Wan Exiang

Wan Exiang (Chinese: 万鄂湘; pinyin: Wàn Èxiāng; born 1956) is a Chinese politician, jurist, chairperson of the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang (2012–present), Vice Chairperson of the 12th and 13th National People's Congress Standing Committees (2013–present).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wan.
Wan Exiang
万鄂湘
Chairperson of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Assumed office
December 2012
Preceded byZhou Tienong
Personal details
Born1956 (age 64–65)
Gongan, Hubei, China
Political partyRevolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Alma materWuhan University (B.A., LL.D.)
Yale Law School (LL.M.)

Biography

Wan Exiang was born in Gongan, Hubei in 1956. Wan received his B.A degree from Wuhan University in 1980, LL.M. degree from Yale Law School in 1987 and LL.D. degree from Wuhan University School of Law in 1988. After graduation, he joined the faculty of Wuhan University.

Wan was elected as the vice president of the Intermediate People's Court of Wuhan in 1996, vice president of the High People's Court of Hubei in 1999, and Vice President of the Supreme People's Court of China in 2000. He was elected President of the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang in 2002.

Wan attended the Group of 20 parliament speakers in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 4, 2019. He announced that China is ready to strengthen parliamentary exchanges with Japan to better promote the improvement and development of bilateral relations.[1][2]

On 7 December 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on all 14 Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress, including Wan, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly."[3]

References
  1. huaxia, ed. (2019-11-07). "Wan Exiang attends G20 parliament speakers' meeting in Tokyo". Xinhua News. XinhuaNet.
  2. huaxia, ed. (2019-11-07). "Senior Chinese legislator calls for more parliamentary exchanges with Japan". Xinhua News. XinhuaNet.
  3. "Hong Kong-related Designations | U.S. Department of the Treasury". home.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
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