Wu Qian (military officer)
Wu Qian (Chinese: 吴谦; born 1973) is a Chinese military officer currently serving as director and spokesman of the Information Bureau of Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China.[1]
Wu Qian | |||||||
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吴谦 | |||||||
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| Director of the Information Bureau of Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China | |||||||
| Assumed office August 2017 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Yang Yujun | ||||||
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| Born | 1973 (age 49–50) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of China | ||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||
| Residence(s) | Beijing, China | ||||||
| Education | National University of Defense Technology University of Birmingham | ||||||
| Occupation | Public affairs officer | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Service | People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1996–present | ||||||
| Rank | Senior colonel (Daxiao) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 吳謙 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴谦 | ||||||
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Biography
Wu was born in Beijing in 1973. After graduating from Weiyu High School in Shanghai, he was accepted to the College of International Relations at National University of Defense Technology. He also earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Birmingham.
After university, he was assigned to the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China. In June 2015 he became the deputy director of the Information Bureau of Ministry of National Defense, rising to the Director in August 2017.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Senior colonel (Daxiao) in December 2016.[3]
Personal life
He is married and has a daughter.
References
- 中国国防部发言人换将 耿雁生到龄退役. 163 (in Chinese). 2015-07-11. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- 吴谦升任国防部新闻局局长 杨宇军退出现役. ifeng (in Chinese). 2017-08-09. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- 中国国防部新闻发言人吴谦晋升大校军衔. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2016-12-20. Retrieved 15 October 2018.