He Lifeng: China’s economy tsar made director of key Party commission

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Published Oct 30, 2023 06:43AM ET © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng attends a joint press conference following the 10th China-EU High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Vice Premier He Lifeng has been appointed director of the ruling Communist Party's commission covering economic policy, the financial sector and trade ties with Washington, strengthening his status as the country's economic overlord. He, who had previously headed the state planning agency, became one of China's four vice premiers in...