Wang was born in Beijing in December 1948. He jointed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1969. Wang received an undergraduate education in Chinese literature. Between 1969 and 1971, he was a "sent-down youth" at an agricultural commune in Yijun County, Yan’an, Shaanxi. From 1971 to 1973, he worked as a clerk at the Propaganda Department and the County Office of Yijun County. In 1974, he joined the Guangming Daily as a reporter on domestic affairs, working there until 1979. In that year, he enrolled in the Department of Journalism at the Chinese Academy of Social Science, graduating with a master’s degree in journalism in 1982.[1]
Career
He returned to Guangming Daily after his graduation, where he was a reporter on political and economic affairs and deputy director of the Mass Media Department, later becoming a director in 1984. He also became the director of the Office of the Editor-in-Chief in 1984, later becoming the deputy editor-in-chief in 1986, and finally the editor-in-chief in 1995.[1]
In June 2000 he was appointed as deputy director of CCP Publicity Department. In August 2001, he became the editor-in-chief of People's Daily. In October of same year, he became the vice chairman of China National Journalist Association. He was promoted to president of People's Daily Agency. In March 2003, he became the chairman of Chinese Newspapers Association. In 2006, he attended a short program at the Central Party School. From 2008 to 2013, he served as Director of the Information Office of the State Council. He was appointed the director of the newly created State Internet Information Office under the Information Office in May 2011.[1][2]
In October 2017, after the 19th Party Congress, Wang became a member of the CCP Politburo. He became the first-ranking vice chairman of the NPCSC in March 2018.
Despite these sanctions, the American Chamber of Commerce in China hosted Wang at its annual appreciation dinner on December 10, 2020, which stirred controversy and criticism in the U.S.[5][6]
