Wang Youping

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Youping
王幼平
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Ambassador of China to the Soviet Union
In office August 1977 – July 1979
Preceded by	Liu Xinquan
Succeeded by	Yang Shouzheng
Ambassador of China to Malaysia
In office January 1975 – April 1977
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Ye Chengzhang
Ambassador of China to North Vietnam
In office June 1969 – August 1974
Preceded by	Zhu Qiwen
Succeeded by	Fu Hao
Ambassador of China to Cuba
In office May 1964 – January 1969
Preceded by	Shen Jian
Succeeded by	Zhang Dequn
Ambassador of China to Cambodia
In office September 1958 – March 1961
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Chen Shuliang
Ambassador of China to Norway
In office June 1955 – April 1958
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Xu Yixin
Ambassador of China to Romania
In office August 1950 – November 1954
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Ke Bainian
Personal details
Born	Wang Jitan 1910 Huantai County, Shandong, Republic of China
Died	1995 (aged 84–85) Beijing, People's Republic of China
Party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of China
Branch/service	File:Republic of China Army Flag.svg National Revolutionary Army File:中國工農紅軍軍旗.svg Chinese Red Army People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1930–1949
Unit	26th Route Army 5th Legion Second Field Army
Chinese name
Chinese	王幼平
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Yòupíng
Wang Jitan
Simplified Chinese	王际坦
Traditional Chinese	王際坦
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Jìtǎn

Wang Youping (Chinese: 王幼平) (August 10, 1910– March 28, 1995) was a Chinese diplomat. He was a veteran of the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.

Biography

Wang joined the Chinese Red Army in 1931 and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1931. He participated in the Long March and served in the army until the founding of the People's Republic of China.

In November 1949, Wang began working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. He served as the first Chinese ambassador to four countries: Romania (1950–1954), Norway (1955–1958), Cambodia (1958–1961), and Malaysia (1975–1977). He also served as ambassador to Cuba (1964–1969), North Vietnam (1969–1974), and the Soviet Union (1977–1979).

In March 1952, Wang attended the second National Congress of the Party of Labor of Albania as a representative of the CCP. From September to December 1979, he held the position of Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. During this time, he led the Chinese delegation to Moscow twice in the rank of Special Representative of the Chinese government, participating in negotiations on Sino-Soviet relations. From December 1981 to April 1982, he served as Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Honors

• File:KHM Royal Order of Sahametrei - Grand Cross.png Royal Order of Sahametrei (Cambodia, awarded in Phnom Penh on February 4, 1962)