Geng Huichang ( Chinese ex. 耿惠昌 , pinyin : Gěng Hùichāng , b. 1951) - Minister of State Security of the People's Republic of China in 2007–2016, former president of the China Institute of Modern International Relations [1] .
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Head of the government | Wen Jiabao , Li Keqiang | ||||||
Predecessor | Xu Yunyue | ||||||
Successor | Chen Wenqing | ||||||
Birth | 1951 Hebei Province, PRC | ||||||
The consignment | Chinese Communist Party |
Biography
Geng Huichang was born in Hebei Province [2] ; in 1985, he became Deputy Director of the American Department of the Chinese Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), one of the leading think tanks of the PRC, directly connected with the Ministry of State Security of the PRC [3] [4] . In 1990-1993 he was president of CICIR [5] . The author of the work "Interstate Technical and Economic Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region" ( eng. Multi-National Coordination: Feasibility in Asia-Pacific [6] .
In September 1998, Geng Huichang was appointed deputy minister of state security. His responsibilities included, in particular, ensuring the safety of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In this regard, Geng Huichang visited Greece to exchange experiences with Greek colleagues who provided security for the 2004 Summer Olympics [7] [8] .
Since August 2007, he has held the position of Minister of State Security, becoming the first Minister of State Security of the People's Republic of China with experience in international cooperation [9] . It is considered to be a protege of Hu Jintao [10] [11] .
Since January 2010, Geng Huichang is also a member of the National Energy Commission of the State Council of China .
In August 2011, Geng Huichang visited Nepal to develop bilateral relations [12] , and in September 2012, as part of a delegation led by Zhou Yongkang, he visited Singapore , Afghanistan and Turkmenistan [13] .
Member of the CPC Central Committee of the 17th and 18th convocations.
Notes
- ↑ Archived copy (inaccessible link) . The appeal date is August 22, 2012. Archived April 17, 2012.
- ↑ Smith, IC Historical Dictionary of Chinese Intelligence. - Scarecrowe Press, 2012. - P. 100. - ISBN 9780810871748 .
- ↑ Geng Huichang (耿惠昌) , WantChinaTimes.com. Archived June 15, 2012. The appeal date is August 21, 2012.
- ↑ National Bureau of Asian Research . China's Rising Leaders: Meet the Delegates , National Bureau of Asian Research . Archived August 8, 2012. The appeal date is August 21, 2012.
- IC Profile of MSS-Affiliated PRC Foreign Policy Think Tank CICIR , Federation of American Scientists (25 August 2011), p. 3.
- ↑ Roy, Denny. China's Foreign Relations. - Rowman & Littlefield, 1998. - p. 249. - ISBN 9780847690138 .
- ↑ Ekathimerini . International Development Association of the United Kingdom (29 March 2006).
- ↑ Bodeen, Christopher . China replaces finance minister , USA Today (30 August 2007).
- ↑ Mattis, Peter . Beyond Spy vs. Spy: The Analytic Challenge of Understanding Chinese Intelligence Services , Central Intelligence Agency (September 2012), p. 52.
- ↑ Yardley, Jim . China Replaces Key Ministers , New York Times (31 August 2007).
- ↑ Wise, David. Tiger Trap: America's Secret Spy War with China. - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011. - P. 8. - ISBN 9780547553108 .
- Release Press Release 2 - August 17, 2011 , Ministry of Home Affairs (Nepal) (17 August 2011). (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Mattis, Peter . Zhou Yongkang's Trip Highlights Security Diplomacy , Jamestown Foundation (5 October 2012). Archived December 7, 2015.