Wang Shouwen

Wang Shouwen
王受文
Wang in December 2015 in Nairobi
China International Trade Representative
In office
July 2022 – April 2025
MinisterGao Hucheng
Zhong Shan
Wang Wentao
Succeeded byLi Chenggang
Personal details
BornMarch 1966 (age 59–60)
PartyChinese Communist Party
Alma materHunan University
University of International Business and Economics
Peking University

Wang Shouwen (Chinese: 王受文; pinyin: Wáng Shouwen; born March 1966) is a Chinese economist and politician. He served as the China International Trade Representative (Full Ministerial Rank) at the Ministry of Commerce of China from July 2022 to April 2025 and as Vice Minister of Commerce of China from April 2015 to April 2025.[1][2] He left the Ministry of Commerce for a leadership position at the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce in April 2025.

Early life and education

Wang was born in Xuancheng, Anhui, in March 1966. He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from Hunan University, a master's degree in economics from the University of International Business and Economics, and a doctorate in economics from Peking University.

Career

Wang joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1986.

Wang was assigned to the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China in September 2003. He was director of the Department of Foreign Trade in December 2006. He moved up the ranks to become Assistant Minister of Commerce in August 2013 and Vice Minister of Commerce in April 2015. In July 8, 2022, he was appointed as the China International Trade Representative (Full Ministerial Rank). In April 2025, he left the Ministry of Commerce for a leadership position at the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.[3]

References

  1. ^ "China aims to clinch more free trade agreements, vowing increased openness". xinhuanet.com. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ Ralph, Jennings (6 November 2023). "China, wary of isolation, asks Asia-Pacific countries to avoid 'cliques'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (10 July 2022). 王受文任商务部党组副书记,此前已任正部级国际贸易谈判代表. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 March 2024.