.ht

m, accessed 14 Jan 08) Li Jianguo (李建国) Elected chairman of the Standing Committee of Shandong Li Kang (李康) (f) Provincial People’s Congress at the first session of the 11th PPC on Appointed vice-chairwoman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous 26 January 2008. (RMRB, 27 Jan 08) Li is Party secretary of Region at the first session of the 11th RPC on 26 January 2008. Shandong (since March 007) and a member of the 17th CCP CC. (RMRB, 27 Jan 08) Li is of Zhuang nationality. She had served as Li Jianguo, born in April 1946, is a native of Juancheng, Shandong director of the Regional Personnel Department since May 2003. Province. In June 1971 he joined the CCP. In 1970 he graduated from the Chinese Department of Shandong University. He served as Li Keping (李克平) director of the General Office and secretary-general of the CCP Appointed vice-chairman of the National Social Security Foundation Tianjin Municipal Committee. In September 1991 he became a (NSSF). (XNA, 7 Jan 08; RMRB, 8 Jan 08) Li had served as NSSF Standing Committee member of the CCP Tianjin Municipal secretary before. Committee and Party secretary of Heping District. In August 1992 he was appointed deputy secretary of the CCP Tianjin Municipal Li Rui (李锐) Committee, in August 1997 secretary of the CCP Shaanxi Elected vice-chairman of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region at the first Provincial Committee, and in January 1998 elected chairman of the session of the 10th RPC on 21 January 2007. (RMRB, 22 Jan 08) Standing Committee of Shaanxi PPC. He had served as assistant governor before. Li is of Hui nationality. Li, born in February 1957, is a native of Haiyuan in Ningxia. He Li Jiaxiang (李家祥) joined the CCP in October 1985. He formerly served as deputy Party Li Jiaxiang, president of Air China parent China National Aviation secretary and mayor of Zhongwei City. Holding Co. (CNAH), was appointed deputy director and acting (http://www.nx.gov.cn/nxportalhd/control.do?actionsBeanID=leader director of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China ReadASB&id=84, accessed 7 Feb 08) (CAAC). (XNA, 10 Jan 08; RMRB, 11 Jan 08) He stepped down as chairman of Air China Ltd. Li Wenxi (李文喜) Li, a 58-year-old former air force major general,, was born in Elected vice-mayor of Tianjin Municipality at the first plenary session Shandong Province in 1949. He joined the PLA in 1969 and stayed of the 15th MPC on 28 January 2008. with the army until 2000 when he was appointed Communist Party (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/28/content_751222 chief of Air China. In 2002, Li became Party chief of CNAH and in 1.htm, accessed 28 Jan 08) He had served as assistant governor of 2004 he was named president of the company and chairman of Air Liaoning Province since October 2006 and director of the Provincial China Ltd. Li led the Beijing-based carrier to become the world's Public Security Department since May 2002. biggest by market value after joining the company in 2000.

Li, who will replace Yang Yuanyuan as director of CAAC, managed Li Xiansheng (李宪生) Air China's sale of shares in Hong Kong, raising 13.5 billion yuan to Elected vice-governor of Hubei Province at the first session of the renew and expand the carrier's fleet. Air China last year sold its 11th PPC on 29 January 2007. (RMRB, 30 Jan 08) Hong Kong assets for $1.58 billion to Airways Ltd., forging a partnership with Asia's second-most profitable carrier. 46 January 2008

Li Xiansheng, born in September 1954, is a native of Yangqu, (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/25/content_731217 Shanxi Province. He received a doctoral degree. Li served as 7.htm, accessed 2 Jan 08) Li had served as vice-governor of deputy Party secretary of Wuhan Automotive Industry Company, Heilongjiang since October 2004. He has been deputy secretary of deputy director of the Organization Department of the CCP Wuhan the CPC Heilongjiang Provincial Committee since December 2003. City Committee, Party secretary of Qingshan District in Wuhan, He is an alternate member of the 17th CCP CC. director of the Television and Radio Bureau of Wuhan City, Standing Li Zhanshu was born in August 1950 in Pingshan, northern Hebei Committee member of the CCP Wuhan City Committee and director Province. He joined the CCP in April 1975. (XNA, 25 Dec 07, 27 Jan of its Propaganda department, vice-mayor of Wuhan, Party 08) secretary and vice-chairman of Wuhan’s economic development zone, Party secretary of Shiyan City, chairman of the Standing Li Zhaoqian (李兆前) Committee of Shiyan City People’s Congress. In August 2002 he Elected vice-governor of Shandong Province at the first session of became mayor of Wuhan. the 11th PPC on 26 January 2008. (RMRB, 27 Jan 08) He had served as Party secretary of Rizhao City since December 2002. Li Xiaolin (李小琳) (f) The 45-year-old Li was promoted to chairwoman of the Li Zhuobin (李卓彬) state-controlled China Power International Development. She had Elected vice-chairman of the China Zhi Gong Dang (Party for served as its vice-chairwoman and CEO before. Public Interests) at the first plenary session of the 13th CC on 21 (http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2008-01/03/content_7357940.ht December 2007. m, accessed 10 Jan 08) She concurrently serves as vice-president (http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2004-11/06/content_2183587.htm, of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign accessed 2 Jan 08) Countries (post held since February 1997). Li is a senior engineer. Like her father and her elder brother, Li was trained as a Li Zuocheng (李作成) power generation engineer, earning a master’s degree in Li Zuocheng, deputy chief of staff of Guangzhou MR since January engineering in power systems and automation from the prestigious 2003, has been promoted to deputy commander of Chengdu MR. Qinghua University. She spent time as a visiting scholar at the Sloan (Ming Pao website, Hong Kong, 7 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 8 Jan 08) Business School of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The only female chief executive of a state-owned enterprise with a listing Liang Baohua (梁保华) in Hong Kong, Li won the nickname of China’s power queen when Elected chairman of the Standing Committee of Jiangsu Provincial she took the job of CEO at China Power in 2004. Li is the only People’s Congress at the first session of the 11th PPC on 31 daughter of former premier Li Peng. Her elder brother, Li Xiaopeng, January 2008. (RMRB, 1 Feb 08) Liang is Party secretary of Jiangsu is chairman of Huaneng Power International, China’s largest (since October 2007). He is a member of the 17th CCP CC. independent power provider. Li Xiaolin recently published a book featuring her musings of life, business and her management Lin Nianxiu (林念修) philosophy. Appointed vice-chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region at (http://www.forbes.com/2008/01/03/li-xiaolin-china-face-markets-cx_ the 30th session of the 10th RPC Standing Committee on 28 jc_0103autofacescan01.html, accessed 10 Jan 08) December 2007.

(http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-12/29/content_7333091.htm, Li Xiaomin (李小敏) accessed 2 Jan 08) Elected vice-governor of Jiangsu Province at the first session of the 11th PPC on 31 January 2008. (RMRB, 1 Feb 08) He had served as Ling Yueming (凌月明) secretary-general of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government since Elected vice-mayor of Chongqing Municipality at the first session of April 2003. the 3rd MPC on 26 January 2008. (RMRB, 27 Jan 08) He had

served as Party secretary of Changzhou District since December Li Zhanshu (栗战书) 2002. Elected governor of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province at the first session of the 11th PPC 27 January 2008. (RMRB, 28 Jan 08) Liu Dewang (刘德旺) He had been appointed acting governor at the 31st session of the Elected chairman of the CPPCC Hebei Provincial Committee at the 10th PPC Standing Committee on 25 December 2007. first plenary session of the 10th Provincial Committee on 26 January The session also approved the resignation of the former governor, 2008. (RMRB, 27 Jan 08) He had served as director of the Zhang Zuoji. Provincial Party School since July 2001.

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Liu Liwei (刘力伟) He was removed from his post as vice-minister of labor and social Elected vice-governor of Hunan Province at the first session of the security. (XNA, 10 Jan 08; RMRB, 11 Jan 08) 11th PPC on 24 January 2008. (RMRB, 25 Jan 08) He had served as Party secretary of Zhangjiajie City since October 1999. Liu Yungeng (刘云耕) Former deputy Party secretary of Shanghai was elected chairman of Liu Mancang (刘满仓) the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Elected vice-governor of Henan Province at the fourth session of the Congress at the first session of the 13th MPC on 30 January 2008. first session of the 11th PPC on 23 January 2008. (RMRB, 24 Jan (XNA, 30 Jan 08; RMRB, 1 Feb 08) 08) He had served as Party secretary of Shangqiu City since March 2003. Liu Zhuozhi (刘桌志) Elected vice-chairman of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at the Liu Qibao (刘奇葆) first session of the 11th RPC on 27 January 2008. (RMRB, 28 Jan Elected chairman of the Standing Committee of Sichuan Provincial 08) He had served as Party secretary of Xilin Gol League since People’s Congress at the first session of the 11th PPC on 27 November 2003. January 2008. (RMRB, 28 Jan 08) Liu is Party secretary of Sichuan (since last December). He is a member of the 17th CCP CC. Lü Bin (吕滨) Appointed deputy director of the General Administration of Customs. Liu Xiaokai (刘晓凯) (XNA, 10 Jan 08; RMRB, 11 Jan 08) Lü Bin, 52, had served as Elected vice-governor of Guizhou Province at the first session of the director of the administration’s Anti-smuggling Bureau since 11th PPC on 24 January 2008. (RMRB, 25 Jan 08) February 2004. Liu, born in March 1962, is a native of Taijiang in Guizhou. He is of Miao nationality. Liu joined the CCP in April 1985. He served as Lü Dingwen (吕丁文) deputy Party secretary of Qiannan Buyi-Miao Autonomous Major General Lü Dingwen, director of the Armament Department of Prefecture and as Party secretary of Bijie Prefecture. Liu is an Guangzhou MR since May 2004, has been appointed deputy alternate member of the 17th CCP CC. commander of Guangzhou MR. (Ming Pao website, Hong Kong, 7 (http://www.gzgov.gov.cn/2005pages/ldjs/default.asp, accessed 7 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 8 Jan 08) Feb 08) Lü Weifeng (吕维峰) Liu Xinle (刘新乐) Elected vice-governor of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province at Elected vice-chairman of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at the the first session of the 11th PPC 27 January 2008. (RMRB, 28 Jan first session of the 11th RPC on 27 January 2008. (RMRB, 28 Jan 08) 08) Lu Zhongyuan (卢中原) Liu Xueliang (刘学良) Lu Zhongyuan replaced Sun Xiaoyu as deputy director of the State Appointed chairman of the Supervisory Committee for State-owned Council Development Research Center. (XNA, 7 Jan 08; RMRB, 8 Large-sized Key Enterprises. (XNA, 10 Jan 08; RMRB, 11 Jan 08) Jan 08) He had served as director of its Research Department of He no longer serves as vice-governor of Heilongjiang Province. Macro Economy since April 2002.

Liu Xuepu (刘学普) Luo Lin (骆琳) Elected vice-mayor of Chongqing Municipality at the first session of Elected chairman of the CPPCC Liaoning Provincial Committee at the 3rd MPC on 26 January 2008. (RMRB, 27 Jan 08) He had the first plenary session of the 10th Provincial Committee on 24 served as Party secretary of Qianjiang District since November January 2008. (RMRB, 25 Jan 08) He is deputy Party secretary of 2002. Liaoning (since October 2006).

Liu Yongfu (刘永富) Luo Qingquan (罗清泉) Elected vice-governor of Gansu Province at the first session of the Elected chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial 11th PPC on 27 January 2008. (RMRB, 28 Jan 08) People’s Congress at the first session of the 11th PPC on 29 Liu, born in April 1957, is a native of Suizhou, Hubei Province. He January 2008. (RMRB, 30 Jan 08) joined the CCP in January 1977. Luo, born in November 1945, is a native of Hubei. He is now (http://www.gansu.gov.cn/Szzc.asp?ID=58, accessed 29 jan 08) secretary of the CCP Hubei Provincial Committee after serving as governor of the province from 2003 to 2007. (XNA, 29 Jan 08) 48 January 2008

Luo is a member of the 17th CCP CC. Ma Delun (马德伦) The State Council decided on 23 December 2007 to appoint Ma as Luo Zhijun (罗志军) vice-governor of the People’s Bank of China. (XNA, 3 Jan 08; According to a recent decision of the CCP CC, Luo, previously Party RMRB, 11 Jan 08) He had served as assistant governor since April secretary of Nanjing City, was appointed deputy secretary of the 2005 and had previously been the central bank spokesman and vice CCP Jiangsu Provincial Committee. director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, China's (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/03/content_7355847.ht foreign currency regulator. The 58-year-old replaced Xiang Junbo m, accessed 3 Jan 08; XNA, 31 Jan 08) He was elected governor of who had been appointed to head the state-owned Agricultural Bank Jiangsu Province at the first session of the 11th PPC on 31 January of China in June 2007. (XNA, 2 Jan 08) 2008. (RMRB, 1 Feb 08) The 34th session of the 10th PPC Standing Committee decided on 4 January 2008 to appoint Luo Zhijun as Ma Shunqing (马顺清) vice-governor and acting governor of Jiangsu Province. (RMRB, 5 Elected vice-governor of Qinghai Province at the first session of the Jan 08) The provincial legislature also approved the resignation of 11th PPC on 16 January 2008. (RMRB, 17 Jan 08) Ma had served Liang Baohua, the former Jiangsu governor. as director of the Land and Natural Resources Department of Luo, born in November 1951, is a native of Lingyuan, northeast Qinghai Provincial People’s Government since April 2003. China's Liaoning Province. He joined the CCP in April 1969. Ma, born in January 1963, is a native of Xining City, Qinghai Educational background: on-the-job postgraduate student, master’s Province. He joined the CCP in December 1984. Ma studied at degree. He worked in the Central Committee of the Communist Qinghai Institute of Nationalities and received a bachelor’s degree in Youth League of China in the early 1990s and began to work in literature. He served as deputy Party secretary and executive Nanjing in 1995. (XNA, 4 Jan 08) He assumed the post of secretary vice-mayor of Xining City, chairman of the Administrative of the CCP Nanjing municipal committee in April 2003. He also Commission of Xining Economic and Technological Development served as mayor of Nanjing. Luo is an alternate member of the 17th Zone, and as director of the Provincial Land and Natural Resources CCP CC. Department. (http://www.qh.gov.cn/ldzc-msq.html, accessed 7 Feb 08) Ma Biao (马飚) Appointed deputy Party secretary of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Ma Tieshan (马铁山) Region in December 2007. The former deputy Party secretary of Guangxi Autonomous Region (http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/gxzw/2006-04/21/content_12336104. was elected chairman of the CPPCC Guangxi Regional Committee htm, accessed 4 Feb 08) at the first plenary session of the 10th Regional Committee on 23 , Jan. 26 (Xinhua) - Ma Biao, vice-chairman of the January 2008. (RMRB, 24 Jan 08) Guangxi Autonomous Region, was elected chairman at the first session of the 11th RPC. (RMRB, 27 Jan 08) He had been Ma Zhongping (马中平) appointed vice-chairman and acting chairman of Guangxi at the Elected chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial People’s Congress at 30th session of the 10th RPC Standing Committee on 28 the first session of the 10th PPC on 20 January 2007. (RMRB, 21 December 2007. The session also approved the resignations of Jan 08) Ma concurrently serves as Standing Committee member of former Chairman , former Vice-Chairman Guo Shengkun the CCP Shaanxi Provincial Committee (since May 2002) and as and former Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangxi director of its Publicity Department (since July 2002) Regional People's Congress Liu Qibao. Chen Zhangliang and Lin Ma Zhongping, born in October 1950, is a native of Suide, Shaanxi Nianxiu were appointed vice-chairmen of the region at the session. Province. He joined the CCP in March 1971. (XNA, 28 Dec 07; http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/28/content_733054 Meng Xuenong (孟学农) 8.htm, accessed 2 Jan 08) He had served as party secretary of Elected governor of Shanxi at the first plenary session of the 11th Nanning City from March 2005 until this month. (XNA, 28 Dec 07) PPC on 22 January 2008. Ma is an alternate member of the 17th CCP Central Committee. Meng had been appointed vice-governor and acting governor by the Ma, born in August 1954, is a native of Tianyang, Guangxi congress last September. He was born in August 1949 and is a Autonomous Region, and joined the CCP in 1985. He is of Zhuang native of Penglai, east China's Shandong Province. He joined the nationality. He became a worker in a steel plant in of CCP in July 1972. Guangxi in 1972, and then pursued a bachelor degree in the Central (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/22/content_747480 University of Nationalities from 1978 to 1982, majoring in political 4.htm, accessed 23 Jan 08; XNA, 22 Jan 08) Meng is Party economics. He had worked in the Chinese Academy of Social secretary of Shanxi (post held since August 2007). Sciences before 1994. (XNA, 26 Jan 08)

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Mu Hong (穆虹) General Hospital. In July 2001, he was promoted to major general. Mu Hong, 52, former director of the Development and Reform At the 17th Party Congress, he was elected an alternate member of Commission of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was the CCP CC. appointed vice-chairman of the National Development and Reform The PLA General Hospital (301 Hospital) is the largest-scale general Commission, the country's top economic planning body. (XNA, 10 hospital in China, its functions consisting of medical and healthcare Jan 08; RMRB, 11 Jan 08) services, medical education, and science research work. It is a leading domestic hospital in terms of the academic and Ni Fake (倪发科) technological levels. In particular, it is one of the nation's major Elected vice-governor of Anhui Province at the first session of the healthcare bases responsible for medical and healthcare services 11th PPC on 31 January 2008. (RMRB, 1 Feb 08) He had served as for party and state leaders, Central Military Commission leaders as Party secretary of Liuan City since February 2004. well as the PLA general departments. In addition to treating hard-to-diagnose-and-cure diseases in various military regions and Nur Bekri (努尔•白克力) various services and arms of the PLA, this hospital also accepts and treats ordinary patients from around the country. Each year it has Elected chairman of the government of northwest China's Xinjiang about 3 million outpatient visits. What is more, it has been selected Uygur Autonomous Region at the first plenary session of the 11th by Beijing Municipality as the only PLA hospital designated for the RPC on 22 January 2008. Nur Bekri had been appointed acting Olympic Games in Beijing. (Ta Kung Pao website, Hong Kong, 3 chairman of the regional government by the congress last month to Jan 08, in BBC PF, 5 Jan 08) replace Ismail Tiliwaldi who had resigned. He concurrently serves as deputy Party secretary of the CCP Xinjiang Regional Committee since April 2003. Ren Xuefeng (任学锋) A member of the Uighur ethnic group, he was born in August 1961 in Elected vice-mayor of Tianjin Municipality at the first plenary session Bole, Xinjiang. He joined the CCP in December 1982. Nur is an of the 15th MPC on 28 January 2008. alternate member of the 17th CCP CC. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/28/content_751222 (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/22/content_747375 1.htm, accessed 28 Jan 08) 2.htm, accessed 23 Jan 08; Ren Xuefeng, born in October 1965, is a native of Xingtai, Hebei http://www.xinjiang.gov.cn/10013/10031/10000/10010/2006/34034. Province. He joined the CCP in July 1985. Ren holds a doctoral htm, accessed 7 Feb 08; XNA, 22 Jan 08) degree in management. He is chairman of the board of Tianjin Development Holdings Ltd. (since September 2007). (http://www.tj.xinhuanet.com/gov/renxf.htm, accessed 6 Feb 08) Ou Guangyuan (欧广源)

