Vice-premier Wu Yi

Wú Yí (吴仪) (born 1938 in Wuhan, China) is one of four vice-premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. She was named the second most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine for both 2004 and 2005, behind only U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice [1] [2]. Wu Yi File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Wu Yi File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location within China Modern and ancient Wuhan (Simplified Chinese: 武汉; Traditional Chinese: 武漢; pinyin: ) is the capital of Hubei province, and is the largest and most populated city in central China. ... The State Council (国务院, pinyin: Guówùyuàn) of the Central Peoples Government is the chief civilian administrative body of the Peoples Republic of China. ... For the Boston Brahmin family of John Forbes Kerry, see Forbes family. ... The Seal of the United States Secretary of State The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. ... Condoleezza Rice, (born November 14, 1954), is the second United States Secretary of State in the administration of President George W. Bush. ...

In April of 1962, she joined the Communist Party of China. In August of the same year, she graduated from the Petroleum Refinery department at the Beijing Petroleum Institute, with a degree in petroleum engineering. She spent much of her career as a petroleum technician, eventually becoming deputy manager at the Beijing Dongfang Hong refinery, and assistant manager and Party secretary at the Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical Corporation. Chinese Communist Party flag The Chinese Communist Party (Simplified Chinese: 中国共产党; Traditional Chinese: 中國共産黨; pinyin: ) is the ruling party of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ...

She was elected deputy mayor of Beijing in 1988, and held that office until 1991. Following the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, she persuaded coal-workers threatening to go on strike to continue working after some of their colleagues had been killed. From 1991 until 1998, she held successively the posts of Deputy Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, Minister of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, and member of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth CPC Central Committees. A protege of Zhu Rongji, she became a state councillor in 1998, and was appointed vice-premier of the State Council in March 2003. She helped negotiate the PRC's entry into the World Trade Organization and reorganized the customs service after U.S. complaints over the widespread violation of intellectual property rights.   Beijing[?] (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... The Unknown Rebel — This famous photo, taken by Associated Press photographer Jeff Widener, depicts a lone protester whose actions halted the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour. ... ZhÅ« Róngjì (born October 1, 1928, Simplified Chinese: 朱镕基 or often incorrectly 朱熔基; Traditional Chinese: 朱鎔基; Wade-Giles: Chu Jung-chi) was the 9th Premier of the Peoples Republic of China State Council (March 1998-March 2003), and was a Standing Committee member of the Politburo of 15th CPC Central Committee... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → A timeline of events in the news for March, 2003. ... WTO Logo The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international organization which oversees a large number of agreements defining the rules of trade between its member states (WTO, 2004a). ...

During the SARS crisis, she replaced Zhang Wenkang, who had been fired over the coverup, as health minister and headed a committee to solve the crisis. She was called the "goddess of transparency" by Time magazine for her leadership during the SARS crisis and named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2004. In the middle of the SARS endemic, Wu fiercely snubbed the advocation for Republic of China's WHO participation during the WHO general assembly. One video clip aired widely in Taiwan showed Wu and her official company rebuffing on the question of Taiwan's representation during interview by a Taiwanese reporter. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is an atypical form of pneumonia. ... (Clockwise from upper left) Notable Time magazine covers from the dates May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... The first annual special issue of TIME magazines 100 most influential people (or pairs), was on newsstands on 2004-04-20. ... National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Premier Frank Hsieh Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ... The WHO flag: similar to the flag of the United Nations, augmented with the symbolic staff and serpent of Asklepios, Greek god of medicine and healing. ...

Called by some Chinese media as the "iron lady of China", Wu is regarded as a firm and direct woman who, unlike her colleagues, is neither male nor has dyed her graying hair black. She remains unmarried, and has denied rumors of a relationship with Yang Shangkun in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Since becoming Vice-premier, Wu has been an able diplomat in signing agreements with neighboring Asian countries. She also makes frequent inspection visits to many southern Chinese regions. Yáng Shàngkūn (May 25, 1907–September 14, 1998) was President of the Peoples Republic of China from 1988 to 1993, and was permanent Vice-chair of the Central Military Commission. ...

External links

• China Online biography of Wu Yi