Wang, as the country's most influential business leader, has accompanied Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping during many state visits, including to the UK, France, Kazakhstan, Russia, UAE etc.

[1][2][3][4] In April 2011, Wang assumed the role of Chairman of China National Offshore Oil Corporation.

[citation needed] In November 2012, he was elected member of the CCP's 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

In July 2017, Wang Yiling, the Chairman of CNPC, serves as the head of the Chinese National Delegation to the World Petroleum Congress in Istanbul.

[citation needed] On March 13, Wang was elected co-chairman of the Economic Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (PCC 2018).