China unveils cabinet reshuffle plan

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　　The number of ministries⁴ under the State Council will reduce from 27 to 25 while several departments and agencies are reorganized, according to a plan of institutional restructuring and functional⁵ transformation⁶ of the State Council, submitted to the national legislative⁷ session Sunday.

　　The Ministry⁸ of Railways, long in the center of controversy⁹ for being both railway service provider and watchdog, will be dissolved into administrative and commercial arms.

　　The Health Ministry and the National Population and Family Planning Commission will be merged¹⁰ into a new National Health and Family Planning Commission.

　　The status of the existing State Administration of Food and Drug will be elevated to a general administration in order to improve food and drug safety.

　　The country also plans to restructure the country's top oceanic administration to bring its maritime¹¹ law enforcement forces, currently scattered¹² in different ministries, under the unified¹³ management of one single administration.

　　The National Energy Administration will be restructured to streamline¹⁴ administrative and regulatory system of the energy sector¹⁵.

　　Also, two media regulators, the General Administration of Press and Publication and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, will be merged into one to oversee¹⁶ the country's press, publication, radio, film and television sectors¹⁷.

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