Wang Wenbin
Wang Wenbin | |
|---|---|
汪文斌 | |
Wang Wenbin interviewed while as Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia, 2024 | |
| Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Wentian |
| Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office July 2020 – 7 June 2024 | |
| Director | Hua Chunying |
| Preceded by | Geng Shuang |
| Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia | |
| In office May 2018 – June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Bian Yanhua |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Jianguo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1971 (age 54) Tongcheng, Anhui, China |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | China Foreign Affairs University (BA) |
Wang Wenbin (Chinese: 汪文斌; pinyin: Wāng Wénbīn; born April 1971) is a Chinese diplomat who has served as Ambassador of China to Cambodia since July 2024.
Wang was formerly a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and deputy director of the MFA Information Department from July 2020 to June 2024. He is the 32nd spokesperson since the position was established in the ministry back in 1983. He served as the Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia from 2018 to 2020, and has worked in Chinese embassies in Mauritius and Senegal.
Wang is known as a wolf warrior diplomat for his defense of the Chinese government and his opposition to criticism of it. As a spokesman of the Chinese foreign ministry, he rejected the United States' claim that the Taiwan Strait is international waters and was known for his controversial statements on the South China Sea dispute.