Foreign minister, central bank governor appointed by NPC

China's top legislature voted to appoint Wang Yi as foreign minister and Pan Gongsheng as central bank governor during a session convened on Tuesday.

Qin Gang was removed from the post of foreign minister, and Yi Gang was removed from the post of governor of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, according to a decision adopted at the fourth session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress.

President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to make the decision effective.