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 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.
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