Gao Xiang (Chinese: 高翔; pinyin: Gāo Xiáng; born October 1963) is a Chinese historian and politician, currently serving as Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and president of the Chinese Academy of History.
Gao Xiang | |
|---|---|
高翔 | |
 Gao in August 2020 | |
| President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences | |
| Assumed office December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Shi Taifeng |
| Director of the History Department, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences | |
| Assumed office January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | New title |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1963 (age 61) Nanbu County, Sichuan, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Renmin University of China |
He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2]
Biography
editGao was born in Nanbu County, Sichuan, in October 1963, and graduated from Renmin University of China (RUC).[3] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October 1994.[3] He taught at RUC before being assigned to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) in November 1996.[3] In July 2012, he became deputy secretary-general, rising to secretary-general the next year.[3]
In March 2016, he was appointed head of Publicity Department of the CCP Fujian Provincial Committee and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Fujian Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[3] He also served as chairman of the Fujian Federation of Social Sciences.[3]
He was appointed deputy director of the Office of the Central Network Security and Informatization Commission in December 2017, concurrently serving as deputy director of the State Internet Information Office.[3]
In November 2018, he was recalled to CASS as vice president, in addition to serving as president of the Chinese Academy of History since January 2019.[3][4] He was appointed CCP committee secretary and CASS president in late 2022.[5]
Publications
edit- 康雍乾三帝统治思想研究 [A Study on the Ruling Thought of the Three Emperors of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Renmin University Press. 1995. ISBN 9787300020716.
- 在历史的深处 [In the Depth of History] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Social Sciences Press. 2012. ISBN 9787500498544.
- 近代的初曙 [Early Dawn of Modern Times] (in Chinese). Beijing: Social Science Literature Press. 2000. ISBN 9787801493798.
References
edit- ^ Fu Zhongming (符仲明) (25 September 2022). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Zhao Wenhan (赵文涵) (22 October 2022). （二十大受权发布）中国共产党第二十届中央委员会委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Yi Yi (伊一) (16 April 2016). 高翔任中国社会科学院党组副书记(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (12 April 2021). 高翔已任中国社科院副院长、党组副书记（正部长级）. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Yu, Verna (16 January 2023). "History revisited: what the isolationist Qing dynasty tells us about Xi Jinping's China". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2023.