On September 4, the 33rd session of the Standing Committee of the 16th Municipal People's Congress reviewed and voted to pass matters relating to personnel appointments and dismissal, decided to appoint Wang Huajie as Deputy Mayor of Shanghai, and decided to remove Xie Dong from the post of Deputy Mayor of Shanghai. According to reports, Xie Dong is already a candidate for Vice Chairman of the Chinese Overseas Chinese Federation.

On September 4, the 33rd session of the Standing Committee of the 16th Municipal People's Congress reviewed and voted to pass matters relating to personnel appointments and dismissal, decided to appoint Wang Huajie as Deputy Mayor of Shanghai, and decided to remove Xie Dong from the post of Deputy Mayor of Shanghai. According to reports, Xie Dong is already a candidate for Vice Chairman of the Chinese Overseas Chinese Federation.