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Qian Qichen

1928 - 2017

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Qian Qichen (Chinese: 钱其琛; pinyin: Qián Qíchēn; 5 January 1928 – 9 May 2017) was a Chinese diplomat and politician. He served as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo member from 1992 to 2002, China's Foreign Minister from April 1988 to March 1998, and as Vice Premier from March 1993 to March 2003. Since then, no other diplomat-turned-politician has attained such a lofty status in China's political hierarchy. Qian played a critical role in shaping China's foreign policy during CCP general secretary Jiang Zemin's administration, and was a key player handling the return to Chinese sovereignty of Hong Kong and Macau. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Qian Qichen is the 12,719th most popular politician (down from 12,201st in 2019), the 795th most popular biography from China (up from 808th in 2019) and the 411th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Qian Qichen ranks 12,719 out of 19,576. Before him are Roger Marshall, Corneliu Vadim Tudor, Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Manny Mori, Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, and Francesco Loredan. After him are Arsites, Jaume Bartumeu, Sanford B. Dole, Sándor Wekerle, Dénes Berinkey, and Giulio Cesare Polerio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Qian Qichen ranks 309. Before him are Anna Kolesárová, Charles David Keeling, Pierre Schoendoerffer, William Martínez, Milka Babović, and Danuta Siedzikówna. After him are Allen Stack, Dick Miller, Morihiro Saito, Peter Carsten, Ann Morgan Guilbert, and Paul Johnson. Among people deceased in 2017, Qian Qichen ranks 268. Before him are Kim Young-ae, Alois Mock, Octavio Lepage, Spencer Johnson, Shyama, and Kurt Moll. After him are Hal Moore, Ricardo Piglia, Daniil Granin, Mark White, Ilya Glazunov, and Oleg Vidov.

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In China

Among people born in China, Qian Qichen ranks 795 out of 1,610. Before him are Chen Hongshou (1598), Xu Caihou (1943), Liu Zhiyuan (895), Chen Jiongming (1878), Zhang Binglin (1868), and Cao Yu (1910). After him are Gordon Liu (1951), Wang Bo (650), Wang Xianzhi (344), Zhang Tingyu (1672), Katherine Paterson (1932), and Cai Qi (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Qian Qichen ranks 411. Before him are Qiao Shi (1924), Zhang Dejiang (1946), Zhou Fohai (1897), Xu Caihou (1943), Liu Zhiyuan (895), and Chen Jiongming (1878). After him are Zhang Tingyu (1672), Cai Qi (1955), Yan Huiqing (1877), Saifuddin Azizi (1915), Li Zhaoxing (1940), and Jia Qinglin (1940).

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