On February 2, 20 15, Guilin Municipal Committee held a meeting of leading cadres in the city. Zhou Jiabin was appointed as deputy secretary of Guilin Municipal Committee and mayor candidate of the Municipal People's Government. Subsequently, the 27th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fourth People's Congress of Guilin decided that Zhou Jiabin would act as the mayor of Guilin.

20 15 On February 6th, the Sixth Session of the Fourth National People's Congress of Guilin, Guangxi, completed the closing of various agendas, and the meeting elected Zhou Jiabin as the mayor of Guilin.