Wang Chen (politician)

Chinese journalist and politician

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Wang.

Wang Chen

Wang Chen in 2020

Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office
14 March 2013 – 10 March 2023
First-ranking between March 2018 and March 2023
Chairman| Zhang Dejiang
Li Zhanshu
Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office
14 March 2013 – 17 March 2018
Preceded by| Li Jianguo
Succeeded by| Yang Zhenwu
Director of the State Council Information Office
In office
30 March 2008 – 26 April 2013
Preceded by| Cai Wu
Succeeded by| Cai Mingzhao
Personal details
Born|  (1948-12-02) 2 December 1948 (age 76)
Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Political party| Chinese Communist Party (1975–present)
Alma mater| Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Wang Chen (Chinese: 王晨; pinyin: Wáng Chén; born 2 December 1948) is a Chinese journalist and politician who served as a vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2013 to 2023, and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party from 2017 to 2022.

He served as Director of State Council Information Office from 2008 to 2013 and as the Secretary-General of the 12th National People's Congress Standing Committee from 2013 to 2018.

## Early life and education

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Wang was born in Beijing in December 1948. He jointed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1969. Wang received an undergraduate education in Chinese literature. Between 1969 and 1971, he was a "sent-down youth" at an agricultural commune in Yijun County, Yan’an, Shaanxi. From 1971 to 1973, he worked as a clerk at the Propaganda Department and the County Office of Yijun County. In 1974, he joined the Guangming Daily as a reporter on domestic affairs, working there until 1979. In that year, he enrolled in the Department of Journalism at the Chinese Academy of Social Science, graduating with a master’s degree in journalism in 1982.[1]

## Career

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He returned to Guangming Daily after his graduation, where he was a reporter on political and economic affairs and deputy director of the Mass Media Department, later becoming a director in 1984. He also became the director of the Office of the Editor-in-Chief in 1984, later becoming the deputy editor-in-chief in 1986, and finally the editor-in-chief in 1995.[1]

In June 2000 he was appointed as deputy director of CCP Publicity Department. In August 2001, he became the editor-in-chief of People's Daily. In October of same year, he became the vice chairman of China National Journalist Association. He was promoted to president of People's Daily Agency. In March 2003, he became the chairman of Chinese Newspapers Association. In 2006, he attended a short program at the Central Party School. From 2008 to 2013, he served as Director of the Information Office of the State Council. He was appointed the director of the newly created State Internet Information Office under the Information Office in May 2011.[1][2]

On 14 March 2013, he became the secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and a vice-chairman of the NPCSC.[3]

In October 2017, after the 19th Party Congress, Wang became a member of the CCP Politburo. He became the first-ranking vice chairman of the NPCSC in March 2018.

He was a member of the 16th, 17th and 18th CCP Central Committees, and a member of the 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

### U.S. sanctions

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On December 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on the entire body of 14 Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress of China, including Wang Chen, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly."[4]

Despite these sanctions, the American Chamber of Commerce in China hosted Wang at its annual appreciation dinner on December 10, 2020, which stirred controversy and criticism in the U.S.[5][6]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Wang Chen 王晨" (PDF). Brookings Institution. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
2. ^ "China Vitae : Biography of Wang Chen". chinavitae.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
3. ^ "王晨简历". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
4. ^ "Hong Kong-related Designations". December 7, 2020. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
5. ^ "China Sends Sanctioned Official to AmCham Dinner in Beijing". Bloomberg News. Bloomberg News. December 10, 2020. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
6. ^ "McCaul Statement on AmCham China Hosting Sanctioned CCP Official at Appreciation Gala - Committee on Foreign Affairs". United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

Assembly seats

Preceded by

Li Jianguo

|  Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
2013–2018  | Succeeded by

Yang Zhenwu

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19th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2017–2022)

Standing Committee|

1. Xi Jinping (General Secretary)
2. Li Keqiang
3. Li Zhanshu
4. Wang Yang
5. Wang Huning
6. Zhao Leji
7. Han Zheng

Other members
in surname stroke order|

* Ding Xuexiang
* Wang Chen
* Liu He
* Xu Qiliang
* Sun Chunlan ♀
* Li Xi
* Li Qiang
* Li Hongzhong
* Yang Jiechi
* Yang Xiaodu
* Zhang Youxia
* Chen Xi
* Chen Quanguo
* Chen Min'er
* Hu Chunhua
* Guo Shengkun
* Huang Kunming
* Cai Qi

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Vice chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

1st
(1954–1959) |

* Soong Ching-ling
* Lin Boqu
* Li Jishen
* Zhang Lan (died 1955)
* Luo Ronghuan
* Shen Junru
* Guo Moruo
* Huang Yanpei
* Peng Zhen (secretary-general)
* Li Weihan
* Chen Shutong
* Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama
* Saifuddin Azizi
* Cheng Qian (added 1958)

2nd
(1959–1964) |

* Lin Boqu
* Li Jishen
* Luo Ronghuan
* Shen Junru
* Guo Moruo
* Huang Yanpei
* Peng Zhen
* Li Weihan
* Chen Shutong
* ~~Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama~~ (fled 1959; dismissed 1964)
* Saifuddin Azizi
* Cheng Qian
* ~~Choekyi Gyaltsen, Panchen Erdeni~~ (removed 1964)
* He Xiangning
* Liu Bocheng
* Lin Feng

3rd
(1964–1975) |

* Peng Zhen
* Liu Bocheng
* Li Jingquan
* Kang Sheng
* Guo Moruo
* He Xiangning
* Huang Yanpei
* Chen Shutong
* Li Xuefeng
* Xu Xiangqian
* Yang Mingxuan
* Cheng Qian
* Saifuddin Azizi
* Lin Feng
* Liu Ningyi (secretary-General)
* Zhang Zhizhong
* Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
* Zhou Jianren

