Chinese premier nominates five state councilors

09:05, March 19, 2018

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  China’s new cabinet lineup endorsed

  Vice Premier Han Zheng (front) leads other vice premiers, state councilors and secretary general of the State Council during their oath-taking ceremony as they swear allegiance to the Constitution on Monday (Photo:Global Times)A new lineup of China's State Council, nominated by Premier Li Keqiang, was endorsed Monday at a plenary meeting of the First Session of the 13th National People's

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  Senator Rand Paul opposes Pompeo, Haspel nominations

  Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) walks from Senate Republican weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, March 6, 2018. （Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts）Republican US Senator Rand Paul said on Wednesday he would oppose President Donald Trump’s nomination of CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be secretary of state and CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel to become the new director of the

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  Chinese vice premier, US treasury secretary speak on trade

  Chinese Vice Premier Liu He had a phone conversation with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Saturday morning, urging concerted efforts to maintain the stability of China-US trade ties.Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (left) and US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin (File Photo: China Plus)During their conversation, Mnuchin briefed the Chinese side on the latest development of Section 301 investigation