Wu Xueqian | |
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吴学谦 | |
Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China | |
In office 1982–1988 |
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Premier | Zhao Ziyang |
Preceded by | Huang Hua |
Succeeded by | Qian Qichen |
Personal details | |
Born |
Shanghai, Republic of China |
December 19, 1921
Died | April 4, 2008 Beijing |
(aged 86)
Nationality | Chinese |
Political party | Communist Party of China |
Wu Xueqian | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 吳學謙 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 吴学谦 | ||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Wú Xuéqiān |
Wu Xueqian (December 19, 1921 – April 4, 2008) was a senior Chinese politician who served as the Foreign Minister and Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China.
Wu Xueqian was born in Shanghai in 1921. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1939.
Wu was the Foreign Minister of China from 1982 to 1988. He was the member of the 13th CPC Politburo from 1987 to 1992.
Wu died of an illness on April 4, 2008.