Lu is expected to be appointed as the Deputy Mayor of Xinyang City, Henan Province, and to serve as the Acting Mayor.

"Xinyang Government" news, on the morning of April 21st, the 26th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress of Xinyang City, Henan Province, voted to appoint Lu Xiwang as the Deputy Mayor of Xinyang City and to appoint him as the Acting Mayor. The meeting decided to accept Chen Zhiwei's request to resign from the position of Mayor of the Xinyang City People's Government.