BEIJING -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Saturday said it has appointed Cai Qi as the secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPC, replacing Guo Jinlong.

Guo takes the post as deputy director of the Central Commission for Guiding Ethic and Cultural Progress, read a statement from the CPC Central Committee.

He will no longer serve in the CPC's Beijing municipal committee and its standing committee, it said.