Wan Exiang

Wan Exiang (Chinese: 万鄂湘; pinyin: Wàn Èxiāng; born May 1956) is a Chinese politician and jurist who served as a vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2018 to 2023.

In a 2013 interview, Wan said that the Chinese people crave the growth and stability of one-party rule and that the West had a fixation with electoral democracy.

China could never have obtained such brilliant economic success today if we followed that kind of political system.”[1] Wan attended the Group of 20 parliament speakers in Tokyo, Japan, on November 4, 2019.

He announced that China is ready to strengthen parliamentary exchanges with Japan to better promote the improvement and development of bilateral relations.

[2][3] On 7 December 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on all 14 Vice Chairpeople of the National People's Congress, including Wan, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly.