Wang Yi: Foreign minister, China
Wang Yi is the foreign minister of China, listed by the United Nations as “Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China”. Wang Yi holds 2 posts on the official record.
Posts held
- Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (foreign minister), China. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026. - Minister of Foreign Affairs, China. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Ministers - The State Council of the People's Republic of China, list dated 28 August 2026, read 2 November 2026 (saved copy).
Where Wang Yi sits in the ladder of power
As foreign minister, Wang Yi works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of China (regions, cities).
Above that, China is a member of:
- G20 level 10
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
- International Monetary Fund level 9
- World Bank Group level 9
Who else holds power in China
- Xi Jinping President of the People's Republic of China, China
- Li Qiang Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, China
Where these facts come from
Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.
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