Wu Jianghao (; 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

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province in 1963. After graduating from high school, he was admitted to the

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, where he majored in Japanese.

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

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. 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. 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

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visited Japan and met with

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, he served as an interpreter. 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. 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. In September 2020, he was appointed as Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs. He and Vice Minister

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were jointly responsible for Asian regional affairs, border and ocean affairs, and foreign affairs related to

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and

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. In February 2023, he was appointed as the Chinese ambassador to Japan, succeeding Kong Xuanyou. On March 21, 2023, he arrived in

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to take up the position.

Personal life

Wu is married and has a daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Jianghao 1963 births Living people Politicians from Changde Ambassadors of China to Japan Ambassadors of China to Sri Lanka Shanghai International Studies University alumni Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hunan People's Republic of China politicians from Hunan