China names new state security minister: Xinhua

BEIJING (Reuters) - China named Chen Wenqing as the new chief of the country's secretive Ministry of State Security, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday.

The move was announced at the closing of a regular session of the standing committee of China's parliament.

(Reporting by Michael Martina; Editing by Michael Perry)

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