The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, appointed on July 1 Wu Aiying justice minister, replacing Zhang Fusen.

Wu, former vice minister of justice, became the only female minister in the Chinese cabinet after Vice Premier Wu Yi left her post of health minister this April.

Zhang was relieved of his official duty because he has reached the retirement age.

Chinese new minister of labor and social security appointed

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, appointed on July 1 Tian Chengping minister of labor and social security, replacing Zheng Silin.

Tian was former secretary of the Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in north China's coal-rich Shanxi Province.

Zheng was relieved of duty because he has reached the retirement age.

Source: Xinhua