China appoints new minister of environmental protection
(Xinhua) Updated: 2015-02-27 17:41BEIJING - China's top legislature appointed Chen Jining as Minister of Environmental Protection on Friday, replacing Zhou Shengxian.
The decision was adopted at the bi-monthly session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, which runs from Wednesday to Friday.
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