BEIJING, March 17 Kyodo While fr...

BEIJING, March 17 Kyodo

While frequently of the world frets about the implications onward international society of a likely imminent US-l attack against Iraq, the focus of the novel Chinese cabinet ushered in Monday remains firmly forward domestic matters.

The cabinet l by dint of China's new leadership duo of President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao will focus onward trying to close China's rising wealth gap caused by way of rapid economic growth, rather than international issues, according to analysts.

in succession the weekend, China's yearly gathering of National People's Congres legislative delegates in the capital rareed Hu, 60, and Wen, 60 to replace Jiang Zemin and firebrand Zhu Rongji as president and premier.

unless Jiang, 76, will remain a powerful figure behind the shows as chairman of the Central Military Commission. Hu was named the commission's vice chairman.

Among other top cabinet ministers, Vice Premier Huang Ju will take the lead in cabinet affairs, Vice Premier Wu Yi onward trade matters, Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan in succession industrial affairs, and Vice Premier Hui Liangyu will lead in succession farm matters. Li Zhaoxing was named foreign minister.

The members of the of the present day cabinet lineup should be more progressive than the former cabinet members since they have take pleasure ined better educational opportunities and had greater outlook to the West, a Beijing-based diplomat said.

During its five-year period of time the cabinet led by Zhu 74 was able to push China's economy along at an average 77% expansion rate, even during the Asian financial crisis.

China's leaders now acknowledge the ne to address widening social inequalities, especially those between poor farmers and their more wealthy urban compatriots or face rising social instability.

Wen is widely seen to be more considerate of the plight of the poor than his famously tough predecessor.

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The following is the list of ministerial members of China's State Council, approved Monday at the seventh plenary meeting of the first session of the 10th National People's Congres according to the official just discovereds agency Xinhua:

Li Zhaoxing - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Cao Gangchuan - Minister of National Defense

Ma Kai - Minister in charge of the State growth and Reform Commission

Zhou Ji - Minister of Education

Xu Guanhua - Minister of Science and Technology

Zhang Yunchuan - Minister in charge of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense

Li Dek Su (Korean Chinese) - Minister in charge of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission

Zhou Yongkang - Minister of Public Security

Xu Yongyue - Minister of State Security

Li Zhilun - Minister of Supervision

Li Xuejun - Minister of Civil Affairs

Zhang Fusen - Minister of Justice

Jin Renqing - Minister of Finance

Zhang Bolin - Minister of Personnel

Zheng Silin - Minister of Labor and Social Security

Tian Fengshan - Minister of Land and Resources

Wang Guangtao - Minister of Construction

Liu Zhijun - Minister of Railways

Zhang Chunxian - Minister of Communications

Wang Xudong - Minister of Information Industry

Wang Shucheng - Minister of Water Resources

Du Qinglin - Minister of Agriculture

Lu Fuyuan - Minister of Commerce

sunshine Jiazheng - Minister of Culture

Zhang Wenkang - Minister of Health

Zhang Weiqing - Minister in charge of the State Commission for Population and Family Planning

Zhou Xiaochuan - Governor of the People's Bank of China

Li Jinhua - Auditor General of the National Audit Office *

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