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Wang Yi
b. 1953
Chinese diplomat leader, Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office since 2023
- Born
- 19 Oct 1953 · Beijing
Life timeline
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- 19 Oct 1953BornBorn in Beijing
- 1995 – 1998RoleDirector-General of the Department of Asian Affairs
- 2001 – 2004RoleVice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
- 2004AwardOrder of the Polar Star
- 2004 – 2007RoleAmbassador of the People's Republic of China to Japan
- 2007 – 2008RoleVice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
- 2008 – 2013RoleDirector of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Chinese Conmunist Party
- 2013 – 2022RoleMinister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
- 2016AwardMedal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
- 2018 – 2023RoleState councillor
- 2022RoleMember of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
- 2023RoleMinister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1953 – today).
- 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
- 19541954 FIFA World Cup
- 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
- 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
- 1956Suez Crisis
- 19581958 FIFA World Cup
- 1959Antarctic Treaty System
- 19621962 FIFA World Cup
- 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
- 19661966 FIFA World Cup
- 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
- 1968Prague Spring
- 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
- 19721972 Summer Olympics
- 19741974 FIFA World Cup
- 19781978 FIFA World Cup
- 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
- 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
- 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
Biography
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 the 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.
Wang served as the Director of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office from 2008 to 2013. In 2013, Wang was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. From 2018 to 2023, he also served as a State Councilor of China. In 2022, he became a member of the CCP Politburo, and was succeeded by Qin Gang as foreign minister. In 2023, after Qin Gang's removal, Wang Yi was reappointed as foreign minister.
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