Compiled from the following sources:

Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004

XINHUA Online (China View)


Revision History:

Biography Revised: 1/22/2018
Career Data Updated: 3/7/2018

PHOTO: Yang Jiechi
Yang Jiechi 杨洁篪
Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo; State Councilor, State Council; Deputy Director, National Leading Group for Climate Change and for Energy Conservation & Reduction of Pollution Discharge
Born: 1950

Biography Highlight

Yang Jiechi, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shanghai. He was born in 1950 and studied at Bath University and the London School of Economics from 1973 to 1975.

Recent Career Data

2017— Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo
2017— Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee
2017— Member, CPC, Central Committee, Central LSG for Finance and Economy
2017— Deputy Director, CPC, Central Committee, Central Foreign Affairs Commission
2017— Deputy Director, CPC, Central Committee, Central LSG for Hong Kong and Macao Work
2017— Member, CPC, Central Committee, Central LSG for Taiwan Affairs
2013— State Councilor, State Council
2013— Deputy Director, National Leading Group for Climate Change and for Energy Conservation & Reduction of Pollution Discharge
2012—2017 Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee
2007—2013 Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Recent Travel & Appearances

06/11/21 Yang Jiechi held a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, says ooperation must be mutually beneficial and address each other's concerns in a balanced manner.
02/21/21 Yang Jiechi met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe, Uganda
02/20/21 Yang Jiechi met with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha,
04/15/20 Yang Jiechi had a phone call with Mike Pompeo saying that proper handling of China-U.S. relations is crucial amid global battle against COVID-19.
03/16/20 Yang Jiechi had a phone call with Mike Pompeo, says top priority is for international cooperation in fighting COVID-19.

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