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
- Enhancing Solidarity and Cooperation to Build Together A Maritime Community with a Shared Future(2021-11-09)
- Working Together in Support of a Bright Future for Afghanistan(2021-10-13)
- Harnessing Strengths of CICA Cooperation and<br> Building an Asian Community with a Shared Future(2021-10-12)
- Remarks by H.E. Wang Yi<br> State Councilor and Foreign Minister of <br>The People's Republic of China <br>At Reception Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of<br> ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations(2021-10-09)
- Written Statement by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the 11th Ministerial Plenary Meeting of the Global Counterterrorism Forum(2021-10-08)
- Building Consensus and Synergy For a Bright Future of Global Development(2021-09-26)
- Eliminating Racism and Building a World of Equality for All(2021-09-23)
- Building on the Extraordinary Fifty Years and Working Together for a Shared Future(2021-09-08)
Activities
- Wang Yi Holds Talks with Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod(2021-11-26)
- Wang Yi Attends Virtual Meeting of Russia-India-China Foreign Ministers(2021-11-26)
- Wang Yi: China Opposes Anti-Democracy Deeds under the Banner of Democracy(2021-11-26)
- Wang Yi Holds a Virtual Meeting with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto(2021-11-26)
- Wang Yi Holds Talks with President of the 76th Session of UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid(2021-11-26)
- Wang Yi: The United Nations Should Be a Defender of Equity and Justice, a Major Platform for Practicing Multilateralism, and a Doer of the Action to Tackle Challenges(2021-11-26)
- Wang Yi Holds Video Meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian(2021-11-24)
- Wang Yi Speaks with Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Abu Amr on the Phone(2021-11-23)
