China puts industry minister in charge of key semiconductor hub Anhui provinceNew role for Li, industry and information technology minister since April 2025, is among several regional leadership changes2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenPublished: 5:14pm, 23 Sep 2026Updated: 5:16pm, 23 Sep 2026China’s industry minister is set to lead Anhui province, a key semiconductor hub, in the latest personnel reshuffle within the Communist Party.Li Lecheng, 61, has served as minister of industry and information technology since April 2025.State news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday that Li had been appointed the party secretary of Anhui and a member of its standing committee, taking over both roles from Liang Yanshun.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x1xAI-generated voice
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China puts industry minister in charge of key semiconductor hub Anhui province
China's Minister of Industry and Information Technology, Li Lecheng, has been appointed the party secretary of Anhui province. This move, reported by Xinhua on Wednesday, places the 61-year-old minister in charge of a significant semiconductor hub.
Phoebe ZhangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-23 · 09:14 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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China's Minister of Industry and Information Technology, Li Lecheng, has been appointed the party secretary of Anhui province. This move, reported by Xinhua on Wednesday, places the 61-year-old minister in charge of a significant semiconductor hub. Li, who has held his ministerial position since April 2025, takes over both the party secretary and standing committee roles from Liang Yanshun. This appointment is part of a broader personnel reshuffle within the Communist Party, with Liang retaining his previous role. The change signifies a strategic placement of a key figure in the industry sector to lead a province vital to China's semiconductor ambitions.
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Li Lecheng takes over his new roles from Liang Yanshun.
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Li Lecheng was appointed the party secretary of Anhui and a member of its standing committee.
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Li Lecheng has served as minister of industry and information technology since April 2025.
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China's industry minister, Li Lecheng, is set to lead Anhui province, a key semiconductor hub.
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