Chen Haosu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Haosu
陈昊苏
Chairperson of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
In office
2000–2011
Preceded byQi Huaiyuan
Succeeded byLi Xiaolin
Personal details
BornMay 1942 (age 82)
Funing County, Jiangsu
NationalityChinese
Political partyChinese Communist Party since 1965[1]
SpouseQin Zhao (秦昭)
Parent(s)Chen Yi, Zhang Qian (张茜)[2]
RelativesChen Xiaolu (brother)
EducationUniversity of Science and Technology of China (BSc)
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician, poet

Chen Haosu (born 1942) is a Chinese poet and politician. He served as Chairman of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries from 2000 to 2011.[3] He is also President of the China International Friendship Cities Association, China-Russia Friendship Association and China-EU Association.[1][4]

Born in May 1942, Chen is son of the late Marshal and Foreign Minister Chen Yi.[5] He graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China with a Bachelor's Degree in Science[4][6] and served successively as Secretary of the China Youth League Central Committee,[4][7][8] Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary of Fengtai,[6] Vice Mayor for the Beijing Municipality,[1][4] Vice Minister of the Film and Television Bureau[9] and member of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee.[4]

Apart from his political involvement, Chen used to be researcher at the People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences.[1] He now serves in the Global Executive Committee and as Asia-Pacific President of the United Cities and Local Governments.[6]

He is also a published poet.[1]

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  8. ^ Li, Ping (2013). When the Sunset Disappears. Strategic Book Publishing. p. 250. ISBN 9781625164735.
  9. ^ United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee, ed. (1992). China's Economic Dilemmas in the 1990s: The Problems of Reforms, Modernization, and Interdependence. Studies on contemporary China. M.E. Sharpe. p. 41. ISBN 9781563241598.