IMF names Bank of China official as adviser

The International Monetary Fund has named the current deputy governor of the Bank of China as a special adviser to IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

The IMF says Zhu Min will start his job May 3.

China has complained that the IMF and the World Bank have been dominated by the United States and European countries that founded the organizations after World War II.

Zhu's appointment brings a respected Chinese banker to the top level of the IMF. Justin Yifu Lin, who is Chinese, became the World Bank's chief economist in 2008.

Strauss-Kahn says Zhu will help the IMF better understand Asia and emerging markets.

Zhu is responsible in his current job for international affairs, policy research and credit information.