A banking veteran has been appointed the new deputy Communist Party secretary and acting mayor of the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen, just months before the city is scheduled to host a series of Apec meetings.The positions have been filled by Li Yun, who spent more than two decades working in financial institutions and has been the vice-governor of Guangdong province since March last year.As Shenzhen’s new deputy party secretary and acting mayor, Li takes over from Qin Weizhong, the Shenzhen-special-zone-daily" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="34532" data-entity-type="organization">Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported on Monday.
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MON · 2026-08-24 · 09:23 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0824-105287
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Banking veteran Li Yun fills senior Shenzhen posts in countdown to Apec
Li Yun, a banking veteran with over two decades of experience in financial institutions, has been appointed the new deputy Communist Party secretary and acting mayor of Shenzhen. This appointment comes just months before the southern Chinese metropolis is scheduled to host Apec meetings.
Phoebe ZhangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-24 · 09:23 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Li Yun, a banking veteran with over two decades of experience in financial institutions, has been appointed the new deputy Communist Party secretary and acting mayor of Shenzhen. This appointment comes just months before the southern Chinese metropolis is scheduled to host Apec meetings. Li Yun previously served as the vice-governor of Guangdong province since March of last year. He assumes these new roles in Shenzhen, taking over from Qin Weizhong. The Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported on this development on Monday.
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Li Yun takes over from Qin Weizhong.
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Shenzhen is scheduled to host a series of Apec meetings.
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Li Yun has been the vice-governor of Guangdong province since March last year.
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Li Yun has over two decades of experience in financial institutions.
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Li Yun has been appointed the new deputy Communist Party secretary and acting mayor of Shenzhen.
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