The former deputy Party secretary of Guangdong Province was elected chairman of the Standing Committee of Guangdong Shen Jun (沈骏) Provincial People’s Congress at the first session of the 11th PPC on Elected vice-mayor of Shanghai at the first plenary session of the 24 January 2008. (RMRB, 25 Jan 08) 13th MPC on 30 January 2008. (RMRB, 1 Feb 08) Shen, born in June 1954, is a native of Dinghai, Zhejiang Province. Qiao Zhanjun He holds a Master’s degree in engineering and is a senior engineer. Shen served as deputy Party secretary of Luwan and Xuhui Districts Appointed deputy commander of Beijing Garrison. (Ta Kung Pao and as deputy secretary-general of the Municipal Government. website, 14 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 15 Jan 08) (http://www.shanghai.gov.cn/shanghai/node2314/node8623/node12

326/userobject8ai19597.html, accessed 7 Feb 08) Qin Yinhe (秦银河)

Major General Qin Yinhe, president of the PLA General Hospital Shen Xiaoming (沈晓明) (301 Hospital) since October 2004, has been promoted to deputy Elected vice-mayor of Shanghai at the first plenary session of the director of the PLA General Logistics Department. (Ta Kung Pao 13th MPC on 30 January 2008. (RMRB, 1 Feb 08) He had served as website, 14 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 15 Jan 08) But he will still retain his director of the Municipal Education Commission since April 2006. post as president of the PLA General Hospital. Shen, born in April 1963, is a native of Shangyu, Zhejiang Province. Qin Yinhe, 56, is a native of Baofeng, Henan. He joined the Chinese He is Doctor of Medicine. Shen worked at several hospitals in PLA in 1968. In 1977, he graduated from the Third Military Medical Shanghai. University and served as a doctor at the Xinqiao Branch Hospital of (http://www.shanghai.gov.cn/shanghai/node2314/node8623/node12 the university's Second Affiliated Hospital. He became president of 326/userobject8ai19598.html, accessed 7 Feb 08) the Daping Hospital of the Third Military Medical University in 1993 and vice-president of the PLA General Hospital at the end of 2000. Since July 2004, he has served as the eighth president of the PLA 50 January 2008

Shen Yan (沈岩) Su Rong (苏荣) Appointed vice-chairman of the National Natural Science Elected chairman of the Standing Committee of Jiangxi Provincial Foundation. (XNA, 28 Jan 08) People's Congress at the 1st session of the 11th of PPC on 28 January 2008. Shi Heping (史和平) (http://www.jx.xinhuanet.com/news/2008-01/28/content_12338901.h Elected vice-governor of Jiangsu Province at the first session of the tm, accessed 5 Feb 08) 11th PPC on 31 January 2008. He had served as Party secretary of Su Rong, born in 1948 in the northeast Jilin Province, has been the City since March 2003. (RMRB, 1 Feb 08) Party secretary of Jiangxi since November 2007. Jiangxi has a population of around 41 million and covers an area of Shi Wenqing (史文清) 166,600 square kilometres. It is dubbed as the cradle of the modern Appointed vice-governor of Jiangxi Province at the 33rd session of Chinese revolution led by the CCP. The early CCP leaders built the the 10th PPC Standing Committee on 4 January 2008. first rural revolutionary base in the Jinggangshan Mountains in the (http://www1.www.gov.cn/rsrm/2008-01/05/content_851010.htm, province in 1927. (XNA, 28 Jan 08) accessed 25 Jan 08) He was elected vice-governor at the first session of the11th PPC on 28 January 2008. Su Shiliang (苏士亮) (http://www.jx.xinhuanet.com/news/2008-01/28/content_12338901.h Vice Admiral Su Shiliang, former commander of the East China Sea tm, accessed 29 Jan 08) Fleet, has been transferred as commander of the South China Sea Shi, born in October 1954, is a native of Faku, Liaoning Province. He Fleet. (Ming Pao website, Hong Kong, 7 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 8 Jan is of Mongolian nationality. He joined the CCP in November 1974. 08) Shi graduated from Jiaotong University and holds a doctoral degree in economics. He served as deputy Party secretary and executive Sun Qian (孙谦) vice-mayor of Harbin, before he was appointed assistant governor of Appointed deputy procurator general at the 31st session of the 10th Heilongjiang Province in February 2007. NPC Standing Committee on 29 December 2007. (RMRB, 30 Dec (http://baike.baidu.com/view/682304.html, accessed 25 Jan 08) 07) Sun had served as chief procurator of Jiangxi Provincial People’s Procuratorate since January 2005. Song Hai (宋海) Song, vice-governor of Guangdong Province since January 2003, Sun Ruibin (孙瑞彬) was elected vice-chairman of the China Democratic National Elected vice-governor of Hebei Province at the first session of the Construction Association at the first plenary session of the 9th CC 11th PPC on 28 January 2008. on 20 December 2007. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/28/content_751314 (http://cppcc.people.com.cn/GB/45580/45603/6679509.html, 4.htm; accessed 28 Jan 08) He had served as mayor of Cangzhou accessed 20 Dec 07) City since March 2005.

Song Xuantao (宋璇涛) Sun Xiaoxi (孙小系) Elected vice-governor of Henan Province at the fourth meeting of Sun, former vice-governor of Gansu Province, was appointed the first session of the 11th PPC on 23 January 2008. (RMRB, 24 vice-chairman of the National Social Security Foundation. Jan 08) (XNA, 7 Jan 08; RMRB, 8 Jan 08)

Song Yuying (宋育英) (f) Sun Yao (孙尧) Elected chairwoman of the CPPCC Hubei Provincial Committee at Appointed vice-governor of Heilongjiang Province at the 31st the first plenary session of the first plenary session of the 10th session of the 10th PPC Standing Committee on 25 December CPPCC Provincial Committee on 30 January 2008. (RMRB, 1 Feb 2007. 08) (http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-12/27/content_7319964.htm, Song, born in October 1948, is a native of Xichuan, Henan Province. accessed 2 Jan 08) He had served as director of the Provincial She joined the CCP in February 1970. She is a Standing Committee Science and Technology Department since April 2002. member of the CCP Hubei Provincial Committee (since May 1998) and secretary of its Commission for Discipline Inspection (since April Tang Chengpei (唐承沛) 2006). Elected vice-governor of Anhui Province at the first session of the 11th PPC on 31 January 2008. (RMRB, 1 Feb 08) He had served as mayor of City since February 2004.

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Tang Tao (汤涛) Tu Guangshao (屠光绍) Elected vice-governor of central China's Hubei Province at the first Appointed vice-mayor of Shanghai Municipality at the 41st session session of the 11th PPC on 29 January 2008. (RMRB, 30 Jan 08) of the 12th MPC Standing Committee on 27 December 2007. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-12/27/content_7324129.htm, Tao Wuxian (陶武先) accessed 2 Jan 08) He no longer serves as vice-chairman of the Elected chairman of the CPPCC Sichuan Provincial Committee at China Securities Regulatory Commission. (XNA, 10 Jan 08; RMRB, the first plenary session of the 10th Provincial Committee on 25 11 Jan 08) Tu was born in January 1959 in central China's Hubei January 2008. (RMRB, 27 Jan 08) He had served as its Province. (XNA, 27 Dec 07) vice-chairman since January 2007. Tao, born in August 1948, is a native of Shehong in Sichuan. He Wan Gang (万钢) joined the CCP in September 1973. He formerly served as deputy Elected chairman of the China Zhi Gong Dang (Party for Public secretary of the CCP Sichuan Provincial Committee and director of Interests) at the first plenary session of the 13th CC on 21 its Party School. December 2007. He had served as its vice-chairman since (http://www.sc.xinhuanet.com/content/2007-01/30/content_9175314 December 2006. In April 2007 he was appointed minister of science. .htm, accessed 28 Jan 08) (http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2004-11/06/content_2183587.htm, accessed 28 Dec 07) Tian Chengzhong (田承忠) BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) - Minister of Science and Technology Elected vice-governor of central China's Hubei Province at the first Wan Gang was elected chairman of the Central Committee of China session of the 11th PPC on 29 January 2008. (RMRB, 30 Jan 08) Zhi Gong Dang (CZGD) here on 21 December, marking the end of He had served as Party secretary of Xiangfan City since October China's eight democratic parties leadership reshuffle. The CZGD 2004. was the last one to close its national congress and elect the new leader. Among the eight leaders, five are new faces and three have Tian Yigong (田义功) taken the second term. "Those who were elected as leaders ten Tian Yigong, deputy director of the Political Department of Chengdu years ago all retired this time," said He Ruli, former chairwoman of MR since March 2003, has been appointed deputy political the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese (RCCK), commissar of Guangzhou MR. (Ming Pao website, Hong Kong, 7 one of the five retired. The new leaders are younger than their Jan 08, in BBC PF, 8 Jan 08) predecessors when they took office five years ago. All of them are below 70 and Wan, 55, is the youngest. Several of the new leaders Tian Zhong have served at senior government posts. Wan, a Shanghai native, was appointed Minister of Science and Technology in April, when he Rear Admiral Tian Zhong, chief of staff of the North China Sea Fleet, was then vice chairman of the CZGD Central Committee. He is a has been promoted to commander of the East China Sea Fleet renowned engineering scientist and had been the president of facing the Taiwan Strait. (Ming Pao website, Hong Kong, 7 Jan 08, Shanghai's before taking the minister office. His in BBC PF, 8 Jan 08) appointment made him the first non-Communist party minister in China's State Council since the late 1970s, when China launched its Tieliwardi Abudurexiti (铁力瓦尔迪•阿不都热西提) economic reform and opening-up drive. Chen Changzhi, new Elected vice-chairman of Xinjiang Autonomous Region at the first chairman of the China National Democratic Construction plenary session of the 11th RPC on 22 January 2008. Association (CNDCA), is vice-minister of supervision while Yan (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/22/content_747375 Junqi, new chairwoman of the Central Committee of the China 2.htm, accessed 23 Jan 08) He had served as deputy Party Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD), had been the secretary and administrative office commissioner of Qoqek vice-mayor of Shanghai, China's economic hub. "I believe that more (Tacheng) Prefecture since January 2003. and more members of the democratic parties will serve in the Tieliwardi Abudurexiti was born in March 1953 in Xinyuan (Xinjiang) government," said Sang Guowei, chairman of the Central and joined the CCP in December 1976. Educational background: Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party Central Party School. He is of Kazakh nationality. He formerly (CPWDP). Sang is a pharmaceutical expert and had served as vice served as deputy head of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (Mar director of the State Food and Drug Administration between 1999 1998 - Jan 2003). and 2003. To meet the country's demand, the democratic parties (http://www.xinjiang.gov.cn/10013/10031/10000/10015/index.htm, shall work harder to find or foster good talents, he said. "The new accessed 7 Feb 08) leaders are facing challenges on how to pass on the good traditions and lead the parties to play a better role as the participant, adviser and supervisor of the political affairs," said Wan. Being the Science Minister, he said, "The most important thing I have to do is open to 52 January 2008

all proposals and opinions, including those from members of Wang Jinshan (王金山) democratic parties." The democratic parties are giving a platform to Elected chairman of the Standing Committee of Anhui Provincial the country's "new social stratum" to voice their political request, People’s Congress at the first session of the 11th PPC on 31 said Prof. Zhen Xiaoying, of the Central Institute of . The January 2008. (RMRB, 1 Feb 08) Wang is Party secretary of Anhui new social stratum, officially put forward by former Party leader and (since November 2007). He is a member of the 17th CCP CC. Chinese President Jiang Zemin, includes private entrepreneurs, technicians and managerial staff in private or foreign-funded Wang Jitang (王继堂) companies and the self-employed and employees in intermediate Wang Jitang, commander of the Garrison of the PLA in the Hong organizations. Many members of the eight parties are intellectuals, Kong SAR since January 2003, was promoted to deputy professionals and those with overseas background. Eight of the nine commander of Guangzhou MR. (XNA, 7 Jan 08) chairman and vice chairpersons of the CZGD are either from overseas Chinese families or have studied abroad. "Being members Wang Lingjun (王令浚) of these parties, people from the new social stratum get their Appointed vice-governor of Qinghai Province in December 2007. He interests protected and voice heard and enjoy the chance to had served as director of the Foreign Funded Enterprise exchange among one another," Zhen said. (XNA, 21 Dec 07) Registration Bureau of the State Administration of Industry and Commerce since December 2003. Wan Qingliang (万庆良) Wang, born in May 1965, is a native of , Jiangxi Province. Elected vice-governor of Guangdong Province at the first session of He joined the CCP in June 1985. He is doctor of laws. the 11th PPC on 24 January 2008. (RMRB, 25 Jan 08) He had (http://www.qh.gov.cn/ldzc-wlj.html, accessed 7 Feb 08) served as Party secretary of Jieyang City since October 2004. Wang Min (王珉) Wan Xiaoyu (万晓宇) Elected chairman of the Standing Committee of Jilin Provincial Elected vice-governor of Hainan Province at the first session of the People’s Congress at the first session of the 11th PPC on 13 4th PPC on 29 January 2009. (RMRB, 30 Jan 08) (RMRB, 30 Jan January 2008. (RMRB, 14 Jan 08) Wang is Party secretary of Jilin 08) (since December 2006). He is a member of the 17th CCP CC.,

Wang Hongyao (王洪尧) Wang Shouchen (王守臣) Wang Hongyao, political commissar of Jinan MR’s subordinate 54th Elected vice-governor of Jilin Province at the first session of the 11th Group Army since January 2004, has been promoted to director of PPC on 13 January 2008. (RMRB, 14 Jan 08) He had served as the Political Department of Shenyang MR. ( (Ming Pao website, chairman of the Provincial Agrucultural Commission since Hong Kong, 7 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 8 Jan 08) September 2002. Wang, born in August 1953, is a native of Zhangwu, Liaoning Wang Jian (王健) Province. He joined the CCP in July 1973. Wang graduated from Wang Jian, political commissar of Nanjing MR’s subordinate 31st Jilin Agricultural University. Group Army since July 2006, has been promoted to director of the (http://www.jl.gov.cn/zwxx/zfld/szfld/t20080113_354689.htm, Political Department of Jinan MR. (Ming Pao website, Hong Kong, 7 accessed 7 Feb 08) Jan 08, in BBC PF, 8 Jan 08) Wang Suilian (王随莲) (f) Wang Jianman (王建满) Elected vice-governor of Shandong Province at the first session of Elected vice-governor of Zhejiang Province at the fourth plenary the 11th PPC on 26 January 2008. (RMRB, 27 Jan 08) meeting of the first session of the 11th PPC on 22 January 2008. (http://www.zj.gov.cn/gb/zjnew/node3/node22/node168/node370/no Wang Wei (王伟) de377/userobject9ai77146.html, accessed 22 Jan 08) Wang had The State Council decided on 23 December 2007 to appoint him as served as Party secretary of Wenzhou City since November 2004. vice-minister of supervision. (XNA, 10 Jan 08; RMRB, 11 Jan 08) Wang had served as director of the ministry’s General Office since Wang Jiaocheng (王教成) July 2003. Major General Wang, commander of the 12th Group Army since January 2006, has been promoted to deputy commander of Nanjing Wang Weiguang (王伟光) MR. (Ta Kung Pao website, 14 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 15 Jan 08) Appointed executive vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) (full ministerial rank), replacing Leng Rong. He no longer serves as vice-president of the Central Party School. China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 53

Wang is a well-known expert in China’s philosophical circles. For a assistant governor since March 2005 and as chairman of the long time, he has been engaged in Marxist philosophy study and in Provincial Development and Reform Commission since March 2006. research on important theories and practical issues of socialist Wang, born in May 1958, is a native of Baodi, Tianjin. He joined the reform, opening up and modernization. He was a member of the CCP in November 1985. He studied industrial management and work report drafting group of the 17th Party Congress. (Wen Wei Po graduated from Shanghai’s Jiaotong University and holds a Master’s website, Hong Kong, 30 Dec 07, in BBC PF, 2 Jan 08; degree. http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/13/content_7413137.ht (http://www.jl.gov.cn/zwxx/zfld/szfld/t20070301_220597.htm m, accessed 14 Jan 08) Wu Hechun Wang Xiaodong (王晓东) Wu, deputy political commissar of the 27th Group Army, has taken Appointed executive vice-governor of Guizhou Province in May over the post of political commissar of Inner Mongolia MD. (Ta Kung 2007. Wang is a Standing Committee member of the CCP Guizhou Pao website, 14 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 15 Jan 08) Provincial Committee (since January 2001). Wang, born in January 1960, is a native of Xinfeng, Jiangxi Province. He joined the CCP in Xi Jinping (习近平) January 1983. Educational background: Central Party School. He The country's sixth-ranked leader, Xi Jinping, has taken over from formerly served as Party secretary of Guiyang City. outgoing Vice-President Zeng Qinghong as the president of the elite (http://www.gzgov.gov.cn/2005pages/ldjs/default.asp, accessed 7 Central Party School - another indication that he is likely to lead the Feb 08) country in five years. His appointment has not been formally announced, but both Xinhua and China Central Television called Mr Wang Xiaoyi (王小奕) Xi "the president of the Central Party School" in news reports Appointed deputy director of the State Administration of Foreign yesterday. They also said he delivered a keynote speech to new Exchange (SAFE). Politburo members at a symposium organized by the school (http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2008-01/09/content_7390478.ht recently. The school is the highest institution of the Communist Party m, accessed 10 Jan 08) for training high-and mid-ranking officials and Marxist theoreticians. (http://www.gzgov.gov.cn/2005pages/ldjs/default.asp, accessed 7 It also provides ideas for top leaders on governance of the country Feb 08) and the party.Because of its importance, the presidency of the school is always regarded as an influential position that allows the Wang Zhaoxing (王兆星) holder to develop connections among the party elite.The Appointed vice-chairman of the China Banking Regulatory appointment puts Mr Xi further ahead of main rival Li Keqiang, a Commission (CBRC). (XNA, 7 Jan 08; RMRB, 8 Jan 08) Wang had close ally of President Hu Jintao, who is ranked seventh in the party served as assistant chairman since June 2005. hierarchy.Mr Xi, 54, and Mr Li, 52, were elevated into the all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee in October. It is widely Wang Zhengwei (王正伟) believed one of them will succeed Mr Hu when he steps down in five Elected chairman of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous years. Mr Xi, with better party connections, has an edge over Mr Li, Region at the first session of the 10th RPC on 21 January 2008. but with five years remaining, the race is far from over. His control Wang, of Hui nationality, is a native of Ningxia. He was born in 1957. over the school will further consolidate the former Shanghai party Wang was appointed the acting chairman of Ningxia Autonomous chief's position. (SCMP, 22 Dec 07) Region in May of 2007. He is also a member of the 17th CCP CC. (XNA, 21 Jan 08; RMRB, 22 Jan 08) Xiang Zongxi (项宗西) Elected chairman of the CPPCC Ningxia Hui RegionalCommittee at Wang Zhiping (王治平) the first plenary session of the 9th Regional Committee on 20 Elected vice-mayor of Tianjin Municipality at the first plenary session January 2008. (RMRB, 21 Jan 08) Xiang concurrently serves as of the 15th MPC on 28 January 2008. Standing Committee member of the CCP Ningxia Regional (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/28/content_751222 Committee (since January 2005) and as secretary of its Commission 1.htm, accessed 28 Jan 08) He had served as chairman of the for Discipline Inspection (since September 2006). Municipal Economic Commission since May 2001. Xiang Zongqi, born in March 1947, is a native of Leqing, Zhejiang Province. He joined the CCP in June 1979. Wang Zuji (王祖继) Elected vice-governor of Jilin Province at the first session of the 11th Xie Guangxiang (谢广祥) PPC on 13 January 2008. (RMRB, 14 Jan 08) He had served as Elected vice-governor of Anhui Province at the first session of the 11th PPC on 31 January 2008. (RMRB, 1 Feb 08) 54 January 2008

Xie Jianhua Xiong, born in August 1960, is a native of Fengcheng, Jiangxi Major General Xie, deputy political commissar of the 38th Group Province. He joined the CCP in March 1986. Xiong holds a Mater’s Army, has been appointed political commissar of Tianjin Garrison. degree in engineering. He is a senior engineer with a rank (Ta Kung Pao website, 14 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 15 Jan 08) equivalent to professor.

