Wang Wenbin


Wang Wenbin is a Chinese politician diplomat, the spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and deputy director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department. He is the 32nd spokesperson since the position was established in the ministry back in 1983. He has been the Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia since 2018, and has worked in Chinese embassies in Mauritius and Senegal.

Biography

Wang was born in Anhui, China in April 1971. He secondary studied at Nanjing Jinling High School. In 1989 he entered China Foreign Affairs University, where he majored in French. After graduation, he was assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served various diplomatic positions including deputy director and director of the Policy Research Office, political counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Mauritius, counsellor of the Department of Policy Planning, and deputy director of the Department of Policy Planning. He was designated by 13th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in May 2018 to replace Bian Yanhua as Ambassador to Tunisia. On 17 July 2020, he was appointed the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry, succeeding Geng Shuang.

Personal life

Wang is married and has a daughter.