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China to induct more non-Communists into Cabinet

BEIJING: A senior Party official said here on Wednesday that Wan Gang and Chen Zhu, both non-Communist experts, are qualified for their Cabinet posts.

Ouyang Song, vice-head of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Organisation Department, said at a press briefing that to recruit non-Communist experts for posts at the Cabinet level is an important decision the CPC Central leadership has made.

Mr. Wan, an automobile technologist, was appointed earlier this year Minister of Science and Technology.

The world-famous hematologist Chen Zhu was named Health Minister. Both are from the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the country’s top political advisory body. “Wan and Chen have both solid academic backgrounds and leadership capabilitym" Mr. Ouyang said. “Our Party will continue choosing more qualified experts from outside the CPC to work for the government with their expertise,” he said. — Xinhua

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