Xie Qinggsheng (谢庆生) Xu Jianyi (徐建一) Elected vice-governor of Guizhou Province at the first session of the CHANGCHUN, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) - Xu Jianyi, a member of the 11th PPC on 24 January 2008. (RMRB, 25 Jan 08) Standing Committee of the CCP Jilin Provincial Committee since Xie, born in October 1954, is a native of Guiyang City. He is a May 2007 and assistant governor of Jilin Province since January member of the Chinese Peasants’ and Workers’ Democratic Party 2004, has been appointed general manager of auto giant FAW (CPWDP). He holds a Master’s degree in engineering and is a Group. Wang Ercheng, deputy director of the Organization professor. He served as vice-president of Guizhou University and as Department of the CCP Central Committee, announced the chairman of the CPWDP’s Provincial Committee. appointment by the CCP CC at a meeting of the FAW Group here on (http://www.gzgov.gov.cn/2005pages/ldjs/default.asp, accessed 7 27 December. Xu, 54, worked in the FAW Group as deputy general Feb 08) manager of a subsidiary company and executive deputy general manager of the group. He started to work in the provincial Xie Ru (谢茹) (f) government in 2003. Former FAW General Manager Zhu Yanfeng Elected vice-governor of Jiangxi Province at the first session of was recently appointed vice-governor of the northeast Jilin Province. the11th PPC on 28 January 2008. (XNA, 27 Dec 07) (http://www.jx.xinhuanet.com/news/2008-01/28/content_12338901.h tm, accessed 29 Jan 08) (徐鸣) Elected vice-governor of Jiangsu Province at the first session of the Xin Weiguang (辛维光) 11th PPC on 31 January 2008. (RMRB, 1 Feb 08) He had served as Elected vice-governor of Guizhou Province at the first session of the Party secretary of Xuzhou City since March 2003. 11th PPC on 24 January 2008. (RMRB, 25 Jan 08) He had served as Party secretary of City since February 2003. Xu Minghua (徐明华) Xin, born in July 1954, is a native of Xixia, Shandong Province. He Elected vice-governor of Hunan Province at the first session of the joined the CCP in June 1982. Educational background: Central 11th PPC on 24 January 2008. (RMRB, 25 Jan 08) He had served Party School. He formerly served as deputy Party secretary of as Party secretary of City since August 2002. guiyang City and as Party secretary of Liupanshui City. (http://www.gzgov.gov.cn/2005pages/ldjs/default.asp, accessed 7 Yan Yixin (严以新) Feb 08) Elected vice-chairman of the China Zhi Gong Dang (Party for Public Interests) at the first plenary session of the 13th CC on 21 Xing Yuanmin (邢元敏) December 2007. Xing Yuanmin, deputy Party secretary of Tianjin since October 2002, (http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2004-11/06/content_2183587.htm, was elected chairman of the CPPCC Tianjin Municipal Committee at accessed 2 Jan 08) a plenary session of the first plenary session of the 12th Municipal Committeee on 26 January 2008. (RMRB, 27 Jan 08) Yang Chongyong (杨崇勇) Appointed vice-governor of Hebei Province at the 32nd session of Xing Yuanmin (邢元敏) (f) the 10th PPC on 20 January 2007 Elected chairwoman of CPPCC Chongqing Municipal Committee at (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/21/content_7460357.ht the first plenary session of the 3rd CPPCC Municipal Committeee on m, accessed 21 Jan 08) and elected vice-governor at the first 23 January 2008. (RMRB, 24 Jan 08) She had served as deputy session of the 11th PPC on 28 January 2008. Party secretary of Chongqing since May 2002. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/28/content_751314 4.htm; accessed 28 Jan 08) He is a Standing Committee member of Xiong Jianping (熊建平) the CCP Hebei Provincial Committee. Yang had served as Standing Committee member of the CCP Yunnan Provincial Committee and Elected vice-mayor of Tianjin Municipality at the first plenary session Party secretary of Kunming until last December. He is of Man of the 15th MPC on 28 January 2008. nationality. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/28/content_751222 1.htm, accessed 28 Jan 08) China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 55

Yang, born in November 1955, is a native of Kunming City, Yunnan (http://www.shaanxi.gov.cn/iframe/zfld.htm, accessed 8 Feb 08) Province. He joined the CCP in August 1980. Yang graduated from the Chinese Department of Yunnan University. Yi Gang (易綱) (http://www.he.xinhuanet.com/zhengwu/2008-01/29/content_12346 The State Council decided on 23 December 2007 to appoint Yi as 334.htm, accessed 6 Feb 08) vice-governor of the People’s Bank of China. (XNA, 3 Jan 08; RMRB, 11 Jan 08) He had served as assistant governor since Yang Duoliang (杨多良) August 2004. Yi, 50, holds a doctorate in economics from the US Elected chairman of the CPPCC Anhui Provincial Committee at the and had mainly worked in monetary policy departments of the fisrst plenary session of the 10th Provincial Committee on 30 central bank. Yi replaced vice-governor Wu Xiaoling, 61, who January 2008. (RMRB, 1 Feb 08) stepped down. Though of retirement age and out of the central Yang, born in August 1946, is a native of Yingshang in Anhui. He bank's leadership, Wu wouldn't retire and would continue to hold joined the CCP in July 1971. Yang formerly served as deputy Party some other important positions, governor Zhou Xiaochuan said. secretary of Anhui. Yi described rising inflation, weak domestic demand, excess liquidity (http://www.ah.xinhuanet.com/ahzw2006/2008-01/31/content_1237 and massive trade surplus as China's "growing pains". He said last 9715.htm, accessed 6 Feb 08) year that the central bank was resolute in fighting inflation and would change "the situation of negative interest rates" in a certain period of Yang Yuanyuan (杨元元) time. (XNA, 3 Jan 08) Appointed deputy director (full ministerial rank) of the State Administration of Work Safety Supervision, supervising accident Yin Hejun (阴和俊) prevention at workplaces including the world's most dangerous coal The State Council decided on 1 January 2008 to appoint electronics mines. He no longer serves as director of the General Administration expert Yin as vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC). (XNA, 10 Jan 08; RMRB, 11 Jan (CAS). 08) (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/17/content_7437342.ht m, accessed 17 Jan 08) Yin Hejun, born on 14 January 1963, is a Yang Zhiming (杨志明) native of Gujiao, Shanxi Province. He is a member of the CCP. In Yang Zhiming, 53, former vice-governor of Gansu Province, was March 1995 he received a doctoral degree. appointed as vice-minister of labor and social security. (RMRB, 11 Jan 08) Yu Laishan (于来山) Appointed vice-governor of Hunan Provincial People’s Goverrnment Yao Aixing (姚爱兴) at the 31st session of the 10th PPC Standing Committee on 26 Elected vice-chairman of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region at the first December 2007. session of the 10th RPC on 21 January 2008. (RMRB, 22 Jan 08) (http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-12/27/content_7320311.htm, He had served as vice-mayor of Yinchuan City since 2003. accessed 2 Jan 08) Yu is a Standing Committee member of the Yao, born in January 1962, is a native of Zhongwei in Ningxia. He is CCP Hunan Provincial Committee (since May 2004). a Standing Committee member of the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy. He holds a doctoral Yu Shayan (于莎燕) (f) degree in agronomy. Elected vice-governor of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province at (http://www.nx.gov.cn/nxportalhd/control.do?actionsBeanID=leader the first session of the 11th PPC 27 January 2008. (RMRB, 28 Jan ReadASB&id=216, accessed 7 Feb 08) 08) She had served as mayor of Suihua City since December 2002.

Yao Jiannian (姚建年) Zhan Wenlong (詹文龙) Appointed vice-chairman of the National Natural Science The State Council decided on 1 January 2008 to appoint nuclear Foundation. (XNA, 28 Jan 08) physicist Zhan as vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Yao Yinliang (姚引良) (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/17/content_7437342.ht Elected vice-governor of Shaanxi Province at the first plenary m, accessed 17 Jan 08) Zhang Wenlong, born in October 1955, is a session of the 11th PPC on 23 January 2008. (RMRB, 24 Jan 08) native of Xiamen City, Fujian Province. In 1982 he graduated from He had served as Party secretary of Baoji City since April 2006. the Modern Physics Department of University. In 1993 he Yao, born in July 1956, is a native Huxian in Shaanxi. He joined the was a visiting scholar at Columbia University in the US. Zhan is an CCP in January 1975. Yao holds a Master’s degree in engineering alternate member of the 17th CCP CC. and is a professor. 56 January 2008

Zhang Baoting Zhang Tiejian (张铁健) Appointed deputy commander of Hebei MD. (Ta Kung Pao website, Lieutenant General Zhang Tiejian, who was a member of the Central 14 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 15 Jan 08) Commission for Discipline Inspection and director of the Political Department of Shenyang MR, has been promoted to deputy political Zhang Daili (张岱梨) (f) commissar of Shenyang MR and concurrent secretary of the MR’s Elected vice-governor of central China's Hubei Province at the first Commission for Discipline Inspection, replacing the retiring session of the 11th PPC on 29 January 2008. (RMRB, 30 Jan 08) Lieutenant General Li Yunzhi. (Ming Pao website, Hong Kong, 7 She had served as chairwoman of the Provincial Women’s Jan 08, in BBC PF, 8 Jan 08) Federation since May 2004. Zhang Wenyue (张文岳) Zhang Guangrong (张光荣) Elected chairman of the Standing Committee of Liaoning Provincial Elected vice-governor of Qinghai Province at the first session of the People’s Congress at the first session of the 11th PPC on 28 11th PPC on 16 January 2008. (RMRB, 17 Jan 08) Zhang had January 2008. served as director of the Finance Department of Qinghai Provincial (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/28/content_751265 People’s Government since January 2002. 9.htm, accessed 28 Jan 08) The 35th session of the 10th PPC Zhang, born in April 1958, is a native of Yongning, Ningxia Standing Committee on 22 December 2007 accepted his resignation Autonomous Region. He joined the CCP in April 1976. as governor of Liaoning Province. Zhang, born in 1944 in eastern (http://www.qh.gov.cn/ldzc-zgr.html, accessed 7 Feb 08) Fujian Province, is also currently the Party secretary of Liaoning.

Zhang Jianmin (张建民) Zhang Xiaogang (张晓刚) Elected vice-governor of Shanxi Province at the first plenary session According to a decision of the CCP CC and the State Council, he of the 11th PPC on 22 January 2008. was appointed president of the Anben Iron and Steel Group (ABIS) (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/22/content_747480 in January 2007. 4.htm, accessed 23 Jan 08) He had served as director of the (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-01/17/content_5617865.ht Provincial Construction Department since April 2003. m, accessed 3 Jan 08) He had served as the group’s executive vice-president before. Zhang Lianzhen (张连珍) (f) Elected chairwoman of the CPPCC Jiangsu Provincial Committee at Zhang Yunchuan (张云川) the first session of the 10th Provincial Committee on 28 January Elected chairman of the Standing Committee of Hebei Provincial 2008. People’s Congress at the first session of the 11th PPC on 28 (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/28/content_751295 January 2008. 5.htm, accessed 28 Jan 08) Zhang is deputy Party secretary of (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/28/content_751314 Jiangsu (since April 2003). 4.htm; accessed 28 Jan 08) Zhang, born in 1946 and a native of the eastern coastal Zhejiang Province, has been the Party secretary of Zhang Ping (张平) Hebei since August 2007. (XNA, 28 Jan 08) He is a member of the Shanxi writer Zhang Ping was elected vice-governor of Shanxi at the 17th CCP CC. first plenary session of the 11th PPC on 22 January 2008. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/23/content_7478014.ht Zhang Zhinan (张志南) m, accessed 23 Jan 08) Elected vice-governor of Fujian Province at the first session of the Zhang Ping, born in November 1953, is a native of Xinjiang County, 11th PPC on 24 January 2008. (RMRB, 25 Jan 08) Zhang had Shanxi Province. He has an university education. Zhang is a served as chairman of the Provincial Development and Reform member of the China Democratic League and of the 10th CPPCC Commission since July 2005. National Committee. Zhao Bin (赵斌) Zhang Shaoqin (张少琴) Elected vice-governor of central China's Hubei Province at the first Elected vice-chairman of the China Democratic National session of the 11th PPC on 29 January 2008. (RMRB, 30 Jan 08) Construction Association at the first plenary session of the 9th CC He had served as Party secretary of Shiyan City since May 2002. on 20 December 2007. (http://cppcc.people.com.cn/GB/45580/45603/6679509.html, Zhao Hongzhu (赵洪祝) accessed 20 Dec 07) Zhao Hongzhu, Party secretary of Zhejiang Province since March 2007, was elected chairman of the Standing Committee of Zhejiang China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 57

PPC at the first session of the 11th PPC on 21 January 2008. Zhong Mian (钟勉) (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/22/content_7467609.ht Elected vice-governor of Sichuan Province at the first session of the m, accessed 22 Jan 08; ZXS, 21 Jan 08) 11th PPC on 27 January 2008. (RMRB, 28 Jan 08) Zhong became a Zhao Hongzhu, born in July 1947, is a native of Ningcheng, Inner Standing Committee member of the CCP Sichuan Provincial Mongolia Autonomous Region. He joined the CCP in August 1969. Committee and its secretary-general in May 2007. He formerly He is an undergraduate of the Central Party School. In September served as Party secretary of Ziyang City. 1997, he became a Standing Committee member of the Central Zhong, born in May 1963, is a native of Qianwei County in Sichuan. Commission for Discipline Inspection, its deputy secretary-general He joined the CCP in May 1983. Zhong graduated from South and director of its General Office. In March 1998 Zhao was Western University of Finance and Economics and received a appointed vice-minister of supervision. In June 2000 he became doctoral degree in economics. deputy director of the Central Organization Department. In June (http://www.sc.gov.cn/zwgk/zfjg/zfld/scszf/fsz/zm/grjl/200801/t20080 2006 he was appointed member of the Central Leading Group for 128_247850.shtml, accessed 8 Feb 08) Rural Work. Zhao is a member of the 17th CCP CC. Zhou Hanmin (周汉民) Zhao Leji (赵乐际) Elected vice-chairman of the China Democratic National Zhao Leji, Party secretary of Shaanxi Province since March 2007, Construction Association at the first plenary session of the 9th CC was elected chairman of the Standing Committee of Shaanxi PPC on 20 December 2007. at the first plenary session of the 11th PPC on 23 January 2008. (http://cppcc.people.com.cn/GB/45580/45603/6679509.html, (RMRB, 24 Jan 08) accessed 20 Dec 07)

Zhao Wen (赵雯) (f) Elected vice-mayor of Shanghai at the first plenary session of the Leaders Removed from Office 13th MPC on 30 January 2008. (RMRB, 1 Feb 08)

Zhao, born in November 1956, is a native of Anqing, Anhui Province.

He holds a doctoral degree in management and is a professor. Zhao served as assistant president of Tongji University, deputy head of Abudureyimu Amiti Nanhui District, chairman of the Municipal Committee of Jiusan He no longer serves as chairman of the Standing Committee of (September 3) Society (JSS) and as Standing Committee member Xinjiang Regional People's Congress. of the JSS CC. (http://www.shanghai.gov.cn/shanghai/node2314/node8623/node12 Aligeng Yimingbahai 326/userobject8ai19599.html, accessed 7 Feb 08) He no longer serves as vice-chairman of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Zhao Zongqi (趙宗岐) Zhao Zonqi, commander of Chengdu MR’s subordinate 14th Group Bai Keming Army since June 2006, has been promoted to chief of staff of Jinan He no longer serves as chairman of the Standing Committee of MR. (Ming Pao website, Hong Kong, 7 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 8 Jan 08) Hebei Provincial People’s Congress.

Zheng Jiwei (郑继伟) Bao Kexin Elected vice-governor of Zhejiang Province at the fourth plenary He no longer serves as vice-governor of Guizhou Province. session of the first session of the 11th PPC on 22 January 2008. (http://www.zj.gov.cn/gb/zjnew/node3/node22/node168/node370/no Bo Xilai de377/userobject9ai77146.html, accessed 22 Jan 08) The 31st session of the 10th NPC Standing Committee decided on 29 December 2007 to remove Bo Xilai as minister of commerce. Zheng Qin (郑勤) (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/29/content_733871 Zheng Qin, commander of Beijing MR’s subordinate 65th Group 7.htm, accessed 2 Jan 08) Bo was appointed Party secretary of Army since August 2005, has been promoted to deputy commander Chongqing Municipality. of Guangzhou MR. (Ming Pao website, Hong Kong, 7 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 8 Jan 08) Chen Changzhi Removed from his post as vice-minister of supervision. (XNA, 10 Jan 08; RMRB, 11 Jan 08) He was elected chairman of the China Democratic National Construction Association. See entry above. 58 January 2008

Chen Quanxun Fang Zhaoxiang Removed from his post as chairman of the Supervisory Committee He no longer serves as chairman of the CPPCC Anhui Provincial for State-Owned Large-Sized Key Enterprises. (XNA,7 Jan 08; Committee. RMRB, 8 Jan 08) Fu Guihua (f) Chen Shibao She no longer serves as vice-governor of Hainan Province. He no longer serves as commander of Shaanxi MD. Gong Xueping Chen Zhifeng He no longer serves as chairman of the Standing Committee of He no longer serves as vice-mayor of Tianjin Municipality. Shanghai MPC.

Cheng Yingxuan (f) Guo Jinlong She no longer serves as vice-governor of Yunnan Province. HEFEI, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) - Guo Jinlong resigned the post of chairman of the Standing Committee of the Anhui Provincial People's Congress on 19 December. The resignation was approved He no longer serves as vice-governor of Fujian Province. at the 35th session of the Standing Committee of the 10th Anhui PPC, the provincial legislative body, held on 19 December in the Cheng Siwei provincial capital of Hefei. Guo was appointed vice and acting mayor He no longer serves as chairman of the China Democratic National of Beijing by the standing committee of the Beijing municipal Construction Association. people's congress on November 30. Guo will serve as vice-mayor and acting mayor before the full mayoralty is decided by voting at Cui Lintao the municipal people's congress meeting, to be held early next year. Guo, of Han nationality, was born in July 1947 in Nanjing, capital of He no longer serves as acting chairman of the Standing Committee east China's Jiangsu Province. He joined the CPC in April 1979. of Shaanxi PPC. (XNA, 19 Dec 07)

Dai Xianglong Guo Tingbiao The 42nd session of the 14th MPC Standing Committee decided on He no longer serves as chairman of the CPPCC Liaoning Provincial 28 December 2007 to accept his resignation as mayor of Tianjin Committee. Municipality. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/28/content_733204 2.htm, accessed 2 Jan 08) He no longer serves as vice-governor of Sichuan Province. Du Hengyan He no longer serves as director of the Political Department of Jinan Guo Ziming MR. He no longer serves as vice-chairman of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Du Qinglin He no longer serves as chairman of the Standing Committee of Hao Yidong Sichuan PPC. Du was appointed director of the Central United Front He no longer serves as vice-chairman of Inner Mongolia Work Department last December. Autonomous Region.

