Wang Wenbin
汪文斌
Wang Wenbin at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 31, 2020
Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
July 2020
Serving with Mao Ning, Hu Jian, Jiang Xiaoyan
DirectorHua Chunying
Preceded byGeng Shuang
Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia
In office
May 2018 – June 2020
Preceded byBian Yanhua
Succeeded byZhang Jianguo
Personal details
BornApril 1971 (age 52)
Tongcheng, Anhui, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Children1
Alma materChina Foreign Affairs University (BA)

Wang Wenbin (Chinese: 汪文斌; pinyin: Wāng Wénbīn; born April 1971) is a Chinese politician and diplomat that currently serves as a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, deputy director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department, and member of the Chinese Communist Party. He is the 32nd spokesperson since the position was established in the ministry back in 1983. He served as the Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia from 2018 to 2020, and has worked in Chinese embassies in Mauritius and Senegal.[1]

Biography

Wang was born in Anhui, China in April 1971. He attended Nanjing Jinling High School.[2] In 1989 he entered China Foreign Affairs University, where he majored in French. After graduation, he was assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served in various diplomatic positions including deputy director and director of the Policy Research Office, political counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Mauritius, counsellor of the Department of Policy Planning, and deputy director of the Department of Policy Planning. He was designated by 13th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in May 2018 to replace Bian Yanhua as Ambassador to Tunisia. On 17 July 2020, he was appointed the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry, succeeding Geng Shuang.[1]

Official statements

In February 2021, Wang called the Uyghur genocide the "lie of the century".[3][4]

In December 2022, Wang said that Beijing supported the "resolute defence of the national anthem’s dignity," in reference to Glory to Hong Kong being highly ranked on Google when searching for the national anthem of Hong Kong.[5]

In February 2023, in response to the 2023 Chinese balloon incident, Wang said that "Since last year alone, US balloons have illegally flown above China more than 10 times without any approval from Chinese authorities."[6]

Personal life

Wang is married and has a daughter.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Yu Xiaoqing (于潇清) (17 July 2020). 外交部新发言人汪文斌：投身外交近三十年后回归新闻司. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ Huang Huan (黄欢); Hu Anjing (胡安静); Fan Jiexun (范杰逊) (17 July 2020). 外交部新任发言人是金陵中学校友，班主任：他做事沉稳非常自律. xhby.net (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ Westcott, Ben; Wright, Rebecca (9 March 2021). "First independent report into Xinjiang genocide allegations claims evidence of Beijing's 'intent to destroy' Uyghur people". CNN. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ Griffiths, James (17 April 2021). "From cover-up to propaganda blitz: China's attempts to control the narrative on Xinjiang". CNN. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong may stop buying Google adverts unless national anthem row is resolved". South China Morning Post. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. ^ "China says US balloons entered airspace 'more than 10 times' since 2022". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  7. ^ Zhou Jingwei (周经纬) (17 July 2020). 外交部新任发言人汪文斌正式亮相，华春莹这样介绍他. Beijing Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 July 2020.

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Diplomatic posts Preceded byBian Yanhua (边燕花) Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Tunisia 2018–2020 Succeeded byZhang Jianguo (张建国)
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