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王毅

Wáng Yì
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Wang Yi (b. 1953), PRC diplomat, Foreign Minister from 2013, Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office from 2023

Examples

HSK 6
王毅出席了联合国大会。
Wáng Yì chūxí le Liánhéguó dàhuì.
Wang Yi attended the United Nations General Assembly.
HSK 7-9
外交部长王毅会见了来访的外宾。
Wàijiāobù zhǎng Wáng Yì huìjiàn le láifǎng de wàibīn.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with the visiting foreign guests.

Tips

history
A Japan specialist by training who served as ambassador to Tokyo 2004–2007, Wang has been the public face of Chinese diplomacy through the Trump-era trade war, the Ukraine crisis, and the post-COVID reset. In 2023 he returned to the top foreign affairs job after Qin Gang's abrupt removal.
culture
Known for a stern, sometimes sharp-tongued press style - including a viral 2016 exchange with a Canadian journalist - Wang is often cited in Chinese media as a poster boy for the '战狼' (wolf warrior) diplomacy shift, though personally he has criticized the label.

Stroke Order

王 wáng
毅 yì