CSRC's reforming chairman steps down

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CSRC chairman Guo Shuqing stepped down last week. It is unclear why Guo, a dynamic reformer, left and whether his successor will continue his policies

China's once-in-a-decade power transition was completed last week during the National People's Congress (NPC). The ceremony created few surprises as 3,000 deputies gathered to cast votes for Xi Jinping, who replaced Hu Jintao as president and Li Keqiang, who replaced Wen Jiabao as premier.

After the closing of the NPC, the country's top regulator, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, announced that Guo Shuqing would step down as chairman and be replaced by Xiao Gang, chairman of the Bank of China.

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