Chen Haosu (born 1942, zh, 陈昊苏) is a Chinese poet and politician. He served as Chairman of the

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from 2000 to 2011. He is also President of the China International Friendship Cities Association, China-Russia Friendship Association and China-EU Association.

Biography

Born in May 1942, Chen is son of the late Marshal and Foreign Minister Chen Yi. Following his graduation from elementary school in 1953, Chen Hao Su went to Shanghai and enrolled in Nanyang Model Middle School. In 1954, upon his father Chen Yi's appointment as Vice Premier of the State Council, the family relocated to Beijing, where he enrolled in Huiwen Middle School and Beijing No.4 High School. In 1959, following his high school graduation, he dedicated one year to the Preparatory Department of the Beijing Foreign Languages College to prepare for his studies in the

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. Nevertheless, owing to the animosity between China and the Soviet Union, he was unable to pursue that path and subsequently enrolled in the

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(USTC), specializing in

Radiophysics Radiophysics (also modern writing radio physics) is a branch of physics focused on the theoretical and experimental study of certain kinds of radiation, its emission, propagation and interaction with matter. The term is used in the following maj ...

. Beginning in 1965, Chen was employed at the Second Research Institute of the 7th Ministry of Machinery and the Academy of Military Science of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). In 1981, he ascended to the position of secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the

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. By 1983, he had become the deputy secretary of the

Fengtai District Fengtai District ( zh, s=丰台区, p=Fēngtái Qū) is a district of the city of Beijing. It lies mostly to the southwest of the city center, extending into the city's southwestern suburbs beyond the 6th Ring Road, Sixth Ring Road, but also to th ...

Committee of

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, subsequently serving as vice mayor the following year, before his appointment as vice minister of the Film and Television Bureau in 1987, and member of the 9th

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s United front (China), united front system. Its members adv ...

National Committee. Since 1990, he has served as Vice President of the

(CPAFFC) and was promoted to President in 2000. Apart from his political involvement, Chen used to be researcher at the

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. He now serves in the Global Executive Committee and as Asia-Pacific President of the

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. He is also a published poet.

Works

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Honors

Order of Friendship of Russia, 1992. * Order_of_Merit_3rd_Class_of_Ukraine

Order of Merit of Ukraine, 3rd Class, 2010. * JPN_Kyokujitsu-sho_2Class_BAR

Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese honors system, Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge feat ...

, 2nd Class, Gold and Silver Star, 2012.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Haosu 1942 births Living people Beijing Foreign Studies University alumni Beijing No. 4 High School alumni Chinese Esperantists Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangsu Deputy mayors of Beijing 21st-century Chinese poets People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu Poets from Jiangsu Politicians from Yancheng University of Science and Technology of China alumni Writers from Yancheng Nanyang Model High School alumni Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class Delegates to the 4th National People's Congress Delegates to the 5th National People's Congress Delegates to the 6th National People's Congress Members of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the Standing Committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference