The Minister
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Wang Yi, male,Han ethnicity, a native of Beijing, was born in October 1953. He began his first job in September 1969 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in May 1981. Wang graduated from the Department of Asian and African Languages of Beijing Second Foreign Languages Institute where he completed an undergraduate program in Japanese. He also holds a Master of Economics degree. Wang is a member of the 19th CPC Central Committee, State Councilor, a member of the Leading CPC Members Group of the State Council, and Minister of Foreign Affairs. 1969-1977 Worker, company messenger, battalion correspondent, acting publicity secretary, Heilongjiang Production and Construction Corps 1977-1978 Awaiting assignment in Beijing; employee, Intelligence Research Institute, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications 1978-1982 Japanese major, Department of Asian and African Languages, Beijing Second Foreign Languages Institute 1982-1989 Staff member, attaché, Deputy Director, Director, Department of Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) 1989-1994 Counselor (elevated to Deputy Director General-level in May 1992), Minister Counselor (since April 1993), Chinese Embassy in Japan 1994-1995 Deputy Director General, Department of Asian Affairs, MFA 1995-1998 Director General, Department of Asian Affairs, MFA (June 1997-January 1998: visiting scholar, Georgetown University, United States of America) 1998-2001 Assistant Minister, CPC Committee member, and Director General of Department of Policy Research, MFA (1996-1998: Attended an in-service graduate program in world economy at the APEC Study Center of Nankai University and was awarded a Master of Economics degree; March-May 2000: attended a continuing studies course for provincial- and ministerial-level officials at Central Party School) 2001-2004 Vice Minister and CPC Committee member, MFA 2004-2007 Ambassador of China to Japan 2007-2008 Secretary of CPC Committee and Vice Minister, MFA 2008-2013 Director, Taiwan Work Office of the CPC Central Committee and Minister, Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council 2013-2018 Minister and Deputy Secretary of CPC Committee, MFA Since 2018 State Councilor, member of the Leading CPC Members Group of the State Council, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang has been a member of the 17th through 19th CPC Central Committees. |
Speeches
- The Road Ahead Is Long and Winding Though, A Start Will Bring An Arrival(2019-10-14)
- China Today: A Proud Member of the Global Community(2019-09-28)
- Joint Press Statement of the Foreign Ministers' Meeting of Ancient Civilizations Forum(2019-09-26)
- Vision and Conviction Will Take China-US Relations Forward(2019-09-25)
- Toward a Better Future Through Development Cooperation(2019-09-25)
- A Joint Response to Climate Change A Better Environment for Our Planet(2019-09-24)
- China in the New Era: Innovative Hunan Embracing the World(2019-09-19)
- Keynote Speech by H.E. Wang Yi State Councilor and Foreign Minister of The People's Republic of China At the Opening Ceremony of the Coordinators' Meeting on The Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of The Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation(2019-06-25)
Activities
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met Wang Yi(2019-10-19)
- Wang Yi and South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor Hold Talks(2019-10-18)
- Wang Yi Exchanges Congratulatory Messages with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia(2019-10-02)
- Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations Media Statement(2019-09-30)
- Wang Yi Attends the Opening Ceremony of an Exhibition of Archives and Documents Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Russia(2019-09-29)
- Wang Yi Explains the Secret Behind China's Development at the United Nations (UN)(2019-09-28)
- Wang Yi on the Resumption of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Kiribati: The Rainbow Displays Even More Splendor after the Rain(2019-09-28)
- China and Kiribati Resume Diplomatic Relations(2019-09-28)
