Cross-toppling Wenzhou cadre promoted to aid Xi Jinping’s economic reform push

A Wenzhou official will become one of President Xi Jinping’s advisers helping to map out the country’s economic reforms, according to mainland media.

Chen Yixin, party boss of prosperous Wenzhou in Zhejiang province, has been appointed deputy director of the general office of the Central Leading Group for Comprehensive Deepening Reform.

It was announced by Liao Guoxun, personnel chief of Zhejiang, at a meeting of Wenzhou’s party committee on Tuesday, the Wenzhou Metropolis Daily reported.

Chen, 56, would be a full-time deputy director of the office, the announcement said.

The leading group is headed by Xi, and other members include Premier Li Keqiang and other top cadres.

Chen was a deputy director of the general office of Zhejiang’s party committee when Xi was party boss of the coastal province. He has no experience outside the province, according to his résumé.