Du Yijin (f) He Tongxin She no longer serves as vice-chairwoman of the China Zhi Gong He no longer serves as vice-governor of Hunan Province. Dang (Party for Public Interests). Hu Xiaohua Duan Duanwu He no longer serves as vice-governor of Liaoning Province. He no longer serves as commander of Hebei MD. He was appointed (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/28/content_751265 deputy commander of Beijing MR last October. 9.htm, accessed 28 Jan 08)

Hu Zhenpeng He no longer serves as vice-governor of Jiangxi Province. China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 59

Huang Guancong Li Dongsheng He no longer serves as vice-chairman of the China Democratic Removed from his post as deputy director of the State General National Construction Association. Administration for Industry and Commerce. (RMRB, 8 Jan 08)

Huang Liman (f) Li Hongcheng She no longer serves as chairwoman of the Standing Committee of Lieutenant General Li retired as deputy commander of Jinan MR. Guangdong PPC. (Ming Pao website, Hong Kong, 7 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 8 Jan 08)

Huang Shuxian Li Jincheng Removed from his post as vice-minister of supervision. (XNA, 10 The 35th session of the 10th PPC on 4 January 2008 accepted his Jan 08; RMRB, 11 Jan 08) resignation as vice-governor of Qinghai. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-01/06/content_7374743.htm, Hui Lusheng (f) accessed 7 Jan 08) Removed from her post as deputy director of the State Food and Drug Administration. (XNA, 7 Jan 08; RMRB, 8 Jan 08) Li Quanlin He no longer serves as vice-governor of Jiangsu Province. Ismail Tiliwaldi The 35th session of the 10th RPC Standing Committee on 28 December 2007 accepted his resignation as chairman of He no longer serves as vice-governor of Guizhou Province. Uygur Autonomous Region. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/28/content_733290 Li Yufu 6.htm, accessed 2 Jan 08) Removed from his post as vice-minister of supervision. (XNA, 10 Jan 08; RMRB, 11 Jan 08) Jiang Daguo (f) She no longer serves as vice-governor of Hubei Province. Li Yumo (f) She no longer serves as vice-governor of Shandong Province. Jiang Yiren He no longer serves as chairman of the CPPCC Shanghai Municipal Li Yunzhi Committee. Lieutenant General Li retired as deputy political commissar of Shenyang MR. (Ming Pao website, Hong Kong, 7 Jan 08, in BBC Jiao Zhengzhong PF, 8 Jan 08) He no longer serves as vice-governor of Jilin Province. Liang Baohua Jin Shanzhong The 34th session of the 10th PPC Standing Committee decided on 4 He no longer serves as vice-governor of Shanxi Province. January 2008 to accept his resignation as governor of Jiangsu Province. (RMRB, 5 Jan 08) Kou Xianxiang Lieutenant General Kou retired as deputy political commissar of Liang Qiping (f) Jinan MR. She no longer serves as deputy Party secretary of Fujian Province. (Ming Pao website, Hong Kong, 7 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 8 Jan 08) Liu Dezhang Lei Eerdeni He no longer serves as vice-governor of Fujian Province. He no longer serves as vice-chairman of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Liu Haisheng He no longer serves as vice-governor of Heilongjiang Province. Leng Rong Removed from his post as (exec.) vice-president of the Chinese Liu Heng Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). He no longer serves as vice-chairman of the China Democratic (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/28/content_751236 National Construction Association. 2.htm, accessed 28 Jan 08) 60 January 2008

Liu Hongxiu (f) Lu Ming She no longer serves as vice-governor of Guizhou Province. He no longer serves as vice-chairman of the China Democratic National Construction Association. Liu Jie According to a decision of the CCP CC and the State Council, he no Luo Haocai longer serves as president of the Anben Iron and Steel Group He no longer serves as chairman of the China Zhi Gong Dang (ABIS). (Party for Public Interests). (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-01/17/content_5617865.ht m, accessed 3 Jan 08) Luo Xiaohu He no longer serves as vice-governor of Gansu Province. Liu Qibao The 30th session of the 10th RPC Standing Committee on 28 Luo Zhenjiang December 2007 accepted his resignation as chairman of Guangxi He no longer serves as vice-governor of Shaanxi Province. RPC Standing Committee. Liu was appointed Party secretary of Sichuan Province. Luo Xiaotian (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/28/content_733054 He no longer serves as vice-chairman of Inner Mongolia 8.htm, accessed 2 Jan 08) Autonomous Region.

Liu Wenjie Luosang Jiangcun Removed from his post as deputy director of the General He no longer serves as vice-chairman of . Administration of Customs. (XNA, 10 Jan 08; RMRB, 11 Jan 08) Ma Qingsheng Liu Xiaofeng He no longer serves as chairman of the CPPCC Guangxi Regional He no longer serves as vice-governor of Sichuan Province. Committee.

Liu Xinmin Mu Dongsheng He no longer serves as vice-governor of Henan Province. He no longer serves as vice-governor of Qinghai Province.

Liu Youfan Mu Hong He no longer serves as vice-governor of Hubei Province. He no longer serves as vice-chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Liu Zemin He no longer serves as chairman of the CPPCC Shanxi Provincial Nima Cering Committee. He no longer serves as vice-chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region.

Liu Zhizhong Niu Haijun He no longer serves as chairman of the CPPCC Chongqing He no longer serves as vice-governor of Jilin Province. Municipal Committee. Nuerlan Abudumanjin Liu Zhong He no longer serves as vice-chairman of Xinjiang Uygur He no longer serves as vice-chairman of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Autonomous Region. Region. Qin Yuqin (f) Lu Bing She no longer serves as chairman of the CPPCC Sichuan Provincial The 30th session of the 10th RPC Standing Committee on 28 Committee. December 2007 accepted his resignation as chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/28/content_733054 He no longer serves as vice-governor of Jiangsu Province. 8.htm, accessed 2 Jan 08) He also no longer serves as deputy Party secretary of Guangxi. China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 61

Ren Haishen Tang Bingquan He no longer serves as executive vice-governor of Anhui Province. Guangdong executive vice-governor Tang Bingquan is stepping down and was elected on 20 January 2008 as a vice-chairman of Ren Qixing the Guangdong Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, He no longer serves as chairman of the CPPCC Ningxia Hui sources say. Mr Tang, 58, has been in charge of the Regional Committee. Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Co-operation Conference since 2003. (SCMP, 20 Jan 08) Ren Shimao He no longer serves as vice-governor of Hubei Province. Tian Weiqian He no longer serves as vice-governor of Anhui Province. Ren Zhitong He no longer serves as political commissar of Tianjin Garrison. Tian Xueren He no longer serves as vice-governor of Jilin Province. Removed from his post as vice-governor of Hubei Province at the Tudeng Caiwang 31st session of the 10th PPC Standing Committee on 15 January He no longer serves as vice-chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region. 2007. He was appointed acting mayor of Wuhan succeeding Li Xiansheng. Wang Binghua (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/16/content_7428399.ht He no longer serves as non-executive chairman of the Board of m, accessed 16 Jan 08) China Power International Development. Wang will be transferred to another post. Shen Liguo (http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2008-01/03/content_7357940.ht He no longer serves as vice-governor of Heilongjiang Province. m, accessed 10 Jan 08)

Sheng Changli (f) Wang Donghua She no longer serves as vice-governor of Zhejiang Province. He no longer serves as vice-governor of Heilongjiang Province.

Song Airong (f) Wang Jumei (f) She no longer serves as vice-chairwoman of Xinjiang Uygur She no longer serves as vice-governor of Henan Province. Autonomous Region. Wang Limin Su Sen He no longer serves as vice-governor of Heilongjiang Province. He no longer serves as vice-governor of Qinghai Province. Wang Meixiang (f) Sun Anmin She no longer serves as vice-governor of Fujian Province. He no longer serves as vice-mayor of Beijing Municipality. Wang Sanyun Sun Xiaoyu He no longer serves as vice-governor of Anhui Province and as Removed from his post as deputy director of the State Council deputy Party secretary of Anhui. Development Research Center.(RMRB, 8 Jan 08) Wang Shengtie Sun Zhiqiang He no longer serves as chairman of the CPPCC Hubei Provincial Retired as deputy director of the PLA General Logistics Department. Committee. (Ta Kung Pao website, 14 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 15 Jan 08) Wang Shouting Sun Zhongtai He no longer serves as acting chairman of the Standing Committee He no longer serves as political commissar of Inner Mongolia MD. of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Congress.

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Wang Songda Xiao Yongan He no longer serves as vice-chairman of the China Zhi Gong Dang He no longer serves as vice-governor of Guizhou Province. (Party for Public Interests). Xie Qianghua Wang Yang He no longer serves as vice-governor of Guangdong Province. Xie He no longer serves as chairman of the Standing Committee of was elected as vice-chairman of Guangdong People’s Congress. Chongqing MPC. He was elected a member of the CCP CC Politburo last October. Xu Hongmeng He no longer serves as commander of the East China Sea Fleet. Wang Yifu He no longer serves as vice-governor of Fujian Province. Xu Yunzhao He no longer serves as vice-governor of Hunan Province. Wang Yongming He no longer serves as vice-governor of Zhejiang Province. Xu Zhonglin He no longer serves as chairman of the CPPCC Jiangsu Provincial Wang Yunkun Committee. He no longer serves as chairman of the Standing Committee of Jilin Provincial People’s Congress Yan Feng He no longer serves as vice-governor of Liaoning Province. Wang Zhengfu (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/28/content_751265 He no longer serves as (exec.) vice-governor of Guizhou Province. 9.htm, accessed 28 Jan 08)

Wei Benhua Yang Dinghua Removed from his post as deputy director of the State He no longer serves as vice-mayor of Shanghai Municipality. Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE). (http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2008-01/09/content_7390478.ht Yang Qingcai m, accessed 10 Jan 08) He no longer serves as vice-governor of Jilin Province.

Wu Heng Yang Taibo He no longer serves as vice-chairman of Guangxi Zhuang He no longer serves as vice-governor of Hunan Province. Autonomous Region. Yang Yongliang Wu Jiafu He no longer serves as chairman of the Standing Committee of the He no longer serves as vice-governor of Guizhou Province. Hubei Provincial People’s Congres.

Wu Jianong Yang Zhiming He no longer serves as vice-mayor of Chongqing Municipality. He no longer serves as vice-governor of Gansu Province.

Wu Mingxi Yu Dehui He no longer serves as vice-chairman of the China Zhi Gong Dang He no longer serves as vice-chairman of Inner Mongolia (Party for Public Interests). Autonomous Region.

Wu Xiaoling (f) Yu Guoxing Wu, 61, stepped down as vice-governor of the People’s Bank of He no longer serves as acting chairman of the Standing Committee China. (XNA, 3 Jan 08; RMRB, 11 Jan 08) of Zhejiang PPC.

Xiang Huaicheng Yu Yuanmu He no longer serves as chairman of the National Social Security He no longer serves as vice-mayor of Chongqing Municipality. Foundation. (The Standard website, Hong Kong, 31 Jan 08, in BBC PF , 1 Feb 08) China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 63

Yu Yunbo Zhao Yongzhong He no longer serves as vice-chairman of the China Zhi Gong Dang He no longer serves as vice-governor of Qinghai Province. (Party for Public Interests). Zhong Yangsheng Zhang Hetian He no longer serves as (exec.) vice-governor of Guangdong He no longer serves as chief of staff of Jinan MR. Province. Xie was elected as vice-chairman of Guangdong People’s Congress. Zhang Jiuhan He no longer serves as vice-governor of Jiangsu Province. Zhong Zhaolong He no longer serves as chairman of the CPPCC Gansu Provincial Zhang Shaoqin Committee. He no longer serves as vice-governor of Shanxi Province. Zhou Jianwei Zhang Shiming He no longer serves as executive vice-governor of Hubei Province. Retired as deputy director of the PLA General Armaments Department. (Ta Kung Pao website, 14 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 15 Jan Zhou Taitong 08) He no longer serves as vice-mayor of Shanghai Municipality.

Zhang Tiejian Zhu Daoben He no longer serves as director of the Political Department of He no longer serves as vice-chairman of the National Natural Shenyang MR. Science Foundation.

Zhang Wei Zhu Xiangyuan He no longer serves as vice-governor of Shaanxi Province. He no longer serves as vice-chairman of the China Democratic National Construction Association. Zhang Xilin He no longer serves as acting chairman of the Standing Committee Zhu Zuoyan of Liaoning Provincial People’s Congress. He no longer serves as vice-chairman of the National Natural Science Foundation. Zhang Zuoji The 31st session of the 10th PPC Standing Committee on 25 December 2007 accepted his resignation as Heilongjiang Provincial People’s Goverrnment. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/25/content_731217 Hong Kong, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) - Major General Zhang Shibo has been 7.htm, accessed 2 Jan 08) appointed the new commander of the Garrison of the Chinese

People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the Hong Kong Special Zhao Hong Administrative Region (HKSAR). Removed from his post as deputy procurator general at the 31st Lieutenant General Wang Jitang, Zhang's predecessor, has been session of the 10th NPC Standing Committee on 29 December promoted to vice commander of the PLA Guangzhou Military Area 2007. (RMRB, 30 Dec 07) Command, according to a decree signed by Chinese President Hu

Jintao, who also chairs the Central Military Commission. Zhao Jinduo Zhang was a group army commander before the new assignment. He no longer serves as chairman of the CPPCC Hebei Provincial Lieutenant General Zhang Yang, political commissar of the PLA Committee. Guangzhou Military Area Command, announced the new appointment at the PLA on Sunday. Zhao Tingjie On Monday, Zhang Yang, Wang Jitang, Zhang Shibo, and Major He no longer serves as vice-chairman of Ningxia Hui Autonomous General Liu Liangkai, political commissar of the PLA Hong Kong Region. Garrison, called on Tsang Yam-kuen, the chief executive of the SAR Government. Tsang congratulated Wang Jitang and Zhang Shibo on their promotions. 64 January 2008

Wang thanked the SAR Government and Hong Kong people for their long-time care and support to the PLA Garrison, his own work in particular. Meanwhile, the new garrison commander said he will work with Liu to lead the PLA officers and men in carrying out their duties, so as to make new contributions to the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong. (XNA, 7 Jan 08; RMRB, 8 Jan 08)

The first woman to lead the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in its 147-year history has stepped aside after becoming embroiled in an ICAC investigation into stock option fraud. High-profile businesswoman Lily Chiang Lai-lei has agreed to take “leave of absence”. Her duties would be temporily taken up by the vice-chairman, Andrew Brandler, CLP Holding chief executive, with immediate effect until further notice. (SCMP, 10 Jan 08)

Deaths

BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) - Navy Lieutenant General Zheng Baohua, deputy commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, died of illness on December 10, at age 59. Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, State president, chairman of the Central Military Commission, and other senior military and Party officials Guo Boxiong, Cao Gangchuan, Xu Caihou and Bo Xilai have mourned over Zheng's death and comforted his family. Zheng, a native of Fengtang County, Hebei Province, joined the army in 1969. Since then he had held a series of military positions in land troops and in the navy. These included captain and head of the destroyer division of the South China Sea Fleet of the the PLA Navy, deputy chief of staff of the South China Sea Fleet, and chief of staff of the navy's Fujian base. In 1997, he became a rear admiral. In 2000, he was appointed head of the Dalian Warship Academy of the PLA Navy. In 2005, he was promoted to deputy commander of the PLA Navy. Last year, he became a Navy lieutenant general. (XNA, 19 Dec 07; RMRB, 26 Dec 07)

Zhang Lichang, former Party secretary of scandal-plagued Tianjin, died in Tianjin of an unspecified illness at the age of 68 on 10 January 2008. He weas a politburo member until October and served as deputy head of the State Council’s Leading Group for the Adjustment and Transformation of Old Industrial Bases in the Northeastern Region. (XNA, 10 Jan 08; RMRB, 11, 17 Jan 08; SCMP, 12 Jan 08)

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PRC Agreements with Foreign -based BP has invested more than 4.3bn US dollars in China commercial projects, including natural gas production, fuel and Countries lubricants sales, and petrochemicals manufacturing, since it entered the country in the early 1970s. (XNA, 18 Jan 08) LIU Jen-Kai Congo (Jan 08) Abbreviations Kinshasa, 8 Jan (Xinhua) - The China Import and Export Bank BBC PF BBC Monitoring Global Newsline - Asia-Pacific Political provided a preferential loan of 245m yuan to the Congolese File (Kinshasa) Government to help the government build a nationwide RMRB Renmin Ribao (People's Daily), Beijing optical cable transmission network. Xinhua Xinhua News Agency (Beijing), chin. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, who is currently on a visit to XNA Xinhua News Agency News Bulletin (Hong Kong)(online) the Congo (Kinshasa); and Mbusa, Congolese (Kinshasa) minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, signed the relevant agreement in Kinshasa on the afternoon of 8 January. The project will be implemented by the China Telecommunication Construction Britain (Jan 18) Corporation. Beijing, 18 January: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held talks with Mbusa said: With the preferential loan provided by China, the visiting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, reaching a host of Congolese (Kinshasa) Government will build a nationwide agreements on bilateral cooperation on economic, finance, high-speed optical cable line, which will be conducive to invigorating education, Olympics and others. … After the talks, the two leaders the country's telecommunication industry and bringing about attended the signing ceremony of nearly 800-million-US dollar information modernization. contracts on education, energy between the two countries, and a So far, telecommunications between cities in the country and with joint statement on climate changes. (XNA, 18 Jan 08) foreign countries are transmitted through satellites and microwaves. … The two sides signed eight agreements worth nearly 800 million The costs are very high and telecommunication signals' reliability US dollars on Friday to cooperate in areas ranging from education to and safety are low. This has seriously restricted the development of energy. (XNA, 18 Jan 08) the country's information industry. (Xinhua, 8 Jan 08, in BBC PF, 10 BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) - British Petroleum (BP) announced it Jan 08) had signed a series of agreements with China on Friday, including those in clean energy and wind power generation, during British Japan (Dec 21) Prime Minister Gordon Brown's visit to China. BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) - China and Japan signed the final Brown and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attended the signing Japanese Yen loan agreement which funds six environment projects ceremony. in China's inland provinces. Under the agreement, BP and the Chinese Academy of Sciences The agreement was signed between Li Yong, China's deputy (CAS), will study the feasibility of setting up a joint Clean Energy Finance Minister and Koji Tanami, the governor of the Japan Bank Commercialization Centre (CECC) later this year. for International Cooperation. The CECC, proposed last year, aims at commercializing clean The 46.3-billion-yen (420 million US dollars) loan for the fiscal year energy technologies, including coal gratification, coal to liquids, coal 2007 will bring the total amount the Japanese government lent to to chemicals, carbon capture and storage. China since 1979 to 3.316 trillion yen. The two sides would use the centre as a platform to promote Yen loans are part of Japan's official development aid, and are used research and development in the near zero emissions clean coal on environmental projects and infrastructure. Japan has been initiative and launch related pilot programmes. reducing its official development aid to China from a peak in In a framework agreement with Beijing Tianrun New Energy 2000/2001 in view of its fast-developing economy. Investment Co., the two sides said they would jointly invest in three The loan carries an interest rate of 0.65 per cent to 1.4 per cent and 49.5 megawatt wind power plants in northern Inner Mongolia has a term of 25 to 40 years. Autonomous Region. They also agreed to explore further wind It will help six cities and provinces in central and western China - power investment opportunities. including Lanzhou of Gansu province and Nanyang of Henan According to a memorandum of understanding, BP and China province - build six projects to reduce air pollution and deal with Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) agreed to add a new urban waste. (XNA, 21 Dec 07) 650,000 tons capacity acetic acid plant at their joint venture in the Beijing, Dec. 28 Kyodo - Japan and China reached agreements in southwestern municipality Chongqing. the areas of people exchanges, efforts to tackle climate change and The new plant is expected to be operational in 2011 when the new energy research as the leaders of the two countries held annual capacity would reach more than one million tons. summit talks in Beijing. 66 January 2008

