Chinese government interlocutor
Huiyao (Henry) Wang (
Chinese : 王辉耀 ; born July 2, 1958) 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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