Wu Qian (; born 1973) is a Chinese military officer currently serving as director and spokesman of the Information Bureau of
.
Biography
Wu was born in
Beijing
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in 1973. After graduating from Weiyu High School in
Shanghai
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, he was accepted to the College of International Relations,
National University of Defense Technology
The National University of Defense Technology (NUDT; ) is a national public research university in Changsha, Hunan, China. Founded in 1953 as the People's Liberation Army Military Academy of Engineering, the institution is directly affiliated ...
. He also earned a master's degree in business administration (MBA) from the
University of Birmingham
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.
After university, he was assigned to the
. In June 2015 he became the deputy director of the Information Bureau of Ministry of National Defense, rising to the Director in August 2017.
He was promoted to the rank of
Senior colonel (''Daxiao'') in December 2016.
Personal life
He is married and has a daughter.
References
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1973 births
People from Beijing
People's Liberation Army officers
Living people
National University of Defense Technology alumni