Senior officials from the two countries signed the three documents interest-free loans to the West African country, according to reports after talks between Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and from Sierra Leone' capital of Freetown. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, held at the Great Hall of the People in The accord was signed by Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone the morning. Cheng Wenju and Zainab Hawa Bangura, Sierra Leone's minister of The agreement on people exchanges, signed by Japanese foreign affairs and international cooperation. ... (XNA, 18 Jan 08) Ambassador to China Yuji Miyamoto and Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo, commits the two countries to aim at realizing (Jan 07) exchanges of a total of 4,000 youths from both sides annually over SINGAPORE and China signed their first defence agreement, four years from 2008. deepening bilateral ties. Those involved in the exchanges will include high school and The document formalises existing exchanges between the university students, as well as representatives from economic, Republic's Ministry of Defence (Mindef) and the People's Liberation academic and cultural entities, the agreement said. Army (PLA), said a Mindef statement. A joint statement on climate change, signed by the science ministers These include mutual visits, sending personnel to each other's of the two countries, says that the two countries will boost courses and seminars, and port calls. cooperation in the area of science and technology to try to solve the The deal also covers new ground: The two militaries pledged to work global problem. together on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. As part of their activities, Japan will invite about 50 experts in the 'The signing of the agreement marks a significant milestone in area to Japan every year for four years, the document said. Singapore's bilateral defence relationship and is testament to the The third document, meanwhile, says the two countries will further growing defence ties between Singapore and China,' said the cooperate in the research of magnetic fusion energy, as part of an Mindef statement. effort to develop a safe and environmentally benign energy source. Permanent Secretary for Defence Chiang Chie Foo and PLA Deputy The cooperation is a bilateral effort within an international project Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant-General Ma Xiaotian, signed the that aims to demonstrate the scientific and technical feasibility of deal at the end of the inaugural China-Singapore Defence Policy fusion power, which involves the , Japan, China, Dialogue. India, South Korea, Russia and the United States. (Kyodo News Co-chairing the session, Mr Chiang and Lt-Gen Ma discussed Service, , 28 Dec 07, in BBC PF, 29 Dec 07) regional security as well as defence exchanges and security cooperation between Singapore and China. Malawi (Dec 28) Mr Chiang's three-day visit to China ends today. Beijing, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) - China and Malawi established diplomatic During his stay, he called on the Chinese Defence Minister, General relations from Dec. 28, 2007, Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Cao Gangchuan, and visited the PLA Academy of Military Science. here on 14 January. The proposal to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation was first A joint communique says the governments of China and Malawi, in raised during Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean's meeting with Gen conformity with the interests and desire of the two peoples, have Cao in Beijing in November 2005. decided to recognize each other and establish diplomatic relations When Gen Cao visited Singapore in April 2006, the two ministers between the two countries at ambassadorial level as from Dec. 28, agreed to work for that in the framework of an agreement. (ST, 8 Jan 2007. 08) The Chinese government supports the Malawian government in its efforts to safeguard its state sovereignty and develop its economy, Surinam (Dec 27) says the joint communique. Paramaribo, Suriname: China and Suriname have signed several The Malawian government recognizes that there is but one China in loan agreements which officials say will lead to an aggressive the world, that the Government of the People's Republic of China is programme to improve port security and infrastructure. the sole legal government representing the whole of China, and that Speaking at a signing ceremony, the officials said one of the main Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, according to the planks of the initiative will be the establishment of a container joint communique. scanner at Suriname's main port, Nieuwe Haven, in the capital Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Malawian Minister for Paramaribo. Beijing will provide a US$ 3.2 million loan to set up the Presidential and Parliamentary Affairs Davis Katsonga exchanged scanner which will be delivered by Nuctech Co Ltd, China's views on the future development of China-Malawi relations after world-leading container inspection system manufacturer. ... signing the joint communique in Beijing. (XNA, 14 Jan 08) Meanwhile, the countries have signed an agreement to rehabilitate 500 kilometres of roads in the capital, rural areas and the interior. Sierra Leone (Jan 18) The contract, facilitated by a US$ 214 million loan from the China LAGOS, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) - China has signed an economic and Export and Import Bank, has been awarded to state-owned Dalian technological cooperation agreement with Sierra Leone granting China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 67

International Corporation Group Holdings which has already Hong Kong SAR Agreement with the Mwinland (Jan 30) executed two major road improvement projects in Suriname. Hong Kong, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) - Hong Kong and the Chinese Works which are expected to start in the second quarter of 2008 and mainland signed in Beijing the second protocol to the Arrangement should be completed in 2010. for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Taiwan had offered to implement this project in exchange for Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income, said a press release from diplomatic recognition from the Surinamese government, but the Information Services Department of Hong Kong Special Paramaribo rejected the offer and reaffirmed its commitment to the Administrative Region government. One-China policy. ... (Caribbean Media Corporation news agency Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury website, Bridgetown, 27 Dec 07, in BBC PF, 28 Dec 07) Professor KC Chan signed the agreement with Deputy Taxation Commissioner Wang Li in Beijing, which further clarifies which Hong Togo (Dec 20) Kong firms should pay Enterprise Income Tax on the Chinese LOME, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) - China and Togo inked two accords to mainland, the press release said. strengthen cooperation in economic expertise. The tax arrangement was formally signed on Aug. 21, 2006, and Chinese Ambassador Yang Min and Togolese Cooperation Minister launched on Dec. 8 that year, but both sides have differed on the Gilbert Bawara signed the two agreements, including 17 million yuan interpretation of some parts of it. After negotiation they agreed on (about 2.29 million US dollars) in grant and a 10-million-yuan (about the amendments and initialed the second protocol last September. 1.35-million-dollar) interest-free loan provided by the Chinese (XNA, 30 Jan 08) government. Relevant departments of the two countries will negotiate a joint agreement on some projects funded by the money, Bawara said. ... (XNA, 21 Dec 07)

Hong Kong SAR Agreement with Japan (Jan 08) Hong Kong, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) - The Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department and the Customs Administration of Japan pledged to strengthen cooperation in fighting transnational customs crimes by signing a Customs Cooperative Arrangement. The Commissioner of the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department, Richard Yuen, and the Director-General of the Japan Customs and Tariff Bureau, Yukiyasu Aoyama, signed the arrangement at a ceremony, according to a press statement released by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government.

"The cooperative arrangement signifies our mutual commitment to elevate our relationship to a new platform as well as our determination to foster stronger cooperation," Yuen was quoted as saying at the ceremony.

The signing of the cooperative arrangement marks the common wish of both administrations to cooperate more closely in various areas, including fighting against smuggling and drug trafficking and protecting intellectual property rights through arrangements of mutual administrative assistance.

So far, Hong Kong Customs has signed Customs Cooperative

Arrangements with 11 customs administrations, including customs administration in the Chinese mainland. (XNA, 8 Jan 08)

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Opium, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine hydrochloride - commonly known as "ice" - morphine and cocaine were listed as PRC Laws and Regulations banned drugs in the bill, which was introduced to legislation in August 2006. The bill stipulates that Chinese police should share information with other countries and internationa l organizations and enhance LIU Jen-Kai collaboration in investigations. (XNA, 29 Dec 07)

Anti-drug law of the People’s Republic of China, adopted at the 31st Law of the People’s Republic of China on labour dispute mediation session of the 10th NPC Standing Committee on 29 December and arbitration, adopted at the 31st session of the 10th NPC 2007. (Presidential Decree No 79, signed by State President Hu Standing Committee on 29 December 2007. (Presidential Decree Jintao on 29 December 2007) (RMRB, 30 Dec 07) No 80, signed by State President Hu Jintao on 29 December 2007) The anti-drug law, which will take effect on June, 1, 2008, is aimed (RMRB, 30 Dec 07) at curbing drug-related crimes and reducing the growing number of According to NPC statistics, labour disputes have risen continuously users, especially under-aged addicts. in recent years. Those statistics also show that labour dispute The law says that owners and managers of discos, bars, nightclubs arbitration organizations at various levels dealt with 1.72 million and other entertainment venues must report drug takers to the cases involving 5.32 million employees from 1987 through 2005, police or face punishment. Also under the law, drug addicts might be with a growth rate of 27.3 per cent annually. NPC Chairman allowed to undertake treatment in their communities for up to three Wu Bangguo said that the law on mediation and arbitration is years, rather than being confined to rehabilitation centres as the another important law aiming at improving China's labour system, current regulation requires. following the adoption of the laws on labour contracts and The law says that minors and pregnant women or those nursing employment promotion earlier this year. infants less than a year old "are not appropriate for compulsory Under the arbitration law, an organization is entitled to establish its isolated drug rehabilitation." (XNA, 29 Dec 07) own labour mediation committee to solve internal disputes at its own BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) - Chinese lawmakers adopted the level. Such a committee should include employees and country's first-ever anti-drug law in a bid to curb drug-related crimes management representatives. and reduce the growing number of users, especially under-aged Wu said the law, which is aimed at solving labour disputes fairly and addicts. in a timely manner, will better protect employees' interests and help The bill says the owners and managers of discos, bars, nightclubs promote harmonious labour relations. (XNA, 29 Dec 07) and other entertainment venues are responsible to report drug BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) - China's top legislature adopted a law takers to the police or will be punished otherwise. on labour dispute mediation and arbitration aimed at "fair and timely" The police are authorized, if necessary, to search people and their settlement of disputes and lower costs for workers seeking to luggage for illegal drugs at key public places, such as train stations, safeguard their rights. The new law takes effect on May 1, 2008. long-distance bus stations and border crossings. After three readings, the law was approved by lawmakers attending The number of drug takers in China grew 35 per cent over a the weeklong 31st session of the Standing Committee of the five-year period to 1.16 million in early 2005, according to police National People's Congress (NPC). data. It is estimated that the country has more than 700,000 heroin "To solve labour disputes fairly and in a timely way, the law has addicts, of which 69 per cent are under 35. strengthened the role of grassroots mediation institutions, improved According to the law, drug addicts might be allowed to recover in the arbitration system, and clearly stated that labour dispute their communities in a limited period of three years, rather than arbitration is free of charge," said Wu Bangguo, the NPC Standing being confined to rehabilitation centres as the current drug control Committee chairman, who presided over the closing session. regulation requires. "It will shorten the cycle of labour dispute settlement, lower the cost The bill says "drug-addicted minors under 16, pregnant women and for labourers to safeguard their lawful rights, and is conducive to the those who breast-feed babies less than one year old are not development of harmonious relations between employees and appropriate for compulsive isolated drug rehabilitation." employers." Lawmakers said it was imperative to introduce the anti-drug law to The new law has four chapters and 54 clauses, and it follows the crack down on drug-related crimes, protect public health and labour contract law and the law on employment promotion in being maintain social order. approved this year to improve China's labour systems. (XNA, 29 The law also sets strict rules on the clinical use of pharmaceuticals Dec 07) and other chemicals and medicines that could be used to make illegal narcotics, such as methadone and ephedrine.

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Decision of the NPC Standing Committee on Amending the “Law of Beijing, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) - China's top legislature adopted an the People’s Republic of China on Road Safety”, adopted at the 31st amendment to raise the individual income tax threshold from 1,600 session of the 10th NPC Standing Committee on 29 December yuan (about 220 US dollars) a month to 2,000 yuan, a change 2007. It will come into effect on 1 May 2008. (Presidential Decree No intended to ease the burden of medium-and low-income earners 81, signed by State President Hu Jintao on 29 December 2007) facing higher living costs. (RMRB, 30 Dec 07) The amendment will go into effect as of March 1, 2008. The change will reduce government revenues by 30 billion yuan a Law of the People’s Republic of China on scientific and year, according to official statistics. But it will also mean that 70 per technological progress, amended and adopted at the 31st session cent of income earners will be exempt from income tax, against 50 of the 10th NPC Standing Committee on 29 December 2007. It will per cent now. come into effect on 1 July 2008. (Presidential Decree No 82, signed The consumer price index climbed 6.9 per cent in November, by State President Hu Jintao on 29 December 2007) (RMRB, 30 marking the fourth consecutive month the index had risen more than Dec 07) 6 per cent. These price hikes have already burdened ordinary citizens. Decision of the NPC Standing Committee on Amending the “Law of The individual income tax cut-off point was raised from 800 yuan a the People’s Republic of China on border health quarantine”, month to 1,600 yuan starting in 2006. This was based on adopted at the 31st session of the 10th NPC Standing Committee on consumption expenditures for basic living costs at the time. 29 December 2007. It will come into effect on the day of "Over the past two years, basic living costs further increased. This promulgation. (Presidential Decree No 83, signed by State President required us to readjust the individual income tax starting point Hu Jintao on 29 December 2007) (RMRB, 30 Dec 07) again," Finance Minister Xie Xuren told a legislative session of the NPC Standing Committee. Decision of the NPC Standing Committee on Amending the “Law of Yang Jingyu, Chairman of the Law Committee of NPC Standing the People’s Republic of China on cultural relic protection”, adopted Committee, said that the majority of members of the Standing at the 31st session of the 10th NPC Standing Committee on 29 Committee supported the new threshold and some even thought it December 2007. It will come into effect on the day of promulgation. should be higher. (Presidential Decree No 84, signed by State President Hu Jintao on The revenue of Chinese governments at all levels has increased by 29 December 2007) (RMRB, 30 Dec 07) more than 20 per cent in recent years, much faster than gross domestic product (GDP) has grown, and debates on whether Decision of the NPC Standing Committee on Amending the “Law of Chinese are being overtaxed have grown more frequent. the People’s Republic of China on Individual Income Tax”, adopted Chinese President Hu Jintao said in his report to the 17th National at the 31st session of the 10th NPC Standing Committee on 29 Congress of the CCP in October that China will establish a more December 2007. It will become effective as of 1 March 2008. scientific revenue system to benefit the people. (Presidential Decree No 85, signed by State President Hu Jintao on The government reduced the tax rate on interest income from 20 per 29 December 2007) (RMRB, 30 Dec 07) cent to 5 per cent on Aug. 15 to benefit medium-and low-income The amendment to the tax law raises the monthly individual income earners. tax levy threshold from 1,600 yuan (218 US dollars) to 2,000 yuan. The latest tax cuts, along with a reduction in the corporate income The change was intended to ease the burden for low-and tax rate starting in 2008, will cut tax revenues by nearly 200 billion middle-income earners in light of recent increases in consumer yuan. prices. The amendment will take effect on March 1, 2008. According to the State Taxation Administration, China's total The law on individual income tax has been amended revenue in 2007 will increase about 1.1 trillion yuan. over the past five years. In October, 2005, the Standing Committee "Compared with the total revenue increase, the reduction of of the National People's Congress (NPC) amended the law to raise individual income tax will not have many side effects, but it will do the individual income tax levy threshold from 800 yuan to 1,600 much to reduce people's tax burden," An Tifu, vice president of yuan. Chinese Taxation Institute, told Xinhua. Last June, the legislature changed the law again to authorize the According to chief economist of National Bureau of Statistics Yao State Council to suspend or reduce the 20-per cent tax on interest Jingyuan, China's Consumer Price Index (CPI) will surge by 4.7 per earned on personal savings, depending on economic and social cent in 2007, much higher than those of previous two years. conditions. Some NPC Standing Committee members have suggested that the "The three amendments were made to offset the increase of cutoff point should lift to 3,000 yuan per month since if the CPI people's living expenses and aimed at easing the tax burden of continues to increase at such a speed, the threshold of 2,000 yuan medium-and low-income families," Wu Bangguo, NPC Standing will be too low again in just a few years. Committee chairman, said at the closing session. (XNA, 29 Dec 07) 70 January 2008

