BEIJING - The State Council, China's cabinet, has appointed several senior officials, according to a circular issued on Wednesday.

-- Zhao Long was appointed vice minister of the Ministry of Land and Resources. Wang Shiyuan no longer holds the post.

-- Huang Shouhong was appointed director of the State Council Research Office.
-- Zhao Xiangeng and Tian Hongqi were nominated vice directors of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
-- Li Xiaohong continues to be president of Wuhan University in central China's Hubei Province.
-- Liu Haiquan no longer holds the post of assistant commerce minister.