BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, China's cabinet, announced the appointment and removal of several officials Friday.

Li Bin was appointed deputy director of the National Health Commission. Ren Hongbin was appointed deputy head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, replacing Xu Fushun.

Zhang Maoyu was named deputy head of the China International Development Cooperation Agency, no longer serving as deputy director of the National Intellectual Property Administration.

Pei Jinjia was appointed vice director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, and Zhang Xi was named president of Jilin University.

Fu Ziying was appointed director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region, and no longer serves as China International Trade Representative and vice Minister of Commerce.