Other scholars also argued that frequent adjustments of individual common practices in mature market economies, the People's Daily, income tax threshold will ruin the stability of legislation and appealed the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, said in a to fluctuate the threshold with change of CPI. (XNA, 29 Dec 07) commentary Friday. The commentary came after criticisms which challenged the The Provisional Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on legitimacy of the government move. Tax on the Use of Arable Land will become effective on 1 January The newspaper said it is the bounden duty for the government to 2008. (Decree No. 511 of the PRC State Council, signed by Wen maintain food supply, ease the soaring prices and ensure people a Jiabao, Premier of the State Council, on 1 December 2007) The stable and enjoyable life. regulations consist of 16 articles. (Full text of the regulations: RMRB, Surges in prices of staples such as grain, pork and edible oil since 7 Jan 08) May 2007 have lifted the consumer price index (CPI) to 4.8 per cent in 2007, and an 11-year high of 6.9 per cent in November, well Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Implementing the above the government's three-per cent target. Corporate Income Tax Law,adopted at the State Council’s 197th "People's lives, particularly those of the have-nots, have been Standing Conference on 28 November 2007. The regulations will affected by the price rises! . Under these circumstances, the central become effective as of 1 January 2008. (Decree No. 512 of the government launched the interim price intervention in a move to PRC State Council, signed by Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State curb irrational price rises, regulate the market and sooth the inflation Council, on 6 December 2007) The regulations consist of eight fear," said the commentary. chapters with 133 articles. (Full text of the regulations: RMRB, 30 In addition, Article 30 of the Price Law was quoted to prove that the December 07) intervention carried out by the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top planner and regulator in economic Decision of the State Council on Revising the “Measures on National affairs, is proper and legitimate in both theory and procedure. Spring Festival Holidays and Holidays on Commemorative Days“, "The State Council and the governments at provincial levels can passed by the 198th State Council executive meeting on 7 intervene on prices through setting a limit in price discrimination and December 2007, will become effective on 1 January 2008. (Decree margin rates, requiring the enterprises to submit price-raising No. 513 of the PRC State Council, signed by Wen Jiabao, Premier scheme to the government for official approval and implementing a of the State Council, on 14 December 2007) The regulations put-on-record system," the law stipulated. consist of ten articles. (Full text of the decision and the measures: The commentary said the Chinese government respects the law of RMRB, 17 December 07) the market and emphasized the price intervention is aimed at irrational price-raising practices, such as hoarding and cornering, s! Regulations on Workers' Leave With Pay, passed by the 198th State preading fabricated information and disrupting the market order. Council executive meeting on 7 December 2007, will become Similar price intervention policies were also taken by other effective on 1 January 2008. (Decree No. 514 of the PRC State governments like in 1986 and Japan in 1973, the newspaper Council, signed by Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council, on said. 14 December 2007) The regulations consist of ten articles. (Full The commentary said the price control policy has been hugely Chinese text of the regulations: RMRB, 17 Dec 07; full translation: welcomed by the people. Xinhua, 16 Dec 07, in BBC PF, 19 Dec 07) "It is time to implement price control," "The irrational price rises shall be stopped," "The price intervention would help us out of the price Decision of the State Council on Amending the “Regulations on panic," some people were quoted by the paper as saying. (XNA, 25 punishing illegal activities of driving up prices”, adopted at the State Jan 08) Council’s 204th Standing Conference on 9 January 2008. It will become effective on the day of promulgation. (Decree No. 515 While announcing price controls on a number of daily necessities, of the PRC State Council, signed by Wen Jiabao, Premier of the China's pricing authority explained the difference between the latest State Council, on 14 December 2007) The regulations consist of 21 price intervention and an infringement of enterprises' pricing articles. (Full text of the decision and the measures: RMRB, 14 Jan autonomy. 08) Such an explanation is badly needed because price controls look Beijing, 13 January: The Chinese government on 13 January increasingly like an anachronism in China today. promulgated a revised decree to strike the activities of driving up After three decades of market-oriented economic reforms, the prices through hoarding or cheating. The revision was made on the country has liberalized more than 95 percent of the domestic prices basis of regulations passed in 1999 and amended in February 2006 of goods and services. by the State Council. (XNA, 13 Jan 08) To facilitate pursuit of energy-saving and environmentally-friendly BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) - The temporary price intervention sustainable development, Chinese policymakers also recognized policies taken by the Chinese government are both legal and the necessity to remove the lid on oil prices, one of the few China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 71

remaining prices under government control, to balance supply and Later, the government transferred the rights of levying the tax to demand as well as reflect environmental cost. local governments, but the latter were reluctant to do so as they saw Under such circumstances, a sudden reintroduction of price controls banquets as a good way to stimulate local restaurant business, over household commodities - the pricing of which has long been left tourism and the local economy as a whole. to the market - must be mind-bending, not only for the suppliers. Official statistics show that between 1988 and 1994, the country The National Development and Reform Commission, the country's collected a total of 870,000 yuan (currently one US dollars equals pricing authority, issued a circular on interim price intervention on 16 7.3 Chinese RMB yuan) in banqueting tax. January 2008, covering products like grain, edible oil, meat, milk, As of 2002, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region eggs and liquefied petroleum gas. The circular also required major became the last province to stop collecting the tax. enterprises to submit price-raising schemes for official approval. In the near future, the official said, the Legislative Affairs Office of Clearly, the move marks a policy response to the country's surging the State Council planned to publish a Collection of Existing inflation which has hovered above 6 percent for five months. Statutes, with certain amendments to contents that were not up to To prevent the rapid rise in prices, especially for food, from evolving the requirements of economic and social development. (XNA, 24 into serious inflation, it is imperative for the government to check Jan 08) illegal or speculative price hikes. More than likely, some enterprises will try to capitalize on soaring BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) - Chinese safety watchdog publicized inflationary expectations with excessive price gains. And such price temporary provisions on uncovering hidden dangers in the speculation can seriously undermine the government's efforts to workplace, another effort to improve the country's work safety stabilize overall prices and cause unnecessary consumer panic. conditions. It is in this sense that the pricing authority is justified to take The provisions promulgated by the State Administration of Work pre-emptive price intervention measures as the annual Spring Safety, which would take effect on February 1, 2008, stipulated that Festival shopping spree is approaching. any person or unit could report directly to the safety watchdog on It is worth taking the trouble to stress that the intervention is only spotting potential dangers in the workplace in a timely manner. temporary and aimed at undue price hikes. Only when enterprises The provisions also ordered enterprises and mines to file quarterly are assured of their legitimate pricing autonomy can they decide and annual work safety reports to the administration. Those who do what to produce and in what proportions in line with supply and not provide these reports on time or try to cover up accidents would demand in the market. (CD, 18 Jan 08) be named and pay a fine equal or less than 30,000 yuan (4,120 US dollars). Enforcement measures of the National Development and Reform Those enterprises and mines that can not meet the work safety Commission on carrying out interim price intervention measures requirements would be closed down, according to the provisions. concerning some important products and services. The measures Official statistics showed that 5.07 million potential dangers in the consist of 16 articles. (Full text: RMRB, 17 Jan 08) manufacturing, mining, business and transportation sectors had been uncovered during check-ups by the end of 2007, 94.4 per cent Decision of the State Council on revoking part of the government of which had been put into good order. statutes. (Decree No. 516 of the PRC State Council, signed by As the world's largest coal producer, the country had been striving to Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council, on 15 January 2008) It improve work safety in its accident-prone coal mines. But accidents will become effective on the day of promulgation. (Full text of the list: were still frequent as enforcement was lax and mine owners pushed RMRB, 24 Jan 08) production beyond safety limits to earn higher profits. The State Council, or cabinet, recently checked all the 655 statutes In 2006, China produced 2.4 billion tons of coal. Accidents in small that were literally in force and found that 92 of them are no longer mines with an annual capacity below 300,000 tons each, however, effective, according to an official with the Legislative Affairs Office of claimed 3,431 lives. the State Council. A gas blast on December 29, 2007 at the Shunfa coal mine in These statutes were out of date because there had been new laws northeast China's Heilongjiang Province killed 19 miners. The or statutes to replace them, or that they had simply expired, the administration called on mines and enterprises to draw on lessons official noted. from the accident. He cited the Temporary Provisions on the Tax of Banqueting, one of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, abundant in coal the 92 revoked administrative statutes. resources, closed 273 small coal mines last year and plans to close The statute was enacted as early as 1988, but soon the central another 100 small ones this year, acco rding to the provincial safety government found it difficult to collect the tax for various reasons. watchdog. For instance, most restaurant own! ers were reluctant to do so for According to an earlier report of the State Administration of Work fear of losing clients. 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amid efforts to improve workplace safety and to limit use of natural Army (PLA), that plans the route to a modern, efficient and flexible resources. logistic sector for the Army by the year 2020. The administration said it would step up work safety checks and law Hu Jintao, State President and Chairman of the Central Military enforcement especially before and during the coming Spring Commission, recently signed a decree to circulate the "Guideline on Festival in February. (XNA, 10 Jan 08) the Comprehensive Development of the Modern Logistic Sector" for the Army. By 2010, the PLA will make substantial achievements in logistic The State Council, China's Cabinet, publicized a regulation on modernization, to make it capable of meeting logistic demands for nurses on 4 Februray 2008, aiming to safeguard their legal rights fighting emergency wars; and , the Army will achieve an overall and interests, and regulate their work. modernization for its logistic sector, so as to be able to fight and win wars in the Information Age, according to the guideline. The regulation, to become effective on May 12, said the dignity of The guideline, which went into effect on Dec. 12, will "greatly nurses and their personal safety were protected against accelerate our Army's logistic modernization," said Lieutenant infringement. General Li Maifu, deputy director of the PLA General Logistic Department, in an interview with Xinhua on Monday. Those who impede nurses to practice their legal services, insult, According to the Lieutenant General, the PLA started its logistic threat or beat them, must be punished according to the law. reform on a trial base in 2004, and in April this year, the reform entered a new stage as the PLA Jinan Military Area Command took The regulation made clear the establishment of a nurse registration the lead to adopt an integrated logistic supply for all its subordinate system, nurses' rights and interests and their responsibilities, units, no matter if they were army, navy or air force units. excellency awarding, and the responsibilities of medical institutions For decades, the PLA had organized its own logistic supply. Now, in safeguarding their rights and interests. under the guideline, the Army will introduce more and more civilian suppliers. It said only those who had received three years of professional So far, 5,200 barracks of the PLA have employed civilian suppliers training and passed an eight month clinical practice could apply for for catering and medical services. Meanwhile, 95 per cent of the nurse practitioners' ex! ams. "Only those who passed the exams can Army's clothing and quilts are provided by civilian manufacturers. be licensed as nurse practitioners," it stressed. Through reforms, the Army has cut its staff working for logistics service by more than 60,000. (XNA, 24 Dec 07) It also said health departments can suspend or even revoke a nurse's license if she does not timely inform doctors of the patient's Decision on issues related to methods for selecting the Chief serious condition and led to serious consequence. Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and forming the HKSAR Legislative Council in 2012 and The regulations demanded hospitals employ enough full-time nurses on issues relating to universal suffrage. so as to provide satisfactory services to patients. An official with the NPC Chairman Wu Bangguo said that the adoption of the methods State Council's legal affairs office noted some hospitals do not was an important decision m ade by the NPC Standing Committee employ enough full-time nurses but recruit a few part-time nursing regarding the development of Hong Kong's political system. workers to save cost. He said the decision was significant to comprehensively implement the principle of "one country, two systems," "Hong Kong people It also urged nurses to faithfully fulfil their duties, improve their governing the HKSAR," and the high degree of autonomy, as well as services and strengthen observation on patients. the HKSAR Basic Law. It will also ensure Hong Kong's democratic system will develop in The regulation urged local governments above the township levels line with the HKSAR Basic Law and in a gradual, progressive and to improve the working conditions of nurses and enhance their healthy way, and it will maintain and promote long-term prosperity salaries and other related awards so as to improve nursing services. and stability in Hong Kong, Wu said. In relation to the methods, the NPC Standing Committee decided "Nurses are an important component of the medical force and their that appropriate amendments may be made to the specific method work is cl! osely tied to medical security and people's health," said for selecting the fourth HKSAR chief executive and the specific the official , stressing "it is very important to attract qualified staff to method for forming the fifth term HKSAR Legislative Council in this sector". (XNA, 4 Feb 08) 2012. The committee also decided that the election of the fifth HKSAR Beijing, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) - China has published a guideline for the chief executive in 2017 may be implemented through universal development of the logistic sector of the Chinese People's Liberation suffrage. China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 73

After the chief executive is selected through universal suffrage, the election of the HKSAR Legislative Council could follow suit, with all of its members to be elected in the same manner. The committee decided that the election of the fourth HKSAR Chief

Executive in 2012 would not be implemented through universal suffrage. Also, the election of the fifth term HKSAR Legislative

Council in 2012 would not be implemented by electing all members through universal suffrage. (XNA, 29 Dec 07; RMRB, 30 Dec 07)

Addenda

Law on Urban and Rural Planning of the People’s Republic of China, adopted at the 30th session of the 10th NPC Standing Committee on

28 October 2007. It will become effective as of 1 January 2008. (Presidential Decree No 74, signed by State President Hu Jintao on

28 October 2007) The law consists of seven chapters with 70 articles.(Full text of the law: RMRB, 7 Dec 07)

The "Energy Conservation Law of the People's Republic of China", amended and adopted by the 30th session of the Standing Committee of the 10th NPC on 28 October 2007, will begin implementation on 1 April 2008. (Presidential Decree No 77, signed by State President Hu Jintao on 28 October 2007) The law consists of seven chapters with 87 articles. (Full text of the law: RMRB, 11

Dec 07)

Regulations on the supervision and management of civil nuclear security facilities, adopted at the 183rd executive meeting of the State Council on 4 July 2007. (Decree No. 500 of the PRC State

Council, signed by Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council, on 11 July 2007) The regulations consist of eight chapters with 62 articles. (Full text of the regulations: RMRB, 7 Dec 07)

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First Legislative Council Hong Kong SAR Chairperson: Rita FAN HSU Lai-tai (Fan-Xu Litai) 98/07

LIU Jen-Kai Principal Officials

Political Data Chief Secretary for Administration Ying-yen (Tang Yingnian) 07/07

Financial Secretary Chief Executive Chun-wah (Zeng Junhua) 07/07 Yam-kuen (Zeng Yinquan) 05/06 Secretary for Justice Director of the Chief Executive’s Office WONG Yan-lung (Huang Renlong) 05/10 Tak-lam 07/06 Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Permanent Secretary of the Chief Executive’s Sui-lung (Lin Ruilin) 02/07 Office Secretary for the Civil Service CHANG King-yiu (Zhang Zhangyao)(f) Denise YUE Chung-yee (Yu Zongyi) 06/01 Head of the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Prof LAU Siu-kai (Liu Zhaojia) 02/07 Development Executive Council Frederick MA Si-hang (Ma Shiheng) 07/07 President: Donald TSANG Yam-kuen (Zeng Secretary for Development Yinquan) CHENG Yuet-ngor (Lin Zheng Yue’e) 07/07 Official Members (15): Secretary for Education Henry TANG Ying-yen (Tang Yingnian), WONG Yan (Sun Mingyang) 07/07 Lung (Huang Renlong), Micael SUEN Ming-yeung Secretary for the Environment (Sun Mingyang), Frederick MA Si-hang (Ma Tang-wah (Qiu Tenghua) 07/07 Shiheng), Stephen LAM Sui-lung (Lin Ruilin), Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Ambrose LEE Siu-kwong (Li Shaoguang), Dr York Prof. Kah-khiong CHAN (Chen Jiaqiang) 07/07 CHOW Yat-ngok (Zhou Yiyue), Denise YUE Chung-yee (Yu Zongyi), John TSANG Chun-wah Secretary for Food and Health (Zeng Junhua), Carrie LAM CHENG Yuet-ngor (Lin Dr York CHOW Yat-ngok (Zhou Yiyue) 04/10 Zheng Yue’e), Edward YAU, Prof. Kah-khiong CHAN Secretary for Home Affairs (Chen Jiaqiang), TSANG Tak-sing (Zeng Decheng), TSANG Tak-sing (Zeng Decheng) 07/07 (Zhang Jianzong), Eva CHENG Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Zheng Ruhua) Matthew CHEUNG (Zhang Jianzong) 07/07 Non-Official Members (16): Secretary for Transport and Housing LEUNG Chun-ying (Liang Zhenying), Jasper TSANG Eva CHENG (Zheng Ruhua) 07/07 Yok-sing (Zeng Yucheng), CHENG Yiu-tong (Zheng Yaotang), Andrew LIAO Cheung-sing (Liao Ambrose LEE Siu-kwong (Li Shaoguang) 03/08 Changcheng), LIANG Shuk-Yee Commissioner of Police (Zhou Liang Shuyi), Laura M CHA Shi Meilun, Tang King-hsing (Deng Jingcheng) 07/01 Bernard C CHAN (Chen Zhisi), , Charles Independent Commission Against Corruption LEE Yeh-kwong (Li Yeguang), Ronald ARCULLI (Xia Commissioner: Timothy TONG Hin-Ming (Tang 07/07 Jiali), Dr David LI Kwok-po (Li Guobao), Dr LEONG Xianming) Che-hung (Liang Zhihong), Dr Marvin CHEUNG Director of Audit Kin-tung (Zhang Jiandong), Henry FAN Hung-ling Benjamin TANG Kwok-bun (Deng Guobin) 03/12 (Fan Hongling), Victor LO Chung-wing (Luo Commissioner of Customs and Excise Zhongrong), Prof Bing-leung Richard YUEN (Yuan Minghui) 07/07 (Zhang Bingliang) Chief Justice Director of Immigration LAI Tung-kwok (Li Dongguo) 02/07 Andrew Kwok-nang LI (Li Guoneng) 97/07 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 75

Permanent Secretaries Heads of Government Departments/ Divisions/ Units/ Commissions Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service

Andrew WONG Ho-yuen (Huang Haoxuan) 06/02 Director of Administration Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Elizabeth TSE Man-yee (Xie Manyi) 06/02 Economic Development (Commerce, Industry Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and and Tourism) Conservation Yvonne CHOI Ying-pik (Cai Yingbi) 07/07 CHEUNG Siu-hing (Zhang Shaoqing) (f) 07/07 Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Director of Architectural Services Economic Development (Communications and YUE Chi-hang (Yu Chikeng) Technology) Chief Staff Officer, Auxiliary Medical Service NG Wai-lan (Liu Wu Huilan) 07/07 CHAN Yiu-wing (Chen Yaorong) Permanent Secretary for Constitutional and Director of Buildings Mainland Affairs CHEUNG Hau-wai (Zhang Xiaowei) Joshua LAW Chi-kong (Luo Zhiguang) 07/07 Commisioner for Census & Statistics Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning FUNG Hing-wang (Feng Xinghong) and Lands) Commisioner for Labour Raymond YOUNG Lap-moon (Yang Limen) 07/07 Cherry TSE LING Kit-ching (Xie Ling Jiezhen) 07/07 Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) Chief Staff Officer, MAK Chai-kwong (Mai Qiguang) 07/07 LIU Chi-keung (Liao Zhiqiang) Permanent Secretary for Education Raymond WONG (Huang Hongzhao) 06/11 Director-General of Civil Aviation Norman LO Shung-man (Luo Chongwen) Permanent Secretary for the Environment Anissa WONG Sean-yee (Wang Qianyi) 04/05 Director of Civil Engineering and Development Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and CHAI Sung Veng (Cai Xinrong) the Treasury (Financial Services) Registrar of Companies Kevin HO Chi-ming (He Zhuming) 04/05 Gordon Jones Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and Commissioner of Correctional Services the Treasury (Treasury) KWOK Leung-ming (Guo Liangming) 06/07 Alan LAI Nin (Li Nian) 02/07 Director of Drainage Services Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Food) WONG Chee Keung (Huang Zhiqiang) Stella HUNG KWOK Wai-ching (Kong Guo Huiqing) 07/07 Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services Permanent Secretary for Food and Health HO Kwong-wai (He Guangwei) 06/12 (Health) Director of Environmental Protection Sandra LEE Suk-yee (Li Shuyi) 07/07 Anissa WONG Sean-yee (Wang Qianyi) Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs Director of Fire Services Carrie LAM CHENG Yuet-ngor (Lin Zheng Yue’e) 06/03 KWOK Jing-keung (Guo Jingqiang) Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene Paul TANG Kwok-wai (Deng Guowei) 07/07 Eddy CHAN Yuk-tak (Chen Yude) Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing Controller, Government Flying Service (Transport) Capt. Brian Butt Yiu-ming (Bi Yaoming) Francis HO Suen-wai (He ) 07/07 Government Chemist Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing Dr TING Tai-lun (Ding Dailun) (Housing) Government Property Administrator Thomas CHAN Chun-yuen (Chen Zhenyuan) 06/01 Keith KWOK Ka-keung (Guo Jiaqiang) Permanent Secretary for Security Director of Government Logistics Stanley YING Yiu-hong (Ying Yaokang) 03/10 Maria KWAN Sik-ning (Guan Xining)

