After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the first minister was concurrently served by the prime minister. ** He has been committed to diplomatic work for a long time, and has made outstanding contributions to China's diplomatic cause in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Subsequently, **Marshal took over as *** minister, and then due to poor health, Ji Pengfei ** minister. Ji Pengfei officially became the third minister after his death. Next, Qiao Guanhua, Huang Hua and Wu Xueqian successively served as ministers. Today, we will focus on Wu Xueqian, the sixth minister of ***.
So, what is Wu Xueqian's life experience?What about his later years?Wu Xueqian was born in 1921 and is a native of Jiading, Shanghai. When he was a teenager, the Japanese invaders had already occupied the northeastern region of our country, and planned the incident of the autonomy of the five provinces of North China in an attempt to invade and occupy the northern part of our country. In 1937, Japan launched the Lugou Bridge Incident and began a full-scale invasion of China.
Growing up in such an environment, Wu Xueqian was full of resentment towards the Japanese invaders, and he was also influenced by progressive ideas, and began to participate in the fall of Shanghai, Wu Xueqian stayed in Shanghai to engage in anti-Japanese propaganda work. In 1939, he joined the Chinese Communist Party and was subsequently ordered to stay in Shanghai to work underground, providing the party with many important pieces of information. In 1942, he went to the Central China Bureau as the head of the transportation station of the Ministry of Urban Industry, continued to engage in intelligence work, and witnessed the surrender of the Japanese invaders and the victory of the War of Resistance against Japan.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Wu Xueqian continued to engage in revolutionary activities in Shanghai, and led the Shanghai students to carry out the "anti-civil war and anti-hunger" movement, which played an important role in promoting the liberation of Shanghai. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wu Xueqian successively served as the deputy director and minister of the International Department of the Communist Youth League, mainly responsible for carrying out foreign affairs work for young people and students, and made outstanding contributions to publicizing China in the international arena and safeguarding world peace.
Due to his extensive experience in external work, in 1958, Wu Xueqian was transferred to the External Liaison Department and served as the director of the Fifth Division. After that, he worked in the foreign liaison department for a long time until 1978, when he was promoted to vice minister and became a vice-minister-level cadre in the People's Republic of China. In April 1982, 61-year-old Wu Xueqian was transferred to the post of first vice minister, and then replaced Huang Hua in November of the same year as the new minister.
During the period of China's reform and opening up, under the leadership of Wu Xueqian, a major strategic adjustment was carried out, and the two major themes of peace and development were proposed. As a minister, Wu Xueqian faithfully carried out the instructions of his superiors, safeguarded China's sovereignty and enhanced its international status, made indelible contributions to the country's diplomatic cause, and won the respect of the people. He served as a minister for 6 years until he stepped down in 1988, and then became vice premier, in charge of the country's foreign affairs, and became the vice state leader of the new China.
After leaving the post of vice premier, Wu Xueqian served as vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), uniting all democratic parties and people from all walks of life outside the party, promoting the standardization and proceduralization of the CPPCC system, and continuing to use his rich experience to guide relevant national activities. In 1998, Wu Xueqian stepped down as vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and later served as the president of the International Exchange Association, continuing to guide international exchange work. Wu Xueqian, who lived in Beijing in his later years, died of illness in 2008 at the age of 87.