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In this Chinese name, the family name is Guo.

Guo Dongpo (Chinese: 郭东坡; born August 1937) is a Chinese politician who served as president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade from 1995 to 1997 and director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office from 1997 to 2003.[1]

He was an alternate member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 7th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Standing Committee of the 8th and 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Guo was born into a family of farming background in the town of Yiling [zh], Jiangdu County (now Jiangdu District of Yangzhou), Jiangsu, in August 1937. He secondary studied at the Yangzhou High School of Jiangsu Province. In 1958, he entered Beijing Institute of Foreign Trade (now University of International Business and Economics), majoring in international trade. He stayed and worked at the university after graduation.

Guo joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1960. Starting in 1972, he served in several posts in the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, where he was eventually promoted to president in June 1995. He was appointed president of the Xinhua News Agency Macao Branch in 1990, concurrently serving as deputy director of the Macao Basic Law Drafting Committee. He became director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office in August 1997, serving in the post until his retirement in December 2002.[2] In March 2003, he was chosen as chairperson of the Liaison with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[3]

References

  1. ^ 廖暉郭東坡原燾萬永祥在全國政協的職務安排 廖暉郭東坡原燾萬永祥在全國政協的職務安排. waou.com.mo (in Chinese). 10 March 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  2. ^ Xu Dejin (徐德金) (12 July 2001). 郭东坡将率中国侨务代表团访美. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ^ Huang Fang (黄芳) (16 January 2008). 郭东坡:中国侨商会需提倡求同存异和谐共进精神. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 July 2022.
Business positions
Preceded by President of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
1995–1997 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office
1997–2002 		Succeeded by
Assembly seats
Preceded by Chairperson of the Liaison with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
2003–2008 		Succeeded by
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