4th
(1975–1978) |

* Dong Biwu
* Soong Ching-ling
* Kang Sheng
* Liu Bocheng
* Wu De
* Wei Guoqing
* Saifuddin Azizi
* Guo Moruo
* Xu Xiangqian
* Nie Rongzhen
* Chen Yun
* Tan Zhenlin
* Li Jingquan
* Zhang Dingcheng
* Cai Chang
* Ulanhu
* Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
* Zhou Jianren
* Xu Deheng
* Hu Juewen
* Li Suwen
* Yao Lianwei
* Deng Yingchao (added 1976)

5th
(1978–1983) |

* Soong Ching-ling (died 1981)
* Nie Rongzhen (resigned 1980)
* Liu Bocheng (resigned 1980)
* Ulanhu
* Wu De (resigned 1980)
* Wei Guoqing
* Chen Yun
* Guo Moruo (died 1978)
* Tan Zhenlin
* Li Jingquan
* Zhang Dingcheng (resigned 1980; died 1981)
* Cai Chang (resigned 1980)
* Deng Yingchao
* Saifuddin Azizi
* Liao Chengzhi
* Ji Pengfei (secretary-general; resigned 1980)
* Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
* Zhou Jianren (resigned 1980)
* Xu Deheng
* Hu Juewen
* Peng Zhen (added 1979)
* Xiao Jinguang (added 1979)
* Zhu Yunshan (added 1979; died 1981)
* Shi Liang (added 1979)
* Peng Chong (added 1980)
* Xi Zhongxun (added 1980)
* Su Yu (added 1980)
* Yang Shangkun (added 1980; secretary-general)
* Choekyi Gyaltsen, Panchen Erdeni (added 1980)
* Zhu Xuefan (added 1981)

6th
(1983–1988) |

* Chen Pixian
* Wei Guoqing
* Geng Biao
* Hu Juewen
* Xu Deheng
* Peng Chong
* Wang Renzhong
* Shi Liang
* Zhu Xuefan
* Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
* Choekyi Gyaltsen, Panchen Erdeni
* Saifuddin Azizi
* Zhou Gucheng
* Yan Jici
* Hu Yuzhi
* Rong Yiren
* Ye Fei
* Liao Hansheng
* Han Xianchu
* Huang Hua
* Chu Tunan (added 1986)

7th
(1988–1993) |

* Xi Zhongxun
* Ulanhu
* Peng Chong (secretary-general)
* Wei Guoqing
* Zhu Xuefan
* Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
* Choekyi Gyaltsen, Panchen Erdeni
* Saifuddin Azizi
* Zhou Gucheng
* Yan Jici
* Rong Yiren
* Ye Fei
* Liao Hansheng
* Ni Zhifu
* Chen Muhua
* Fei Xiaotong
* Sun Qimeng
* Lei Jieqiong
* Wang Hanbin

8th
(1993–1998) |

* Tian Jiyun
* Wang Hanbin
* Ni Zhifu
* Chen Muhua
* Fei Xiaotong
* Sun Qimeng
* Lei Jieqiong
* Qin Jiwei
* Li Ximing
* Wang Bingqian
* Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai
* Wang Guangying
* Cheng Siyuan
* Lu Jiaxi
* Buhe
* Tömür Dawamat
* Gan Ku
* Li Peiyao (murdered 1996)
* Wu Jieping

9th
(1998–2003) |

* Tian Jiyun
* Xie Fei
* Jiang Chunyun
* Zou Jiahua
* Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai
* Wang Guangying
* Cheng Siyuan
* Buhe
* Tömür Dawamat
* Wu Jieping
* Peng Peiyun
* He Luli
* Zhou Guangzhao
* ~~Cheng Kejie~~ (dismissed & executed 2000)
* Cao Zhi
* Ding Shisun
* Cheng Siwei
* Xu Jialu
* Jiang Zhenghua

10th
(2003–2008) |

* Wang Zhaoguo
* Li Tieying
* Ismail Amat
* He Luli
* Ding Shisun
* Cheng Siwei
* Xu Jialu
* Jiang Zhenghua
* Gu Xiulian
* Raidi
* Sheng Huaren
* Lu Yongxiang
* Uyunqimg
* Han Qide
* Fu Tieshan

11th
(2008–2013) |

* Wang Zhaoguo
* Lu Yongxiang
* Uyunqimg
* Han Qide
* Hua Jianmin
* Chen Zhili
* Zhou Tienong
* Li Jianguo (secretary-general)
* Ismail Tiliwaldi
* Jiang Shusheng
* Chen Changzhi
* Yan Junqi
* Sang Guowei

12th
(2013–2018) |

* Li Jianguo
* Wang Shengjun
* Chen Changzhi
* Yan Junqi
* Wang Chen (secretary-general)
* Shen Yueyue
* Ji Bingxuan
* Zhang Ping
* Qiangba Puncog
* Arken Imirbaki
* Wan Exiang
* Zhang Baowen
* Chen Zhu

13th
(2018–2023) |

* Wang Chen
* Cao Jianming
* Zhang Chunxian
* Shen Yueyue
* Ji Bingxuan
* Arken Imirbaki
* Wan Exiang
* Chen Zhu
* Wang Dongming
* Padma Choling
* Ding Zhongli
* Hao Mingjin
* Cai Dafeng
* Wu Weihua

14th
(2023–2028) |

* Li Hongzhong
* Wang Dongming
* Xiao Jie
* Zheng Jianbang
* Ding Zhongli
* Hao Mingjin
* Cai Dafeng
* He Wei
* Wu Weihua
* Tie Ning
* Peng Qinghua
* Zhang Qingwei
* Losang Jamcan
* Shohrat Zakir

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