China Appoints Guangdong Governor as New Xinjiang Party Chief

China appointed the governor of the southern province of Guangdong as the new Communist Party chief for the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, state news agency Xinhua reported.

Ma Xingrui will become Xinjiang’s party secretary, replacing incumbent Chen Quanguo, Xinhua said on Saturday. Chen will assume a new role, the report said, without giving further details.