Wan Exiang (; born May 1956) is a Chinese politician and jurist who served as a

vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress The vice chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress are deputies to the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, respon ...

from 2018 to 2023. He was the chairman of the

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between 2012 and 2022.

Early life and education

Wan Exiang was born in Gong'an, Hubei, in 1956. Wan received his B.A. degree from

Wuhan University Wuhan University (WHU; 武汉大学) is a key comprehensive public university in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is directly affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Education of China. The un ...

in 1980, LL.M. degree from

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in 1987 and LL.D. degree from Wuhan University School of Law in 1988. After graduation, he joined the faculty of Wuhan University.

Career

Wan was elected as the vice president of the

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of Wuhan in 1996, vice president of the

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of Hubei in 1999, and Vice President of the

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in 2000. He was elected the chairman of the

in 2012. In a 2013 interview, Wan said that the Chinese people crave the growth and stability of one-party rule and that the West had a fixation with

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. “We once had more than 300 parties in the early stage of the Republic of China, and the consequences were rivalry among political parties and warlords, and national disintegration. China could never have obtained such brilliant economic success today if we followed that kind of political system.” Wan attended the Group of 20 parliament speakers in Tokyo, Japan, on November 4, 2019. He announced that China is ready to strengthen parliamentary exchanges with Japan to better promote the improvement and development of bilateral relations. On 7 December 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on all 14 Vice Chairpeople of the National People's Congress, including Wan, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly."

References

External links

Wan Exiang's profile at Wuhan University website
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