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Wang Yi

1953 - Today

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Wang Yi (Chinese: 王毅; pinyin: Wáng Yì; born 19 October 1953) is a Chinese diplomat and politician who is the Director of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee Foreign Affairs Commission Office and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Born in Beijing, Wang studied Japanese at the 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2024). Wang Yi is the 5,858th most popular politician (down from 3,596th in 2024), the 396th most popular biography from China (down from 276th in 2019) and the 233rd most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wang Yi ranks 5,858 out of 19,576Before him are Keizō Obuchi, Petr Fiala, Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, Petar Stambolić, Andocides, and Chungnyeol of Goryeo. After him are Ronald Venetiaan, Časlav, Hadji Murad, Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, King Wu of Qin, and Konstantin Tih.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Wang Yi ranks 81Before him are Antonio Tajani, Ben Bernanke, Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia, Alberto Zaccheroni, Alisher Usmanov, and Lenín Moreno. After him are Nanni Moretti, Jadranka Kosor, Mary Steenburgen, Ciarán Hinds, Libuše Šafránková, and Dominique de Villepin.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Yi ranks 396 out of 1,610Before him are Huang Chao (801), Emperor Shang of Han (105), Emperor Yuan of Jin (276), Emperor Zhi of Han (138), 11th Dalai Lama (1838), and Terence Young (1915). After him are Jin Youzhi (1918), Zhu Wen (852), Emperor Shun of Han (115), Liang Qichao (1873), Shannon Lucid (1943), and Zhou Dunyi (1017).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Wang Yi ranks 233Before him are Emperor Zhezong (1076), Princess Wencheng (628), Huang Chao (801), Emperor Shang of Han (105), Emperor Yuan of Jin (276), and Emperor Zhi of Han (138). After him are Jin Youzhi (1918), Zhu Wen (852), Emperor Shun of Han (115), Wei Zheng (580), Zhao Mengfu (1254), and Emperor Chong of Han (143).