Wang Yi (politician)
| Wang Yi | |
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| 王毅 | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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Assumed office 16 March 2013 |
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| Premier | Li Keqiang |
| Deputy | Zhang Yesui |
| Preceded by | Yang Jiechi |
| Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office | |
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In office 1 June 2008 – 16 March 2013 |
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| Premier | Wen Jiabao |
| Preceded by | Chen Yunlin |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Zhijun |
| Ambassador to Japan | |
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In office 26 September 2004 – 24 September 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Wu Dawei |
| Succeeded by | Cui Tiankai |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 October 1953 Beijing, China |
| Political party | Communist Party |
| Alma mater |
Beijing International Studies University China Foreign Affairs University Gakushuin University |
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Wang Yi (Chinese: 王毅; pinyin: Wáng Yì; born 19 October 1953) is a Chinese diplomat and politician. He formerly served as China's Vice Foreign Minister, Ambassador to Japan, and Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office. As of March 2013, he is the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China.
Wang was born in 1953 in Beijing. After graduating from high school in September 1969, he was sent to Northeast China. He subsequently served in the Northeast Construction Army Corps in Heilongjiang Province for eight years.
In December 1977, Wang returned to Beijing, and in the same year was enrolled in the department of Asian and African Languages of Beijing International Studies University (BISU). He studied the Japanese language at the institution, graduating in February 1982 with a bachelor's degree.
Wang's wife is the daughter of Qian Jiadong, the Foreign Affairs Secretary of Zhou Enlai.
Upon graduation from university, Wang was sent to the Asian section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he began his career as a diplomat. In September 1989, he was sent to the Chinese Embassy in Japan and served there for five years. When he returned to China in March 1994, Wang was appointed as vice section chief of the Asian section of the Ministry and was promoted to section chief the next year. From August 1997 to February 1998, Wang was a visiting scholar at the Institute of Foreign Relations of Georgetown University in the United States. Soon after his return, he was promoted to Minister assistant and the director of office of policy research. From September 1999, Wang studied international relations at China Foreign Affairs University and obtained a master's degree. In February 2001, Wang was elevated to deputy Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in charge of Asian affairs. He was then the youngest deputy Minister.
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