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
- Working Together to Write a New Chapter of Sub-regional Cooperation(2018-03-31)
- Remarks by H.E. Wang Yi State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of The People's Republic of China at the GMS Business Summit(2018-03-30)
- Foreign Minister Wang Yi Meets the Press(2018-03-09)
- Remarks by H.E. Wang Yi Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China At the 2018 New Year Reception(2018-01-30)
- Remarks by Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Opening Ceremony of China-CELAC Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum and China-LAC Business Council Annual Meeting 2018(2018-01-27)
- Join Hands Across the Ocean in a New Era(2018-01-25)
- Wang Yi Holds Talks with Foreign Minister Augustine Philip Mahiga of Tanzania(2017-12-21)
- Advance the Global Human Rights Cause and Build a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind(2017-12-11)
Activities
- Wang Yi Meets with Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee(2018-09-16)
- The 11th Meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation Held(2018-09-16)
- MEDIUM TERM COOPERATION PLAN Agreed Minutes of the First Steering Committee Meeting between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Malta(2018-09-14)
- Wang Yi Holds Talks with Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero Espinoza of Chile(2018-09-14)
- The Plenary Session and Closing Ceremony of the 16th Meeting of the China-Venezuela High-level Mixed Committee Successfully Held in Beijing(2018-09-14)
- The East Wind Brings Full Vitality of Spring(2018-09-14)
- Wang Yi Holds Talks with Foreign Minister of Malta(2018-09-13)
- Wang Yi Talks About the Reform of the International Trade System: Three Principles Should Be Upheld(2018-09-13)
