Chinese Vice Premier Liu He concurrently serves as the leader of the leading group of the State Council to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, reflecting the Chinese government's emphasis on the work of small and medium-sized enterprises.(Reuters)

(Beijing Comprehensive News) Liu He, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and vice premier of the State Council, added another post as the leader of the State Council Leading Group for Promoting the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. This is Liu He's fourth part-time job that has been disclosed so far.

According to news from ChinaGovernment.com yesterday, the State Council adjusted the members of the State Council Leading Group for Promoting the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.Minister Wang Jiangping is the director of the office.

Among several leading groups of the State Council, the Leading Group for Promoting the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises is a relatively young one. It was established in 2009, and its members include the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.Relevant persons in charge of 19 departments aim to strengthen organizational leadership and policy coordination for promoting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Both Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang and Ma Kai served as leaders of the leading group for promoting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.

The governor of Chang’an Avenue, the official WeChat account of the Beijing News, said that since its establishment, the level of director of the Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises has continued to rise.It was adjusted to concurrently serve as the vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which reflects the increasing emphasis of the State Council on the work of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Also lead the China-US China-EU economic and trade dialogue

Liu He resigned from the positions of deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission and deputy secretary of the party group after March this year. In addition to the above-mentioned positions disclosed recently, his part-time jobs also include: Director of the Office of the Central Financial and Economic Commission, Chinese leader of the China-US Comprehensive Economic Dialogue, China-EUThe Chinese Chairman of the Economic and Trade High-Level Dialogue.

The Sino-US trade war is in full swing. Liu He, who is fully in charge of Sino-US economic and trade negotiations, went to the United States twice this year for negotiations, but returned without success.

The Wall Street Journal quoted a U.S. government adviser in Beijing as saying that the U.S. has suddenly changed its style of play, putting Liu He under tremendous pressure at home.However, judging from Liu He's addition of important positions this time, the outside world believes that the failure of Sino-US trade negotiations will have limited impact on Liu He.