Wan Qingliang
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Wan Qingliang is a Chinese politician who is the current Mayor of Guangzhou, China. He was appointed in 2010.
region into a "core region of modern manufacturing" to replace older factories that had been closing. He signed an agreement with ASEAN, which CCTV.com said was designed to "explore and facilitate cooperation activities in various areas including agriculture, information and communication technology, trade and investment, tourism promotion, energy and environment, education and public health."
In 2009, he declined to discuss aspects of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
in public as being outside the scope of a meeting with delegation from Hong Kong's Legislative Council's panel on economic development and environmental affairs. His government also agreed to an expansion of University of Macao on Guangdong's Hengqin Island, but under the jurisdiction of the Macao Special Administrative Region.
He was head of Guangzhou province's participation in the 2010 World Expo. In November 2010, Wan was elected as vice president of the UCLG
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Biography
In 2008, he was Vice Governor of Guangdong Province and was part of a group working to convert the Pearl River DeltaPearl River Delta
The Pearl River Delta , Zhujiang Delta or Zhusanjiao in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea...
region into a "core region of modern manufacturing" to replace older factories that had been closing. He signed an agreement with ASEAN, which CCTV.com said was designed to "explore and facilitate cooperation activities in various areas including agriculture, information and communication technology, trade and investment, tourism promotion, energy and environment, education and public health."
In 2009, he declined to discuss aspects of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, also known as the June Fourth Incident in Chinese , were a series of demonstrations in and near Tiananmen Square in Beijing in the People's Republic of China beginning on 15 April 1989...
in public as being outside the scope of a meeting with delegation from Hong Kong's Legislative Council's panel on economic development and environmental affairs. His government also agreed to an expansion of University of Macao on Guangdong's Hengqin Island, but under the jurisdiction of the Macao Special Administrative Region.
He was head of Guangzhou province's participation in the 2010 World Expo. In November 2010, Wan was elected as vice president of the UCLG
United Cities and Local Governments
United Cities and Local Governments is an umbrella organisation for cities, local governments and municipal associations throughout the world...
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