Fan Zhengwei
Fan Zhengwei (Chinese: 范正伟; born 1980) is a Chinese journalist and the current party secretary and president of Global Times, a tabloid under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party's official People's Daily newspaper, since December 2021.[1][2]
Fan Zhengwei | |||||||
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范正伟 | |||||||
| President and Communist Party Secretary of Global Times | |||||||
| Assumed office December 2021 | |||||||
| President | Himself | ||||||
| Preceded by | Hu Xijin | ||||||
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| Born | August 1980 (age 43) Suide County, Shaanxi, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Peking University | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 范正伟 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 范正偉 | ||||||
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Biography
Fan was born in Suide County, Shaanxi, in 1980. He attended Peking University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in literature and master's degree in law. In December 2021, he was appointed party secretary and president of Global Times, succeeding Hu Xijin.[3][4][5]
References
- 环球时报换“头”党报笔杆子来了. rfi.fr. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- 80后范正伟空降任《环球时报》社长. orientaldaily.com. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- "Hu Xijin, Head of "China's Fox News," Says He'll Retire". The New York Times. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- Jill Disis; Nectar Gan (16 December 2021). "Top editor at nationalist Chinese state tabloid retires". CNN. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- Jane Cai (16 December 2021). "High-profile Chinese newspaper chief and US critic Hu Xijin retires". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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