Jiangxi Names New Acting Governor as China’s Provincial Shake-Up Accelerates

China’s Jiangxi province appointed Chen Yongqi as acting governor on Wednesday, filling a leadership void left by a sweeping anti-corruption probe ahead of a key provincial Communist Party reshuffle this month. 

The Standing Committee of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress confirmed Chen’s dual appointment as deputy governor and acting governor on Nov. 11, according to an official government WeChat statement. The move comes fewer than three weeks after he was named head of the provincial government’s Communist Party group.