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Director of Health Director of Social Welfare LAM Ping-yan (Lin Bing’en) Paul TANG Kwok-wai (Deng Guowei) 03/11 Director of Highways Controller, Student Finance Assistance Agency WAI Chi-sing (Wei Zhicheng) LI Wing (Li Rong) Director of Home Affairs Government Chief Information Minister Pamela TAN KAM Mi-wah (Chen Gan Meihua) Howard Dickson Director of Director-General of Telecommunications LAM Chiu-ying (Lin Zhaoying) M H AU (Ou Wenhao) Commandant, Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force Commissioner on Interception of Arthur KWOK Chi-shun (Guo Zhishun) Communications and Surveillance Director of Housing CHENG Wai-fung (Zheng Huifeng) Thomas CHAN Chun-yuen (Chen Zhenyuan) Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Commisioner for Innovation and Technology Licensing Anthony WONG Sik-kei (Wang Xiji) Lorna WONG Long-shi (Huang Liangshi) Director of Information Services Commissioner for Tourism Betty FUNG CHING Suk-yee (Feng Cheng Shuyi) 07/07 AU King-chi (Ou Jingzhi) (f) Commisioner of Inland Revenue Director-General of Trade and Industry LAU MAK Yee-ming (Liu Mai Yiming) (f) Raymond YOUNG Lap-moon (Yang Limen) Director of Intellectual Property Commissioner for Transport Stephen Selby Alan WONG Chi-kong (Huang Zhiguang) Director-General of Investment Promotion Director of Accounting Services Michael Rowse Lucia LI (Li Li Ka-lai, Li Li Jiali) 03/10 Land Registrar Secretary-General of University Grants Kim Anthony Salkeld Committee Director of Lands Michael V Stone Patrick LAU Lai-chiu (Liu Lichao) Director of Water Supplies Director of Legal Aid CHAN Chi-chiu (Chen Zhichao) Benjamin CHEUNG King-man (Zhang Jingwen) Director of Leisure and Cultural Services Thomas CHOW Tat-ming (Zhou Daming) Related Organisations Director of Marine Airport Authority of Hong Kong Roger F Tupper 06/03 Chairperson: Dr Victor FUNG Kwok-king (Feng Commissioner for Narcotics Guojing) Sally WONG Pik-yee (Huang Bi’er) CEO: Stanley Hui Hon-chung Official Receiver Electoral Affairs Commission E T O’Connell Chairperson: PANG Kin-kee (Peng Jianji) 06/08 Director of Planning Equal Opportuinities Commission Ava NG TSE Suk-ying (Wu Xie Shuying) Chairperson: Raymond TANG Yee-bong (Deng Erbang) Postmaster General TAM Wing-pong (Tan Rongbang) Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. (HKEX) Chairperson: Ronald Arculli 06/04 Director of Broadcasting Hong Kong Monetary Authority CHU Pui-hing (Zhu Peiqing) Chief Executive: Chi-kwong (Ren 93/04 Commissioner of Rating and Valuation Zhigang) LO Hing-chung (Lao Xingzhong) Hong Kong Port Development Council Chief Electoral Officer Chairperson: Stephen IP Shu-kwan (Ye Shukun) LAM Man Ho (Lin Wenhao) China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 77

Hong Kong Productivity Council Liaison Office of the Central People’s Chairperson: Kwan-yuen (Liang Government in the HKSAR Junyan) Director: GAO Siren 02/08 Executive Director: K K YEUNG (Yang Guoqiang) HKSAR Government’s Beijing Office Hong Kong Tourism Board Head: Thomas TSO Man-tai (Cao Wantai) 06/04 Chairperson: Pei-chun (Tian Beijun) Special Representative for HK Economic and Hong Kong Trade Development Council Trade Affairs to the European Communities Chairperson: Jack So Chak-kwong (Su Zeguang) 07/10 Duncan Pescod 06/02 Executive Director: Fred LAM (Lin Tianfu) Chairperson: Anthony WU Ting-yuk (Hu Dingxu) Political Parties

Civic Party The Ombudsman Chairperson: Prof KUAN Hsin-chi (Guan Xinji) Alice TAI Yuen-ying (Dai Yuanying) 99/00 Leader: Audrey EU Yuet-mee (Yu Ruowei) Securities and Futures Commission Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Chairperson: Eddy Fong Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)

Chairperson: Tam Yiu-chung «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« V.-Chp.: Greg SO Kam-leung

Democratic Party Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce Chairperson: Albert HO Chun-yan (He Junren) Chairperson: Andrew Brandler (act.) 08/01 Liberal Party V.-Chp.: Andrew Brandler Chairperson: James TIEN Pei-chun (Tian Beijun) Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Association for Democracy and People’s Chairperson: Ian FOK Chun-wan (Huo Zhenhuan) Livelihood Federation of Hong Kong Industries Chairperson: Bruce LIU Sing-lee (Liao Chengli) Chairperson: Kenneth TING Woo-shou (Ding (act.) Wushou) Citizens Party Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Chairperson: Alex CHAN Kai-chung (Chen Qizong) Chairman: WONG Kwok-hing (Huang Guojian) Frontier Party President: CHENG Yiu-tong (Zheng Yaotang) Chairperson: Wai-hing (Liu Huiqing) Hong Kong Treasury Markets Association (TMA)

Chairperson: CHOI Yiu Kwan (Cai Yaojun) 06/01 Exec. Dir./Exec. V.-Pres.: Horace FAN Sheung Yam 06/01 (Fan Shangyin) Greater Delta Business Council Chairperson: Dr Victor FUNG Kwok-king (Feng 04/02 Guojing) Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC Group in the HKSAR) Chairperson: Vincent CHENG Hoi-chuen (Zheng 05/05 Haiquan) Bank of China Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. President: XIAO Gang 06/03 PLA-Forces in Hong Kong Commander: ZHANG Shibo 08/01 Political Commissar: LIU Liangkai 07/07 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the HKSAR Commissioner: LÜ Xinhua 06/02 78 January 2008

Hong Kong SAR Social Data 2005 2006 Population Total Number (mid-year) 6,813.2 6,857.1 Growth Rate (%) 0.4 0.6 Natural Increase (’000) 15.4 23.4 - Males (thousand) 3,264.0 3,270.1 - Females (thousand) 3,549.2 3,587.0 Labor Force and Employment Total Social Labor Force 3,551 3,620 Labor Force Participation (%) 60.9 61.6 Employment (Percentages) in - Manufacturing 5.3 5.1 - Construction 8.0 8.0 - Wholesale and retail trades 10.7 10.5 - Import and export trade 16.4 16.4 - Restaurants and hotels 7.3 7.1 Transport and storage 9.4 9.4 - Financial services 5.3 5.3 - Real estate and business services 9.7 10.1 - Public administration 3.6 3.7 - Education and health services 7.4 7.6 - Personal services 9.2 9.0 - Recreational, other community and social services 5.9 5.9 Unemployment Rate (%) 5.2 4.4 All Employees Wage Index(Sept.92 = 100) - Nominal (Sept.) 145.8 148.9 - Real (Sept.) 114.9 115.3 2005/06 2006/07 Education (Enrolment) - Kindergarten 149.1 140.8 - Primary 425.9 410.5 - Secondary 482.3 484.2 - Special Education 7.7 7.7 Enrolment in Adult Education/Tutorial/Vocational Courses 235.9 186.8

Abbreviations: m = million @ = Figures are subject to revisions later on. Note: CPI (A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) are compiled based on the expenditure patterns of households in the relatively low, medium and relatively high expenditure ranges respectively. A Composite CPI is compiled based on the overall expenditure pattern of all the above households taken together. The CPI(C) was formerly known as the Hang Seng CPI and was compiled by the Hang Seng Bank since 1974. Starting from the reference month of July 1999, the data collection and compilation work of the index have been taken up by the Census and Statistics Department and the index has been renamed as CPI(C). Source: Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong SAR. China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 79

Hong Kong SAR Economic Data 2005@ 2006@

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) GDP at Current Prices (m HK$)@ 1,382.7 1,472.3 - Real Growth Rate (%) +4.7 +7.0

- Per Capita GDP (HK$)@ 202,941 214,710

Expenditure on GDP (Current Prices/b HK$)@ - Private Consumption 804.6 860.9

- Government Consumption 121.4 123.3

- Fixed Capital Formation 289.2 320.7

- Change in Inventories -4.8 -2.0

- Exports of Goods 2,251.7 2,467.4

- Less: Imports of Goods 2,311.1 2,576.3

- Exports of Services 495.8 562.3

- Less: Imports of Services 264.2 283.9

Composition of GDP (Current Prices/%) 2004 2005@

- Agriculture 0.1 0.1

- Manufacturing 3.5 3.4

- Electricity, Gas and Water 3.2 3.0

- Construction 3.2 2.9

- Trades & Gastronomy 27.5 28.8

- Transport & Communications 10.1 10.1

- Finance & Real Estate 21.2 21.9

- Civil Services 2108 19.2

- Ownership of premises 10.2 10.7

Prices (Change Rate %) 2005 2006

- CPI(A) +1.1 +1.7

- CPI(B) +1.0 +2.1

- CPI(C) +0.8 +2.2

- Composite CPI +1.0 +2.0

Public Finance (fiscal year April-March/b HK$) 2004-05 2005-06 Total Gov. Revenue 263.6 247.1

Total Gov. Expenditure 242.2 233.1

Fiscal Reserves 296.0 310.7

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Hong Kong SAR Economic Data 2005 2006 Foreign Trade Value of Domestic Exports (fob/b HK$) 136.0 134.5 to: - APEC 107.5 100.0

- 44.6 40.3

- USA 37.8 33.2

- European Union 22.5 27.4

- United Kingdom 7.3 7.9

- Germany 4.4 4.9

- Japan 4.3 4.9

- Singapore 4.1 4.1

Value of Re-exports (fob/b HK$) 2,114.1 2,326.5 to: - APEC 1,682.2 1,869.8

- Mainland China 967.9 1,115.9

- USA 322.9 338.0

- European Union 304.6 316.0

- Japan 114.3 115.5

- Germany 68.4 70.8

- United Kingdom 61.9 65.8

Total Exports (Domestic Exports & Re-exports/b HK$) 2,250.2 2,461.0

Value of Imports (cif/b HK$) 2,329.5 2,599.8 from: - APEC 2,024.4 2,275.3

- Mainland China 1,049.3 1,193.0

- Japan 256.5 268.1

- Taiwan 168.2 194.9

- USA 119.3 123.6

- Singapore 135.2 164.8

- Germany 41.1 44.4

- European Union 176.8 189.1

Visible Trade Balance (b HK$) -79,3 -138,8

Exchange Rates (Average) HK$ per US$ 7.777 7.768

HK$ per EURO 9.68 9.77

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Macau SAR International Legal Affairs Office Coordinator: Jorge Manuel Faria da Costa Oliveira Sub-coordinators: Patrícia Manuela Trindade da Cruz e LIU Jen-Kai Albuquerque Ferreira

Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau

Chairperson of Administration Committee: TAM Vai Man (Tan Political Data Weiwen) Vice-Chp.: CHEUNG So Mui (Zhang Sumei)

Legal and Judicial Training Centre Chief Executive Director: Manuel Marcelino Escovar Trigo Hau Wah (He Houhua) Dep.Dir.: LAM Wan Nei (Lin Yunni) Office of the Chief Executive Legal Reform Office Chief of Office: HO Veng On (He Yong’an) Coordinator: CHU Lam Lam (Zhu Linlin) (f) Government Head Office Auxiliary Bureau Sub-coordinators: SAM Vai Keong (Shen Weiqiang), CHEONG Director: HO Veng On (He Yong’an) Sio Hong (Zhang Shaohong) Information Office Secretary for Economy and Finance Director: Victor CHAN Chi Ping (Chen Zhiping) Francis TAM Pak Yuen (Tan Boyuan) Dep.Dir.: HO Wai Heng (He Huiqing) Office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance Research Center for Sustainable Development Tactics Chief of Office: LOK Kit Sim (Lu Jiechan) (f) Coordinator: TSE Chi Wai (Xie Zhiwei) Economic Services Bureau Sub-coordinators: WU Zhiliang, CHIANG Wa Fong (Zheng Director (act.): SOU Tim Peng (Su Tianping) Huafeng) (f) Dep.Dir.: IEONG Pou Yee (Yang Baoyi) Personal Data Protection Office Dep.Dir. (act.): TAI Kin Ip (Dai Jiangye) Director: CHAN Hoi Fan (Chen Haifan) Finance Services Bureau Macau Foundation Director: Carlos Fernando de Abreu Ávila President of Administrative Committee: Vitor NG (Wu Rongke) Dep.Dir.: Vitória Alice Maria da Conceição, IONG Kong Leong Macau Economic and Trade Office to the EU in Brussels (Rong Guangliang) Director: Raimundo Arrais do Rosário Statistics and Census Service Macau Economic and Trade Office in Lisbon Director (act.): KONG Pek Fong (Kuang Bifang) Director: Raimundo Arrais do Rosário Dep.Dir. (act.): IEONG Meng Chao (Yang Mingjiu) Office of the MSAR in Beijing Labor Affairs Bureau Director: NG Pak Meng (Wu Beiming) Director: SHUEN Ka Hung (Sun Jiaxiong) Macau Economic and Trade Office to the WTO Dep.Dir.: CHAN Keng Leong (Chen Jingliang), Noémia Maria de Director: Raimundo Arrais do Rosário Fátima Lameiras Secretary for Administration and Justice Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau Florinda da Rosa Silva CHAN (Chen Limin) Director: Manuel Joaquim das Neves Office of the Secretary for Administration and Justice Dep.Dir.: António Pedro D. Silva Correira Paiva Chief of Office: Grace CHEONG Chui Ling (Zhang Cuiling) Social Security Fund Public Administration and President of Administrative Committee: FUNG Ping Kuen (Feng Director: José CHU (Zhu Weigan) Bingquan) Dep.Dir.: TOU Chi Man (Du Zhiwen), IEONG Kim I (Yang Jianyi) Macau Pension Fund Legal Affairs Bureau President of Administrative Committee: Winnie LAU Un Teng Director: CHEONG Weng Chon (Zhang Yongchun) (Liu Wanting) Dep.Dir.: Diana Maria Vital Costa de Beltrão Loureiro Vice-Pres.: Ermelinda da Conceição Xavier Dep.Dir. (act.): LEONG Pou Ieng (Liang Baoying) Consumer Council Identification Bureau President of Executive Committee: Alexandre HO (He Siqian) Director: LAI Ieng Kit (Li Yingjie) Supporting Office to the Secretariat of China and Dep.Dir.: CHAN Hoi Fan (Chen Haifan) Portuguese-Speaking Countries Economic Cooperation Government Printing Bureau Forum (Macau) Director: António Ernesto Silveiro Gomes Martins Coordinator: Rita Botelho dos Santos 82 January 2008

Financial Intelligence Office Pires Júnior Coordinator: NG Man Seong (Wu Wenxiang) Social Welfare Institute Human Resources Office President: IP Peng Kin (Ye Bingquan) Coordinator: WONG Chi Hong (Huang Zhixiong) Dep.Dir.: IONG Kóng Io (Rong Guangyao) Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute Macau Sports Development Board President: LEE Peng Hong (Li Bingkang) President (act.): VONG Iao Lek (Huang Youli) Monetary Authority of Macau Act.Vice-Pres.: José Maria da Fonseca Tavares President of Administrative Committee: Anselmo TENG Lin Seng Vice-Pres.: O Lam (Ke Lan) (Ding Lianxing) Tertiary Education Services Office Secretary for Security Director: CHAN Pak Fai (Chen Bohui) CHEONG Kuok Vá () Dep.Dir.: KUOK Sio Lai (Guo Xiaoli) Office of the Secretary for Security University of Macau Chief-of-Cabinet: VONG Chun Fat (Huang Chuanfa) Rector: Prof. IU Vai Pan (Yao Weibin) Public Security Forces Bureau Macau Polytechnic Institute Director (act.): CHAN Peng Sam (Chen Bingsen) Rector: Prof. LEI Heong Iok (Li Xiangyu) Dep.Dir. (act.): KOK Fong Mei (Guo Fengmei) Institute for Tourism Studies Public Security Police President: Fanny VONG Chuk Kwan (Huang Zhujun) Commissioner: LEI Siu Peng (Li Xiaoping) Act.Vice-Pres.: IAN Mei Kun (Zhen Meijuan) Dep.Com.: MA Io Kun Macau Grand Prix Committee Dep.Com. (act.): LEI Man Kim (Li Wenjian) Director: João Manuel Costa Antunes Judiciary Police Macau Tourism Promotion and Information Centre in Director: WONG Sio Chak (Huang Shaoze) Portugal Dep.Dir.: CHEONG Ioc Iong, João Augusto da Rosa Director: Rodolfo Manuel Baptista Faustino Macau Prison Secretary for Transport and Public Works Director: LEE Kam Cheong (Li Jinchang) LAU Sio Io (Liu Shiyao) Dep.Dir.: LOI Kam Wan Office of the Secretary for Transport and Public Works Fire Services Bureau Chief of Office: Francis WONG Chan Tong (Huang Zhendong) Commissioner: MA Io Weng (Ma Yaorong) Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau Dep.Com.: Eurico Lopes Fazenda, LEI Pun Chi (Li Panzhi) Director: Jaime Roberto Carion Academy of Public Security Forces Dep.Dir.: LI Canfeng, CHAN Hon Kit (Chen Hanjie) Director: HOI Sio Iong (Xu Shaoyong) Mapping and Land Registry Bureau Dep.Dir. (act.): CHEONG Iok Kuan Director (act.): CHEONG Sio Kei (Zhang Shaoji) Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Port Authority Sai On (Cui Shi’an) Director: WONG Soi Man (Huang Suiwen) (f) Office of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Dep.Dir.: VONG Kam Fai (Huang Jinhui) Chie of Office: Alexis TAM Chon Weng (Tan Junrong) Macau Post Health Bureau Director: Carlos Alberto Roldão Lopes Director: KOI Kuok Ieng (Qu Guoying) Dep.Dir.: LAU Wai Meng (Liu Huiming), CHIU Chan Cheong Dep.Dir.: LEI Chin Ion, CHEANG Seng Ip, Maria Terezinha YU (Zhao Zhenchang) Education and Youth Affairs Bureau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau Director: SOU Chio Fai (Su Chaohui) Director: FONG Soi Kun (Feng Ruiquan) Dep.Dir.: Silvia Reibeiro Osório Ho Dep.Dir.: António Viseu Dep.Dir. (act.): LEONG Lei (Liang Li) Housing Bureau Cultural Affairs Bureau Director: CHIANG Coc Meng (Zheng Guoming) Director: Heidi HO Lai Chun da Luz (He Lizuan) Dep.Dir.: TAM Kuong Man (Tan Guangming) Dep.Dir.: WONG Sai Hong (Wang Shihong), CHAN Chak Seng Bureau of Telecommunications Regulation (Chen Zecheng) Director: TOU Veng Keong (Tao Yongqiang) Government Tourist Office Dep.Dir.: HOI Chi Leong (Xu Zhiliang) Director: João Manuel Costa Antunes Dep.Dir.: Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Manuel Gonçalves China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 83

Infrastructure Development Office Coordinator: CHAN Hon Kit (Chen Hanjie) PLA-Forces in Macau Sub-coordinator: PUN Pou Leng (Pan Baoling) Commander: LIU Lianhua Energy Sector Development Office Political Commissar: ZHAO Chunsheng Coordinator: Arnaldo Ernesto dos Santos Bank of China Macau Branch (BOC Macau) Sub-coordinator: LOU Sam Cheong (Lu Shenchang) Gen. Man.: ZHANG Hongyi Environmental Protection Committee

