Wu Jianghao

Wu Jianghao
Wu Jianghao
吴江浩
	Wu in 2023
Chinese Ambassador to Japan
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 2023
Preceded by	Kong Xuanyou
Director General of the Department of Asian Affairs
	In office; 2017–2021
Preceded by	Xiao Qian
Succeeded by	Liu Jinsong
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka
	In office; 2012–2015
Preceded by	Yang Xiuping
Succeeded by	Yi Xianliang
Personal details
Born	September 1963 (age 62); Taoyuan County, Hunan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Children	1
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	吴江浩
Traditional Chinese	吳江浩
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wú Jiānghào
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wú Jiānghào
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Wu Jianghao (Chinese: 吴江浩; born September 1963) is a Chinese politician and diplomat who is currently serving as the Chinese Ambassador to Japan since March 22, 2023. He previously served as the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs (2020–2023), director general of the Department of Asian Affairs (2017–2020) and Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka (2012–2015).

Biography

Wu was born in Taoyuan County, Changde, Hunan province in 1963. After graduating from high school, he was admitted to the Shanghai International Studies University, where he majored in Japanese.^[1]^[2]

Diplomatic career

Following his graduation, he was assigned to the China-Japan Economic Friendship Association in Beijing as a representative of the Chinese side and participated in economic exchanges. In 1984, he was transferred to the Beijing Diplomatic Service Bureau under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1988, he was transferred to the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and successively served as a staff member, attaché, and third secretary.^[3]^[2]

In 1993, he was assigned to the Chinese Embassy in Japan as the second secretary and later promoted to the first secretary. In 1998, he returned to China where he served as deputy director and director of the Asian Department. In 1998, when President Jiang Zemin visited Japan and met with Emperor of Japan Akihito, he served as an interpreter.^[3]

In 2003, he was again assigned to the Chinese Embassy in Japan, where he successively served as counselor and minister counselor. In 2008, he was appointed deputy director general of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in 2011 he was appointed Minister Counselor of the Department of Asian Affairs.^[3]

From 2012 to 2015, he served as the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka. After returning to China, he was appointed as deputy director general of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was later promoted to director general of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2017.^[4]^[2]^[5]

In September 2020, he was appointed as Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs. He and Vice Minister Luo Zhaohui were jointly responsible for Asian regional affairs, border and ocean affairs, and foreign affairs related to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.^[6]

In February 2023, he was appointed as the Chinese ambassador to Japan, succeeding Kong Xuanyou. On March 21, 2023, he arrived in Tokyo to take up the position.^[1]

Personal life

Wu is married and has a daughter.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b 中国驻日大使吴江浩履新称愿努力发展关系. Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 吴江浩卸任外交部部长助理，已赴日任中国驻日本大使. Sohu (in Chinese). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Zhenzhong, Chen. 外交战线的后起之秀——记黄埔后代、外交部亚洲司日本处处长吴江浩. cnki.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ "China to appoint Wu Jianghao as new Japan ambassador: sources". Nikkei Asia. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ Funakoshi, Takashi (4 February 2023). "Veteran Japan hand to become China's next envoy to Tokyo". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ 外交部新增部长助理吴江浩分管港澳台事务又令副部长新管党务以加强管制. Radio France International. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Yang Xiuping (杨秀萍)	Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka 2012-2015	Succeeded by Yi Xianliang (易先良)
Preceded by Xiao Qian	Director General, Department of Asian Affairs 2017-2021	Succeeded by Liu Jinsong (刘劲松)
Preceded by Kong Xuanyou	Chinese Ambassador to Japan 2023-	Succeeded by Incumbent

[LZ-1] 中国驻日大使吴江浩履新称愿努力发展关系. Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[SH-2] 吴江浩卸任外交部部长助理，已赴日任中国驻日本大使. Sohu (in Chinese). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[CN-3] Zhenzhong, Chen. 外交战线的后起之秀——记黄埔后代、外交部亚洲司日本处处长吴江浩. cnki.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[NA-4] "China to appoint Wu Jianghao as new Japan ambassador: sources". Nikkei Asia. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[5] Funakoshi, Takashi (4 February 2023). "Veteran Japan hand to become China's next envoy to Tokyo". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[6] 外交部新增部长助理吴江浩分管港澳台事务又令副部长新管党务以加强管制. Radio France International. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

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v t e China's ambassadors to Japan
Qing dynasty 1644–1912	He Ruzhang 1876–1877 Zhang Sigui 1877–1880 Xu Jingcheng 1880–1881 Li Shuchang 1881–1884 Xu Chengzu 1884–1887 Li Xingrui 1887 Li Shuchang 1887–1890 Li Jingfang 1890–1892 Wang Fangzao 1892–1894 Yugeng 1895–1898 Huang Zunxian 1898 Li Shengduo 1898–1901 Cai Juni 1901–1903 Yang Shu 1903–1907 Li Jiaju 1907–1908 Hu Weide 1908–1910 Wang Daxie 1910–1913
Republic of China (Beiyang) 1912–1928	Ma Tingliang 1913 Zhong Lu 1913–1916 Liu Chongjie 1916 Zhang Zongxiang 1916–1919 Liu Jingren 1919–1920 Hu Weide 1920–1922 Shi Luben 1922–1923 Zhang Yuanjie 1925–1926
Republic of China (Nationalist) 1928–1938	Jiang Zuobin 1931–1936 Xu Shiying 1936–1938
Republic of China (Collaborationist) 1940–1945	Chu Minyi 1940–1941 Xu Liang 1941–1943 Cai Pei 1943–1945 Lian Yu 1945
Republic of China on Taiwan 1952–1972	Hollington Tong 1952–1956 Shen Jinding 1956–1959 Chang Li-sheng 1959–1963 Wei Tao-ming 1964–1966 Cheng Zhimai 1966–1969 Peng Mengji 1969–1972
People's Republic of China 1973–present	Chen Chu 1973–76 Fu Hao 1977–82 Song Zhiguang 1982–85 Zhang Shu 1985–83 Yang Zhenya 1988–93 Xu Dunxin 1993–98 Chen Jian 1998–2001 Wu Dawei 2001–04 Wang Yi 2004–07 Cui Tiankai 2007–09 Cheng Yonghua 2010–19 Kong Xuanyou 2019–2023 Wu Jianghao 2023-present

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