Wang Jun (businessman)

Wang Jun (Chinese: 王军; pinyin: Wáng Jūn; April 11, 1941[1] – June 10, 2019) was a Chinese business executive. He served as Chairman of the Poly Group, a state-owned conglomerate with businesses ranging from arms trading to antiquities.[2] He also served as Chairman the state-owned China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITIC)[3][4][5][6] and held the rank of a government minister.[2] He retired in 2006 after reaching the age of 65.[2] He was born in Hunan to the Communist revolutionary elder Wang Zhen.[7]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Jun with US President Bill Clinton at the White House in February 1996

Wang died on June 10, 2019, at the age of 78.[2]

References
  1. WANG, Jun International Who's Who. accessed September 1, 2006.
  2. Ren, Daniel (2019-06-11). "Citic Group's former chairman Wang Jun dies aged 78". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  3. Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Retrieved February 10, 2006
  4. "Campaign Finance Key Player: Wang Jun", Washington Post, July 27, 1997
  5. Yost, Pete, "Clinton calls arms dealer's White House visit inappropriate", Associated Press, December 20, 1996
  6. Mufson, Steven, "Chinese Denies Seeking White House Visit", Washington Post, March 16, 1997
  7. Platt, Kevin, "Discos and diplomas lure China's elite", The Christian Science Monitor, October 19, 1999
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