Wang Zhongyu (born February 1933) is a Chinese[1] engineer, politician, and diplomat of the People's Republic of China.
[5] After studying at the CCP Central Party School in Beijing in 1981 and 1982,[5] he rose very quickly through the ranks of Jilin's provincial administration[1] as it accommodated itself to the economic and structural reforms undertaken by Deng Xiaoping.
[8] The favored position of northeastern industries under Mao Zedong and the province's lack of a port limited its people's desire and ability to participate in China's new economy.
[12] Wang also used his national influence to push for more development in Jilin, particularly the establishment of international agreements permitting Hunchun on the Tumen River to freely access the Sea of Japan across the narrow spit of territory held by North Korea and Russia.
[14] To permit the use of larger vessels, cooperation has slowly developed between China and North Korea in order to allow the Chinese to use the seaport of Rason, with Hunchun functioning more as its railway hub.
[15] Again with the assistance of Zhu Rongji,[3] Wang served as secretary-general of the State Council from March 1998 to March 2003, during which time he was appointed president of the National School of Administration (now the "Academy of Governance"),[1] helped revamp the administration of the One Child Policy,[12] served as the head of the leading group that oversaw China's 5th national census,[5] and sat as a member of the steering committee that oversaw the 2001 APEC summits around China.