President of Executive Committee (act.): VONG Man Hung

(Huang Manhong) (f) Civil Aviation Authority Macau SAR Social Data President: CHAN Weng Hung (Chen Yingxiong) 2005 2006 Commission Against Corruption Population (official estimation, 31 Dec) Commissioner: CHEONG U (Zhang Yu) Total Number (thousand) 484.3 513.4 Dep.Com.: TOU Wai Fong (Du Huifang), CHAN Seak Hou (Chen - Growth Rate (%) 4.6 5.8 Xihao) - Males (thousand) 233.5 252.5 Commission of Audit - Females (thousand) 250.7 261.0 Commissioner: Fátima CHOI Mei Lei (Cai Meili) Labour Force Assistant Commissioner: KOU Chin Pang (Gao Zhanpeng) - Participation Rate (%) 63.4 65.9 Court of Final Appeal - Unemployment Rate (%) 4.1 3.8 President: SAM Hou Fai (Cen Haohui)

Court of Second Instance Education (Enrolment) 2004/05 2005/06 President: LAI Kin Hong (Lai Jianxiong) - Primary 37,216 35,187 Court of First Instance - Secondary 43,851 43,751 President: TAM Hio Wa (Tan Xiaohua) (f) - Technical & vocat.secondary 2,245 2,244 Procuratorate - Higher education 13,967 15,927 Procurator-General: HO Chio Meng (He Chaoming) Unitary Police Service Commissioner-General: José Proença Ló Branco Macau Customs Service Director-General: CHOI Lai Hang (Xu Liheng) Legislative Council President: Susana CHOU (Cao Qizhen) Vice-Pres.: LAU Cheok Va (Liu Zhuohua) Executive Committee of the Legislative Council Susana CHOU (President), LAU Cheok Va (Vice-President), Leonel Alberto Alves (Ou Anli) (First Secretary), KOU Hoi In (Gao Kaixian) (Second Secretary) Executive Council Members: Florinda da Rosa Silva, TONG Chi Kin (Tang Zhijian), LEONG Heng Teng (Liang Qingting), LIU Chak Wan (Liao Zeyun), MA Iao Lai(Ma Youli), HO Iat Seng (He Yicheng), Leonel Alves, CHEANG Chi Keong (Zheng Zhiqiang), LAM Heong Sang (Lin Xiangsheng), LEONG Vai Tac (Liang Weite) General-Secretary: HO Veng On (He Yong’an) Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the MSAR Director: BAI Zhijian Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the Macau SAR Commissioner: WAN Yongxiang Deputy Commissioner: WU Hongbo 84 January 2008

Macau SAR Economic Data 2005 2006 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (1) GDP Amount (Current Prices/m MOP) 92,951 114,364 - Real Growth Rate (%) 6.9 16.6 - Per Capita GDP (on the basis of official estimated population/current prices/MOP) 195,2 227,5 Expenditure of GDP (Current Prices/m MOP) - Private Consumption 25,147.8 27,940.0 - Government Consumption 8,402.4 8,772.3 - Fixed Capital Formation 25,415.1 39,087.0 - Changes in Inventories 647.1 720.7 - Exports (Goods & Services) 88,853.0 104,796.5 - Imports (Goods & Services) 54,867.4 66,231.6 Prices (Change Rate/%) Inflation Rate (Composite CPI) 4.4 5.15 Public Finance (m MOP) Total Public Revenue 28,200.8r 27,362.2ªp Total Public Expenditure 21,184.3r 17,523.4ªp Foreign Trade (m MOP) Total Exports (2) 19,823.3 20,461.3 - USA 9,646.9 9,021.3 - EU 3,387.8 3,996.7 - Germany 1,173.3 1,497.1 - United Kingdom 741.4 837.8 - France 533.5 677.9 - Mainland China 2,946.1 3,035.4 - Hong Kong 1,943.3 2,292.1 - Japan 170.7 158.9 Total Imports 31,340.3 36,527.3 - Mainland China 13,515.3 16,469.5 - Hong Kong 3,126.3 3,722.6 - EU 4,116.6 4,794.2 - Japan 3,412.3 3,049.2 - USA 1,276.3 1,997.4 Tourism Total Visitor Arrivals (thousands) 18,711.2 21,998.1 - Hong Kong Residents 5,614.9 6,940.7 - Mainland China 10,463.0 11,985.6 - Taiwan 1,482.5 1,437.8 - Japan 169.1 220.2 - Europe 162.6 191.0 - Americas 182.8 219.6

Exchange Rates (December) MOP per US$ 8.01 8.00 MOP per EURO 9.97 10.02

Abbreviations: 1 = Revised estimates (2005), preliminary estimates (2006) 2 = Exports are equal to the sum of domestic exports and re-exports. ª Due to imcomplete data on revenue and expenditure of the Autonomous Agencies in the specific accounts 2006, the total revenue and total expenditure of 2006 are not directly comparable with those of 2005. m = million p = provisional data / r = rectified data Source: Statistics and Census Service of the Macau SAR. China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 85

Taiwan Ministry of Finance Minister: Prof Henry HO Chih-chin (He Zhiqin) LIU Jen-Kai Vice-Min.: LEE Ruey-tsang (Li Ruicang), LIN Tseng-chi (Lin Zengji), LIU Teng-cheng (Liu Dengcheng)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: HUANG Chih-fang (James C.F. Huang) Political Data Vice-Min.: Javier Ching-shan HOU (Hou Qingshan), YANG Tzu-pao (Yang Zibao) Coordination Council for North American Affairs Office of the President Chairperson: LIN Fang-mei (Lin Fangmei) President: CHEN Shui-bian (Chen Shuibian) Ministry of the Interior Vice-President: Annette LÜ (Lü Hsiu-lien, Lü Xiulian) Minister: LEE Yi-yang (Li Yiyang) Secretary-General: YEH Chu-lan (Ye Julan) (f) National Police Administration Deputy Secretaries-General: Director-General: HOU Yu-Ih (Hou Youyi) CHEN Chi-mai, CHO Jung-tai (Zhuo Rongtai) Ministry of Justice Academia Historica Minister: SHIH Mao-lin (Shi Maolin) Vice-Min.: KUO Lin-yung (Guo Linyong), TSAI Mao-sheng (Cai Academia Sinica Maosheng) President: WONG Chi-Huey (Weng Qihui) Ministry of National Defense V.-Pres.: Dr Chao-Han LIU (Liu Zhaohan), Dr Tsui-jung LIU (Liu Minister: Gen. LEE Tien-yu (Li Tianyu) Cuirong) (f), Andrew H.-J. WANG (Wang Huijun) Vice-Min.: KO Cheng-heng (Ke Chengheng) Military Intelligence Bureau National Security Council Director: Lt-Gen PENG Sheng-chu (Peng Shengzhu) Chairperson: Gen TING Yu-chou (Ding Yuzhou) Ministry of Transportation and Communications Secretary-General: Mark CHEN Tang-shan (Dr. Chen Tan Sun, Minister: TSAI Duei (Cai Dui) Chen Tangshan) Vice-Min.: Oliver Fang-lai YU (You Fanglai), HO Nuan-hsuan (He Dep.Sec.-Gen.: LIU Shi-fang (Liu Shifang) (f), WANG Hsi-tien Nanxuan), LEE Chin-yung (Li Jinyong), National Security Bureau Ministers without Portfolio: Director: SHI Hwei-yow (Xu Huiyou) HO Mei-yueh (He Meiyue) (f), HUANG Hwei-chen (Huang Dep.Dir.: WANG Hsi-tien Huizhen), LIN Si-yao (Lin Xiyao), LIN Ferng-ching (Lin Fengqing), LIU Yu-san (Liu Yushan), WU Tse-cheng (Wu Zecheng) Central Bank of China National Assembly Governor: PERNG Fai-nan (Peng Huainan) Secretary-General: CHEN Chuan Dep.Gov.: CHOU A-ting (Zhou Ading), HSU Yi-hsiung (Xu Yixiong) Directorate of Budget, Accounting and Statistics Executive Branch (Yuan) Director-General: HSU Jan-yau (Hsu Chang-yao, Xu Zhangyao) Dep. Dir.-Gen.: LEE Yuh-lin (Li Yulin), LU Du-jing (Lu Dujin) Premier: CHANG Chun-hsiung (Zhang Junxiong) Government Information Office Vice-Premier: CHIOU I-jen (Qiu Yiren) Director-General: SHIEH Jhy-wey (Xie Zhiwei) Secretary-General: CHEN Chin-chun (Chen Jingjun) Central Personnel Administration Dep. Secretary-General: CHEN Mei-ling (Chen Meiling) (f) Director-General : CHOU Hung-hsien (Zhou Hongxian) Ministry of Economic Affairs Coast Guard Administration Minister: CHEN Steve Ruey-long (Chen Ruilong) Director-General: WANG Ginn-wang (Wang Chin-wang, Wang Vice-Min.: CHEN Tso-chen (Chen Zuozhen), SHIH Yen-shiang Jinwang) (Shi Yanxiang), HSIEH Fadah (Xie Fada) Ministry of Education Environmental Protection Administration Minister: Winston DANG (Chen Zhongxin) Minister: TU Cheng-sheng (Du Zhengsheng) Vice-Min.: CHOU Tsan-der (Zhou Cande), LU Mulin (Lü Mulin), Department of Health WU Tsai-sun (Wu Caishun) Minister: HOU Sheng-mou (Hou Shengmao) V.-Min.: CHEN Shih-chung (Chen Shizhong), CHEN Tzay-jinn (Chen Zaijin), WANG Hsiu-hung (Wang Xiuhong) 86 January 2008

Centre for Disease Control Research, Development and Evaluation Commission (RDEC) Director: KUO Hsu-sung (Guo Xusong) Minister: SHIH Ning-jye (Shi Nengjie) National Palace Museum Veterans Affairs Commission Director: LIN Mun-lee (Lin Manli) (f) Minister: Gen HU Chen-pu (Hu Zhenpu) Dep. Dir.: LIN Po-ting (Lin Boting) Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Atomic Energy Council Chairperson: Dr -cheng (Hu Shengzheng) Chairperson: SU Shian-jang (Su Xianzhang) Vice-Chp: Susan S. CHANG (Zhang Xiulian) (f) Council of Indigenous Peoples Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp (TSE) Minister: Icyang PAROD (Yichiang Paluer) Chairperson: Gordon S. CHEN (Chen Shu) Council for Hakka Affairs President.: Samuel J.S. HSU (Xu Renshou) Minister: LEE Yung-te (Li Yongde) GRETAI Securities Market Vice-Min.: PENG Tien-fu (Peng Tianfu) Chairperson: Daung-Yen LU (Lü Dongying) Council of Agriculture President:: Yui-Chun WU (Wu Yuqun) Minister: SU Jia-chyuan (Su Jiaquan) Aviation Safety Council Council for Cultural Affairs Chairperson: Dr Jingshown WU (Wu Jingxiong) Minister: WANG Tuoh (Wang Tuo) Council for Economic Planning and Development Legislative Branch (Yuan) Chairperson: HO Mei-yueh (He Meiyue) (f) Vice-Min.: CHANG Jing-sen (Zhang Jingsen), Thomas M.F. YEH President: WANG Jin-pyng (Wang Jinping) (Ye Mingfeng) Vice-President: TSENG Yung-chuan Council of Labor Affairs Minister: LU Tien-lin (Lu Tianlin) Judicial Branch (Yuan) Vice-Min.: CAO Ai-lan (Cao Ailan) (f), Kuo Fong-yu (Guo Fangyu) President: Lai Ing-jaw (Lai Yingzhao) Mainland Affairs Council V.-Pres.: Hsieh Tsay-chuan (Xie Zaiquan) Chairperson: CHEN Ming-tong (Chen Mingtong) Secretary-General: FAN Kuang-chun (Fan Guangqun) National Science Council Supreme Court Minister: CHEN Chien-jen (Chen Jianren) President: Yang Jen-shou (Yang Renshou) Sports Affairs Council Supreme Administrative Court Chairperson: YANG Jong-her (Yang Zhonghe) Vice-Chp.: Julian KUO (Guo Zhengliang) Central Election Commission Examination Branch (Yuan) Chairperson: CHANG Masa, J.S. (Chang Cheng-hsiung) President: YAO Chia-wen (Yao Jiawen) Consumer Protection Commission V.-Pres.: WU Rong-ming (Wu Rongming) Minister: CHIOU I-jen (Qiu Yiren) Secretary-General: CHANG Chun-yen (Zhang Junyan) Fair Trade Commission Minister of Examination: LIN Chia-cheng (Lin Jiacheng) Chairperson: TANG Jinn-chuan (Tang Jinquan) Minister of Civil Service: CHU Wu-hsien (Zhu Wuxian) Vice-Chp.: YU Chao-chuan (Yu Chaoquan) Chairperson of the Civil Service Protection and Training Mongolian & Tibetan Affairs Commission Commission: LIU Shou-cheng (Liu Shoucheng) Minister: HSU Chih-hsiung (Xu Zhixiong) Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of Public Service Pension National Youth Commission Fund: WU Rong-ming (Wu Rongming) Minister: CHENG Li-chiun (Zheng Lijun) (f) Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission Control Branch (Yuan) Minister: Dr CHANG Fu-mei (Zhang Fumei) (f) Vice-Min.: CHEN Tsung-wen (Chen Zongwen), CHENG President: Clement CHANG Chien-pang (Zhang Jianbang) Tong-hsing (Zheng Dongxing), YANG Maysing (Yang Huang Vice-President: Micael HSIAO Hsin-huang (Xiao Xinhuang) Meixing (f) Secretary-General: TU Shan-liang (Du Shanliang) Public Construction Commission National Audit Office Chairperson: WU Tse-cheng (Wu Zecheng) Auditor-General: SU Chen-ping (Su Zhenping) Straits Exchange Foundation Chairperson: HUNG Chi-chang (Hong Qichang) China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 87

Cross-Strait Common Market Foundation V.-Chp.: CHANG Jen-hsiang (Zhang Renxiang), CHIANG Pin-kung Chairperson: Vincent SIEW (Xiao Wanzhang) (Jiang Bingkun), John KUAN (Guan Zhong), LIN Yi-shih (Lin Yishi) Secretary-General: WU Den-yih (Wu Dunyi) People First Party Military Chairperson: James SOONG Chu-yu (Song Chuyu) Chief of the General Staff: Gen HOU Shou-yeh (Huo Shouye) V.-Chp.: CHANG Chau-hsiung (Zhang Zhaoxiong) Dep.Chiefs: Gen CHU Kai-sheng (Zhu Kaisheng), Adm WANG Secretary-General: CHIN Chin-sheng (Qin Jinsheng) Li-shen (Wang Lishen), Gen WU Ta-peng (Wu Dapeng) New Party (NP) Director of the General Political Warfare Department: Chairperson: YOK Mu-ming (Yu Muming) WU Ta-peng Secretary-General: WANG Chien-shien (Wang Jianxuan) Commander-in-Chief, Army: Gen CHAO Shih-chang (Zhao Not part of any coalition Shizhang) China Wisdom Party Commander-in-Chief, Navy: Adm LIN Chen-yi (Lin Zhenyi) Chairperson: LEE Ao Commander-in-Chief, Air Force: Gen SHEN Kuo-chen (Shen Home Party (Red Party) Guozhen) Chairperson: CHEN Yao-chang (Chen Yaochang) Commander-in-Chief, Combined Logistics Command: Non-Partisan Solidarity Union Lt Gen CHIN Nai-chieh (Jin Naijie) Chairperson: CHANG Po-ya (Zhang Boya) (f) Commander-in-Chief, Armed Forces Reserve Command: Gen YU Lien-fa (Yu Lianfa) Commander of the Military Police Command: Gen LU Tai-sheng (Lu Taisheng) President of the National Defense University: Gen TSENG Chin-ling (Zeng Jinling)

Fujian Provincial Government Governor: YEN Chung-cheng (Yan Zhongcheng)

Taipei City Government Mayor: HAU Lung-bin (Hao Longbin) Vice-Mayor: Samuel Shiouh-guang WU (Wu Xiuguang)

Kaohsiung City Government Mayor: (Chen Ju) (f)

Political Parties Pan-green coalition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson: Frank HSIEH (act.) Secretary-General: LIN Chia-lung (Lin Jialong) Taiwan Solidarity Union Chairperson: Huang Kun-hui (Huang Kunhui) Secretary-General: LIN Chih-chia (Lin Zhijia) Pan-blue coalition Kuomintang (KMT) Hon.Chm.: LIAN Chan (Lian Zhan) Chairperson: WU Poh-hsiung (Wu Boxiong) 88 January 2008

Taiwan Social Data 2005 2006 Population (1000) Total 22,770 22,877 - Growth Rate (%) 0.36 0.47 - Male 11,562 11,592 - Female 11,208 11,285 Population Density (per sq.km) 629.22 632.16 Labor Force and Employment Total Social Labor Force (1000) 10,371 10,522 Employed (1000) 9,942 10,111 by Agriculture 590 554 Industry 3,619 3,700 Services 5,733 5,857 Unemployment Rate (%) 4.1 3.9 Monthly Work Hours by Manufacturing Industry (Ave.p.Empl.) 189 187 Monthly Earnings by Manufacturing Industry (Ave.p.Empl.) NT$ 41,751 42,293 Indices of Labor Productivity in Manufacturing Industry (2001=100) 128.50 134.47 Education (Enrolment) Primary Education 1,831,913 1,798,436 Secondary Education 1,703,448 1,707,336 Higher Education 1,296,558 1,313,993

Abbreviations: m = million Sources: Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, , .

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Taiwan Economic Data 2005 2006 Gross National Product (GNP) Real GNP Amount (Current Prices/m NT$) 12,081,257 12,664,915 - Real Growth Rate (%) 3.21 4.83 - Per Capita GNP (Current Prices/NT$) 517,034 535,993 Expenditure on GDP (Current Prices/%) - Private Consumption 61.47 60.46 - Government Consumption 13.11 12.66 - Fixed Capital Formation 21.04 20.95 - Increase in Stocks 0.29 0.33 - Exports (Goods & Services) 64.27 69.95 - Less: Imports (Goods & Services) 60.18 64.36 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Amount (Current Prices/m NT$) 11,421,258 11,858,987 - Agriculture (%) 1.66 1.53 - Industry (%) 26.77 26.81 - Services (%) 71.57 71.65 Prices (Change Rate / %) Wholesale Price 10.41 16.46 Consumer Price 3.46 4.08 Foreign Trade Total Exports (m US$) 198,432 224,017 - Growth Rate (%) 8.8 12,9 Total Imports (m US$) 182,614 202,698 - Growth Rate (%) 8.2 11,0 Balance (m US$) 15,817 21,319 Major Trading Partners Exports (m US$) - China 43,643 51,801 - Hong Kong 34,036 37,381 - USA 29,113 32,360 - Japan 15,111 16,300 - Singapore 8,042 9,280 - Germany 4,463 5,007 - United Kingdom 3,263 3,510 Imports (m US$) - Japan 46,055 46,284 - China 20,093 24,782 - USA 21,171 22,664 - South Korea 13,239 15,000 - Germany 6,180 6,135 - Malaysia 5,217 6,052 - Singapore 4,961 5,106 Foreign Reserves Amount (100m US$) 2.533 2.661 Exchange Rates (year end) NT$ per US$ 32.88 32.55 NT$ per EURO 38.74 42.73

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