Biography:Wu Weihua

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Short description: Chinese biologist and politician
Wu Weihua
武维华
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Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Assumed office
17 March 2018
ChairmanLi Zhanshu
Zhao Leji
Chairman of the Jiusan Society
Assumed office
7 December 2017
Preceded byHan Qide
Personal details
BornSeptember 1956 (age 67)
Linfen, Shanxi, China
Political partyJiusan Society
Alma materShanxi University
Rutgers University
Scientific career
FieldsPlant cell physiology, molecular biology
InstitutionsChina Agricultural University

Wu Weihua (Chinese: 武维华; pinyin: Wǔ Wéihuá; born September 1956) is a Chinese plant cell physiologist, molecular biologist and politician who is the current chairman of the Jiusan Society (2017–present), and a vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Standing Committees (2018–present).[1] He is also a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[2]

Biography

On 7 December 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on all 14 Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress, including Wu, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly."[3]

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