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Yang Jiechi

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Yang Jiechi (Chinese: 杨洁篪; pinyin: Yáng Jiéchí; born 1 May 1950) is a Chinese senior diplomat and retired politician. He served as director of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Foreign Affairs Commission from 2013 and 2022, State Councilor from 2013 to 2018, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China from 2007 to 2013. Yang previously served as Chinese Ambassador to the United States from 2000 to 2004, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 to 2007, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1998, and Chinese Envoy to the United States from 1993 to 1995. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1972, after previously served as a worker at the Shanghai City Pujiang Electric Meter Factory from 1968 to 1972. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yang Jiechi is the 12,426th most popular politician (down from 11,340th in 2019), the 779th most popular biography from China (down from 757th in 2019) and the 403rd most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yang Jiechi ranks 12,426 out of 19,576. Before him are Pharasmanes II of Iberia, Thomas Hammarberg, Gaius Fannius, Tiburcio Carías Andino, Boris Pistorius, and Majid bin Said of Zanzibar. After him are Eberhard, Duke of Bavaria, Vladimír Špidla, William Christian Bullitt Jr., Nicolae Bălcescu, Tahurwaili, and Seuthes I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Yang Jiechi ranks 265. Before him are Franklin Chang Díaz, N. Chandrababu Naidu, Vladimir Megre, Ángel María Villar, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Mariano García Remón. After him are Harriet Walter, Mark Blum, Li Zhanshu, Roland Matthes, Iris Berben, and Angry Grandpa.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yang Jiechi ranks 779 out of 1,610. Before him are Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Tung Chee-hwa (1937), Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1890), Hwang Sok-yong (1943), Wei Yuan (1794), and Yikuang (1838). After him are Li Zhanshu (1950), Tan Dun (1957), Ricky Hui (1946), Jing Fang (-78), Yan Lianke (1958), and Yu Hua (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Yang Jiechi ranks 403. Before him are Xu Xiangqian (1901), Deng Sui (81), Rong Yiren (1916), Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (510), Tung Chee-hwa (1937), and Yikuang (1838). After him are Li Zhanshu (1950), Qiao Shi (1924), Zhang Dejiang (1946), Zhou Fohai (1897), Xu Caihou (1943), and Liu Zhiyuan (895).

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