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UPDATE 1-China appoints Unicom CEO Liu as head of new National Data Bureau
China has appointed Liu Liehong, the CEO of state-owned telecoms giant China Unicom , to head its new National Data Bureau, the human resources ministry said on Friday. Liu, 54, is an electronics and information technology veteran, and his appointment is the latest in a series following a government reorganisation begun earlier this year. The new bureau is responsible for coordinating the sharing and development of the country's data resources, which is part of efforts to achieve President Xi Jinping's vision of a "digital China," where data is managed alongside labour and capital as a key economic driver.
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China to name Unicom CEO Liu as head of new data bureau-sources
China plans to appoint the CEO of state-owned telecoms giant China Unicom, Liu Liehong, as the head of its new national data bureau, four sources said, putting him in charge of efforts to make the country a digital superpower. Liu, 54, an electronics and information technology veteran who also serves as China Unicom's chairman, will take the helm of the National Data Bureau in the coming days, the sources told Reuters. China announced plans for the data bureau in March as part of a sweeping government reshuffle.
