Published: February 7th, 2024,
Last updated: May 30th, 2025

Beijing has unexpectedly replaced the head of its powerful securities regulator. The personnel decision is the strongest response so far to the ongoing crisis in the Chinese stock market. According to the state news agency Xinhua, Wu Qing, the former vice mayor of Shanghai, has taken over as the head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), succeeding Yi Huiman.