She is known as China's "Iron Lady", has never been married in her life, is not a celibate, and resigned from a high position at the age of 69
With the passage of time, the society and culture of various countries have flourished, and the status of women has gradually improved. Looking back on the 20th century, Britain's Margaret Thatcher crossed the ocean and won the title of "Iron Lady" while having a heated discussion with *** on the issue of Hong Kong's return. China has had a tradition of women not shaving their eyebrows since ancient times, and in that era, a woman who can be called the Iron Lady also rose, what is her story?
China's Iron Lady is Wu Yi, who was born in 1938, during a war-torn era. During her childhood, she experienced the cruelty of war, but finally ushered in the establishment of a new China. Wu Yi entered the school and got acquainted with the scarce resource of oil by chance. Under the concept of energy autonomy advocated by ***, she decided to develop her own career in the oil field.
Through the baptism of the college entrance examination, Wu Yi was admitted to the Petroleum Refining Department of Beijing Petroleum Institute with excellent results, realizing her dream as a teenager. After four years of college, she became a technician at a young age, specializing in petroleum refining. New China is in ruins, and neither oil exploration nor refining technology has been mastered, all of which are in the hands of Western countries. Faced with this reality, Wu Yi secretly made up her mind and vowed to help the country get out of the predicament. Subsequently, she went to the grassroots level to seek a breakthrough.
In the workplace, Wu Yi overcame obstacles and overcame the technical problems of the factory many times with her professional background and solid technology, so she was promoted to deputy factory director. With the support of more resources, Wu Yi accelerated to overcome the problem and won unanimous praise from everyone. Outstanding performance attracts the attention of the organization and is gradually promoted. In 1988, Wu Yi was elected deputy mayor of Beijing and entered the first place. She seized the historical opportunity of reform and opening up to promote the rapid economic growth of Beijing, and her outstanding political achievements made her rise to the post of Minister of Foreign Economic Affairs.
This position was not an easy one, and China's foreign economic situation was not clear at that time. After Wu Yi took this position, he did not stand still. She did not hesitate to make drastic international negotiations to push the world to recognize China's status as a market economy. This was followed by China's rapid accession to the WTO, a pivotal step for China and a catalyst for development. Wu Yi, who showed the demeanor of a great power negotiator in the negotiations, won the reputation of "Iron Lady" and was promoted to the first vice premier, with fruitful results.
Despite the fact that he was in his sixtieth year, Wu Yi continued to shoulder the heavy burden and deeply promote China's reform policies. Her determination to develop China's manufacturing sector and strengthen its efforts to the outside world proved to be the wisest decision. Under Wu Yi's propulsion, China's economy is booming. In 2007, Wu Yi resigned as vice premier at the age of 69.
After relieving herself of her responsibilities, the Iron Lady lived a simple life, but her indifferent attitude towards everything made her unique. Regarding marital issues, Wu Yi said that she was busy with work and failed to focus on her relationship. Marriage is a personal choice and should be respected.
Summary: As a female leader who started from the grassroots level, Wu Yi has shown a solid work style. Before entering politics, she used her expertise to successfully break through the problem of China's energy independence. Once in an important position, she firmly grasped the opportunity of reform and opening up and promoted the rapid development of Beijing. During her tenure as Minister of Foreign Economy, she made China rise to become a major foreign power through mediation with other countries, thus winning the reputation of "Iron Lady". Even though she was later promoted to vice premier, Wu Yi still maintained a conscientious work attitude. Although she never married in her life, what she achieved was extraordinary, and it is an example for everyone to learn from Xi.