Beijing has appointed veteran propaganda official Mo Gaoyi as Communist Party secretary of Yunnan province in its latest leadership reshuffle, making him a rare example this year of a provincial head with minimal local governance experience. An analyst said that the move could reflect Beijing’s efforts to broaden the talent selection criteria for some senior roles, allowing specialists to take on important generalist positions. Mo – director of the State Council Information Office (SCIO) and a…
Doesn’t it make sense to send a propaganda official? People living in border regions often need more convincing and a stronger story of national unity.
it’s also super mountaineous and has like 20 different ethnicities in it and it borders myanmar, a famously stable region.