Jet engineer to take jilin’s helm as china promotes tech-savvy leaders


Jet engineer to take jilin’s helm as china promotes tech-savvy leaders

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Fighter jet engineer Huang Qiang has been promoted to Communist Party boss of the northeastern Chinese province of Jilin in the latest reshuffle of regional party chiefs. Advertisement The


61-year-old was promoted from governor of Sichuan in the country’s southwest and replaces Jing Junhai, whose next position has not been announced. The officials are expected to bring


expertise in areas such as rocket science, nuclear power and environmental protection. Advertisement Huang belongs to a group of rising political stars with backgrounds in science and


engineering.