BEIJING - The State Council announced the appointment and removal of officials Thursday.

Yang Xiaowei was appointed deputy head of the National Radio and Television Administration, and removed from the post of deputy head of the Cyberspace Administration of China.

Lu Junhua no longer serves as deputy secretary-general of the State Council.

Yuan Shuhong was removed from the post of vice minister of justice, and Zou Jiayi no longer holds the position of vice finance minister.

Gao Jianmin no longer serves as deputy head of the National Radio and Television Administration.