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
- Jointly Building an Asia-Pacific Community with a Shared Future(2022-05-23)
- Working Collectively and Pursuing Coordinated Development To Promote Global Desertification Governance(2022-05-10)
- Address by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi<br>At the High-Level Virtual Meeting of the Group of<br>Friends of The Global Development Initiative(2022-05-09)
- Acting on the Global Security Initiative to Safeguard World Peace and Tranquility(2022-04-24)
- Remarks by H.E. Wang Yi at the Opening Ceremony of<br> The Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the <br>Organization of Islamic Cooperation(2022-03-22)
- Upholding Equity and Justice to <br>Promote Sound Development of the Global Human Rights Cause(2022-02-28)
- Drawing Wisdom from History to Light up the Road Ahead(2022-02-28)
- Rising to Challenges Together for a Shared Future(2022-02-19)
Activities
- Kiribati President and Foreign Minister Taneti Maamau Meets with Wang Yi(2022-05-27)
- Kiribati Vice President Teuea Toatu Meets with Wang Yi(2022-05-27)
- Wang Yi: China-Solomon Islands Relations Will Usher in a Brighter Future(2022-05-27)
- Wang Yi Talks about China's "Four-pronged Adherence" to Developing Relations with Pacific Island Countries(2022-05-27)
- Wang Yi Talks about Eight-pronged Important Consensus Reached by China and Solomon Islands(2022-05-27)
- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Damukana Sogavare Meets with Wang Yi(2022-05-27)
- Wang Yi Expounds on Three Principles of China-Solomon Islands Security Cooperation(2022-05-26)
- Wang Yi Holds Talks with Foreign Minister of Solomon Islands Jeremiah Manele(2022-05-26)
