China Elevates Cybersecurity Chief to Top Public Security Role
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The director of the Ministry of Public Security’s Cybersecurity Bureau, Tan Quan, has been appointed assistant minister of public security, according to a State Council announcement on Oct. 23.
Tan’s promotion fills a vacancy left by Hu Binchen, who was appointed vice governor of Jiangsu province and head of its provincial public security department in May 2025. Tan now serves as a member of the ministry’s Communist Party committee and an assistant minister, according to the ministry’s official website.
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- Tan Quan has been appointed assistant minister of public security, filling a vacancy left by Hu Binchen.
- The Ministry of Public Security has undergone multiple senior leadership changes in 2025, including new appointments and removals.
- Tan, 54, has a background in cybersecurity and policing, and the ministry now has an 11-member leadership team.
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What Happened When
- 2018：
- Tan Quan served as the head of the public security bureau for Beijing’s Haidian district.
- By May 2024：
- Tan Quan had become the director of the Ministry of Public Security’s Cybersecurity Bureau.
- April 2025：
- Vice Minister of Public Security Wang Zhizhong was appointed head of the National Immigration Administration.
- May 2025：
- Hu Binchen was appointed vice governor of Jiangsu province and head of its provincial public security department.
- July 2025：
- Yang Weilin was named vice minister of public security; Chen Siyuan and Sun Maoli were removed from their posts as vice ministers.
- September 2025：
- Jia Lijun was appointed director of the ministry’s political department.
- Oct. 23, 2025：
- Tan Quan was appointed assistant minister of public security.
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