Chinese government interlocutor
Wang Huiyao (Chinese : 王辉耀 ; born July 2, 1958), also known as Henry Wang , is the founder and president of Center for China and Globalization (CCG), a think tank in China.[ 1] Wang plays multiple policy advisory roles in China,[ 2] as a counselor for the State Council appointed by Premier Li Keqiang in 2015,[ 3] and honorable vice chairman of China Association for International Economic Cooperation (CAIEC) under the Ministry of Commerce .[ 4]
Early life
Wang Huiyao became one of those who were enrolled in college after the entrance examination system was re-instituted in 1977.[ 5] After graduating from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies , he worked as an official in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation a couple of years (now Ministry of Commerce). Then, he went on to study abroad and received an MBA from the University of Windsor in Ontario Canada.[ 6] Afterwards, he obtained his PhD degrees at the University of Western Ontario and University of Manchester.[ 7] Meanwhile, he worked a number of years in Canada's business sector, including serving as Chief Trade Representative for Quebec Government Office in Hong Kong and Greater China.[ 6] His senior corporate positions include Director of Asia at SNC-Lavalin and Vice President for AMEC-Agra in Canada.[ 8]
Wang was also a senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and a visiting fellow at Brookings, the experience which most of his "articles and books about U.S. think tanks largely based on",[ 9] as well as a senior fellow at Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.[ 10] Besides, Wang was an adjunct professor at the Guanghua Management School of Peking University and Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.[ 11]
Career
Wang has held a number of positions in international organizations and educational institutions. He is steering committee member of the Paris Peace Forum ,[ 12] and a member of the Migration Advisory Board of International Organization of Migration (IOM) of United Nations .[ 13] He is also the Dean of Institute of Development Studies of China Southwestern University of Finance and Economics [ 14] and a member of the Duke Kunshan University Advisory Council.[ 15]
Wang frequently participates in the discussion and debates about global issues like China and globalization , global governance , international trade and investment, global migration and talent, as well as think tank development, such as Munich Security Conference ,[ 16] Munk Debates ,[ 17] Paris Peace Forum ,[ 18] and Athens Democracy Forum .[ 19] Wang, an advocate for "Track II" diplomacy between China-foreign academic exchange,[ 20] has joined and held multiple dialogues between Chinese and US think tanks and research institutes, including CSIS ,[ 21] the Hudson Institute ,[ 22] and Brookings Institution .[ 23] He has also been interviewed by The New York Times ,[ 24] CNN ,[ 25] and BBC News [ 26] for the perspectives on trade and globalization issues as well as China policies.
Wang is a central committee member of the Jiusan Society , one of the country's eight legally-permitted minor political parties subservient to the Chinese Communist Party .[ 27] [ 28] Wang has also served as a director of the China Overseas Friendship Association , an external name for the Ninth Bureau of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party .[ 29] [ 30] According to a statement by the CCG, Wang is also vice chairman of the Western Returned Scholars Association , which is under the jurisdiction of the United Front Work Department.[ 31] [ 32] [ 33] [ 34] In 2018, Wang's affiliation with the United Front Work Department attracted the attention of Senator Marco Rubio and sparked subsequent discussions of government influence with think tanks.[ 34] [ 32] [ 33] [ 35] Wang remains a guest of U.S. thinktanks, including the Center for Strategic and International Studies ,[ 36] Hudson Institute ,[ 37] and The Woodrow Wilson Center ,[ 38] which Rubio questioned[ 39] in 2018.
Wang obtained his PhD degrees at the University of Western Ontario and University of Manchester .[ 40] He was a senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and a visiting fellow at Brookings Institution.[ 41]
Activities
Wang has actively advocated for "Track II" diplomacy to increase China-foreign academic and business exchange,[ 20] and has joined and held a number of dialogues between Chinese and US think tanks and research institutes.
Wang has been interviewed by global media outlets, such as GZERO Media, Al-Jazeera ,[ 42] Bloomberg ,[ 43] and the Wall Street Journal ,[ 44] to comment on trade and economic issues as well as China policies. He has been a contributor and columnist to a number of media such as The New York Times ,[ 45] [ 46] Financial Times ,[ 47] and the South China Morning Post .[ 48]
In 2020, Wang and the CCG "promoted the permanent-residency scheme" for foreigners in China, which led him to be "vilified online as a traitor" by some, according to The Economist .[ 49]
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