BEIJING - The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC), which was involved in a scandal regardingthe misuse of its donations earlier this year, announced that it will make changes to itsleadership on Tuesday, according to its official website.
Dr. Zhao Baige, former vice director-general of the National Population and Family PlanningCommission, was selected as the RCSC's executive vice president by the ninth council of theRCSC, while Zhao's predecessor Wang Wei was appointed vice president, a concurrent post.
Another two concurrent vice presidents were also selected, according to the RCSC's website.
An official from the organization did not comment on whether the reshuffle was related to thescandal, which caused the organization to suffer a sharp drop in donations.
The group ran into trouble in June, when a woman calling herself "Guo Meimei" posted pictureson her microblog detailing her lavish lifestyle. She claimed to be the general manager of "RedCross Commerce," a group that the RCSC said does not exist.
The woman's photos provoked the ire of netizens, who speculated that she might have fundedher extravagant purchases by embezzling money from the organization.
