China on Tuesday sacked its Finance Minister, and Science and Technology Minister, along with its Defence Minister, without any reasons, in a sweeping cabinet reshuffle. The Chinese government removed Finance Minister Liu Kun and appointed Lan Fo'an in his place.
Another official announcement said the National People's Congress, China's rubber-stamp Parliament, removed Minister of Science and Technology, Wang Zhigang, and appointed Yin Hejun in his place. It was not known why Wang was removed from his post.