The State Council appointed three scientists as deputy
presidents of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Monday.
Nuclear physicist Zhan Wenlong, geologist Ding Zhongli and
electronics expert Yin Hejun were appointed CAS vice presidents, a
statement issued by the State Council said.
Marxism expert Wang Weiguang replaced Leng Rong as vice
president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS),
according to the statement.
Wang has been deputy head of the Party School of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) since 1998.
Chen Yiyu was appointed chairman of the National Natural Science
Foundation of China (NNSF) and Wang Jie, Shen Wenqing, Sun
Jiaguang, Shen Yan and Yao Jiannian as NNSF vice chairmen.
(Xinhua News Agency January 29, 2008)