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Wang Yi
Sign in to saveChinese diplomat leader, Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office since 2023
Wang Yi is a senior Chinese diplomat who leads the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office, a key government body that shapes China's international relations and foreign policy decisions. His role is significant because it makes him one of the most influential figures in determining how China engages with other countries and manages its global diplomatic relationships.
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Key facts
- General secretary
- Xi Jinping
- Foreign minister
- Qin Gang , Himself
- Preceded by
- Yang Jiechi
- Premier
- Li Qiang
- Party secretary
- Qi Yu
- Succeeded by
- Qin Gang
- Born
- ( 1953-10-19 ) 19 October 1953 (age 72) , Beijing , China
- Party
- Chinese Communist Party (1981–present)
- Education
- Beijing International Studies University ( BLit ), Nankai University ( MEc ), China Foreign Affairs University ( PhD )
- Occupation
- Politician
- Profession
- Diplomat
- Website
- www.gov.cn/wangyi
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Wang
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- China
- Place of birth
- Beijing
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Educated at
- China Foreign Affairs University
- Political party
- Chinese Communist Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Participant in
- 62nd Munich Security Conference
- Official website
- www.gov.cn/guowuyuan/wangyi/index.htm
- Image
- Wang Yi ASEAN 2023.jpg
- Work location
- Tokyo
- Political ideology
- communism
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- Wang Yi (politician)
- date of birth
- 1953-10-19
- name in native language
- 王毅
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Encyclopedic overview
Wang Yi (Chinese: 王毅; pinyin: Wáng Yì; born 19 October 1953) is a Chinese diplomat and politician who is the director of the Central Committee Foreign Affairs Commission Office of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Born in Beijing, Wang studied Japanese at Beijing International Studies University. He joined the Asian section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after his graduation. In 1989, he was sent to the Chinese embassy in Japan and served there for five years. From 1997 to 1998, Wang was a visiting scholar at the Georgetown University in the United States. After his return, he became assistant minister and the director of office of policy research. In 2001, Wang was elevated to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of Asian affairs. From 2004 to 2007, he served as the Chinese ambassador to Japan.
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