Wang Guangya (born March 1950; )
Background
Education
Wang studied at Student Center of British Council, at the
Atlantic College in
Wales, and at the London School of Economics in
England. He is a graduate from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in
Maryland, United States, in 1982.
Family
Wang is married to Chen Yi's daughter Cong Jun and has a son.
[ "Sohu" in Chinese]
Career
Wang was appointed Permanent Representative to the United Nations on 25 August 2003.
He was President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of February 2004. On 3 May 2006, when Britain and France introduced a UN Security Council resolution insisting Iran end its nuclear program, Wang commented, "I don't think this draft as it stands now will produce good results. I think it's tougher than expected."
According to a September 2006 profile of Wang in The New York Times Magazine, he was considered the top contender for the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs in Beijing in 2007.[James Traub, "The World According to China", The New York Times Magazine, 3 September 2006.]
In October 2010 he became the second post-handover director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office.[ South China Morning Post. " "Pan-democrats feel slighted by Beijing official" Retrieved on 2010-01-23] There have only been two directors for the affairs office. Wang spends most of his time in Beijing.[ South China Morning Post. June 21, 2011. "Wang's a former diplomat, and it shows"]
Controversy
One country two systems comment
Zhao Lianhai was a worker who defended the victims of the 2008 Chinese milk scandal. On 29 December 2010 Wang Guangya said that because of the One country, two systems Hong Kong should not interfere with the issue. He then made the controversial statement, "well water should not mix with river water" (). Pro-Beijing member
Ip Kwok-him then tried to defend the director by saying that Hong Kong citizens were only concerned about mainland affairs, and that they do care about One country two systems as well as the mainland justice system.
[RTHK.org. "王光亞：趙連海案已妥善解決" Retrieved on 2 December 2010.][RTHK.org. "葉國謙：港區人大關心趙連海案 不涉河水井水" Retrieved on 29 December 2010.] Chief Secretary for Administration
Henry Tang was asked to interpret what the water-river statement meant. He only smiled and did not answer.
[HKdailynews.com.hk. " "唐英年遊工展會 買豉油蠔油小食" Retrieved on 2010-12-29.] The phrase was first used by former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Jiang Zemin in December 1989 when he met the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He previously said "Well water should not mix with river water, river water should not mix with well water."
[iFeng.com. "回归前江泽民警告港英政府：绝不能你请客我掏钱" Retrieved on 23 January 2010]
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