Wang Yajun (diplomat)
Wang Yajun | |||||||
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王亚军 | |||||||
| Chinese Ambassador to North Korea | |||||||
| Assumed office December 2021 | |||||||
| Appointed by | Xi Jinping | ||||||
| Preceded by | Li Jinjun | ||||||
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| Born | December 1969 (age 54) Anhui, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1991-present) | ||||||
| Alma mater | China Foreign Affairs University | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 王亚军 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 王亞軍 | ||||||
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Wang Yajun (Chinese: 王亚军; born December 1969) is a Chinese diplomat who is the current Chinese Ambassador to North Korea, in office since December 2021.
Biography
[edit]Wang was born in Anhui in December 1969. He graduated from China Foreign Affairs University. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in July 1991. He joined the Foreign Service in June 1995 and has served primarily in Europe. In July 2015, he became director of the Department of Policy Planning of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,[1] but having held the position for only one year, then he took office as assistant minister of the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party.[2] In December 2021, he was appointed Chinese Ambassador to North Korea according the National People's Congress decision, succeeding Li Jinjun.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (30 July 2015). 王亚军任外交部政策规划司司长，曾助力中欧关系重回稳定发展. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (22 January 2018). 中联部部长助理王亚军已升任中联部副部长. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ 北韩更换驻华大使. kbs.co.kr (in Chinese). 25 February 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.