Wang Wenbin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Wenbin
汪文斌
Wang Wenbin interviewed while as Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia, 2024
Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 July 2024
PresidentXi Jinping
Preceded byWang Wentian
Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
July 2020 – 7 June 2024
Serving with Mao Ning, Hu Jian, Lin Jian, Jiang Xiaoyan
DirectorHua Chunying
Preceded byGeng Shuang
Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia
In office
May 2018 – June 2020
Preceded byBian Yanhua
Succeeded byZhang Jianguo
Personal details
BornApril 1971 (age 53)
Tongcheng, Anhui, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Children1
Alma materChina Foreign Affairs University (BA)

Wang Wenbin (Chinese: 汪文斌; pinyin: Wāng Wénbīn; born April 1971) is a Chinese politician and diplomat who currently serves as the Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia.[1] He was formerly a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, deputy director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department, and currently a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He is the 32nd spokesperson since the position was established in the ministry back in 1983. He served as the Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia from 2018 to 2020, and has worked in Chinese embassies in Mauritius and Senegal.[2]

Wang is known as a wolf warrior diplomat for his defense of the Chinese government and his opposition to criticism of it.[3] As a spokesman of the Chinese foreign ministry, he rejected the United States' claim that the Taiwan Strait is international waters[4] and was known for his controversial statements on the South China Sea dispute.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "China taps 'wolf warrior' diplomat as Cambodia ambassador". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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  4. ^ "China insists it has sovereign rights over Taiwan Strait". South China Morning Post. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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  6. ^ Shepherd, Tory (18 July 2022). "'Abusing China's restraint': Beijing accuses Australia of provocation at sea". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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