Skip to content
Wen Jiabao

File:Wen_Jiabao_-_Annual_Meeting_of_the_New_Champions_2012.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ16628· pop 85· linked from 1,044 articles

Wen Jiabao

Sign in to save

Also known as Jiabao Wen

6th Premier of the People's Republic of China from 2004 to 2013

OverviewAI-generated

Wen Jiabao is a person who has authored several works. His publications include *Geology Notes of Wen Jiabao*, *Selected Works of Wen Jiabao*, and *Meeting the Challenges*. He was born on September 15, 1942.

His writings have been cataloged in various databases, with Open Library listing three works and Crossref listing five. Wen Jiabao is also associated with specific quotes, including the statement that "The speed of the fleet is not determined by the fastest vessel; rather it is determined by the slowest one." Another quote, written in Chinese, discusses creating conditions for people to criticize and supervise the government while allowing power to operate in the sunlight.

Synthesized by Vinony from 10 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Geology Notes of Wen Jiabao
  • Selected Works of Wen Jiabao
  • Meeting the Challenges

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Quotes

  • 大家都说,每个人都应该有自己的梦想。我想我也有个自己的梦想,或者说是愿望,就是希望每个中国人都能生活得好,让农村的孩子都能上学,让每个到就业年龄的人都能有工作。让人民不至于因为生病而烦恼,解决他们的医疗,特别是农村的医疗问题。我想,这也是每个中国人的梦。
  • China has established friendship with many African countries, and is opening itself up to Africa and providing assistance. It is cooperating with African countries on an equal basis and has no desire to colonize Africa.
  • The speed of the fleet is not determined by the fastest vessel; rather it is determined by the slowest one.
  • Sino-Japanese relations will certainly brighten more in the future and the flowers of friendly Sino-Japanese relations will increase their beauty.
  • Only when the masses are reassured, can the country be at peace. Only when the country is at peace, can the leaders be relieved.
  • 創造條件讓人民批評政府,監督政府,同時充分發揮新聞輿論的監督作用,讓權力在陽光下運行。

via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Wen
Gender
male
Citizenship
China
Place of birth
Tianjin
Occupation
economist
Languages spoken
Chinese
Religion
atheism
Image
Wen Jiabao - Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2012.jpg
Show 8 more facts
Commons category
Wen Jiabao
date of birth
1942-09-15
handedness
left-handedness
birth name
溫家寶
Commons gallery
Wen Jiabao
name in native language
温家宝
Sources (5)

via Wikidata · CC0

~32 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Wen Jiabao (Chinese: 温家宝; pinyin: Wēn Jiābǎo; born 15 September 1942) is a retired Chinese politician who served as the premier of China from 2003 to 2013 and the third-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012.

Born in Tianjin, Wen joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1965. After graduating from university, he began his political career working at geology in Gansu. He rose through the ranks, eventually becoming the Vice Minister of Geology and Mineral Resources. In 1985, he was promoted to the Politburo by CCP General Secretary Hu Yaobang. Wen worked as the director of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party between 1986 and 1993, and accompanied Zhao Ziyang to Tiananmen Square during the 1989 protests as his personal secretary. In 1998, Wen was promoted to the post of Vice Premier under his mentor Zhu Rongji. As vice premier, he oversaw agricultural, financial and environmental policies

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wen Jiabao” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (8)