Wu Weihua (; born September 1956) is a Chinese plant cell physiologist,

molecular biologist Molecular biology is the branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions. The study of chemical and physi ...

and politician. He is chairperson of the Jiusan Society (2017–present), Vice Chairperson of the 13th

National People's Congress The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (NPC; ), or simply the National People's Congress, is constitutionally the supreme state authority and the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. With 2, ...

Standing Committees A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more ...

(2018–present). He is also a member of the

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republ ...

. On 7 December 2020, pursuant to

Executive Order 13936 Executive Order 13936, entitled "The President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization", is an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on July 14, 2020. On the same day Trump had signed into law Hong Kong Autonomy Act, one ...

, the

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imposed sanctions on all 14

Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress The Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress () is a political office in China. According to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, Vice Chairmen are responsible for assisting the Chairman in performin ...

, including Wu, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Weihua 1956 births Living people Rutgers University alumni Shanxi University alumni China Agricultural University faculty Politicians from Linfen Plant physiologists Chinese molecular biologists 21st-century Chinese botanists Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Members of the Jiusan Society Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress Individuals sanctioned by the United States under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act 20th-century Chinese botanists