About Wu Xueqian
Lived 1921 – 2008 (aged 86). Wu Xueqian was a Chinese diplomat and politician.
Wu Xueqian (December 19, 1921 – April 4, 2008) was a Chinese politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1982 to 1988, and the Vice Premier of China from 1988 to 1993.
Biography Wu Xueqian was born Wu Qingde in Shanghai on December 19, 1921. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1939.
In his youth he was engaged in CCP underground work in Shanghai, serving for a period of time as deputy secretary and acting secretary of the Shanghai Students' Committee of the CCP.
Wu was the Foreign Minister of China from 1982 to 1988. He was the member of the 13th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party from 1987 to 1992.
Wu died of an illness on April 4, 2008, aged 86.
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Chinese politician (1921–2008)
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Wu Xueqian was born on 19 December 1921 in Shanghai.
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Wu Xueqian died on 4 April 2008 in Beijing.
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Wu Xueqian was a diplomat and politician.
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