Yi Xiaozhun

Yi Xiaozhun
易小准
Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization
In office
August 2013 – 2021
Personal details
BornDecember 1951 (age 74)
Changsha, Hunan, China
PartyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPeking University
OccupationEconomist, diplomat

Yi Xiaozhun (Chinese: 易小准; born December 1951) is a Chinese economist and diplomat. He served as Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), becoming the first Chinese national to hold the position.[1]

Biography

Yi was born in Changsha, Hunan, in December 1951. He studied economics at Peking University from October 1973 to January 1977. After graduation, he worked at the Beijing Economic Research Institute from 1977 to 1984. In April 1984, Yi joined the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC), serving in its International Liaison Department. Between 1987 and 1992, he was a commercial secretary (Third and Second Secretary) at the Chinese Embassy in the United States.[2]

From 1992 to 1996, Yi served as deputy director and Director of Division Two, Department of International Economic Relations at MOFTEC and the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Between 1996 and 2000, he was Deputy Director-General of the department, during which he also pursued a master's degree in world economics at Nankai University (1996–1999). From 2000 to 2003, he served as Director-General of the Department of International Economic Relations at MOFTEC and the Ministry of Commerce.[3] Between July 2003 and October 2005, Yi was a member of the Ministry of Commerce Party Leadership Group and Assistant Minister, concurrently serving as Deputy International Trade Representative from April 2005. From 2005 to September 2010, he was Vice Minister of Commerce and member of the Party Leadership Group, overseeing the Department of International Cooperation, WTO Affairs Department, Services Trade Department, the Ministry's Exchange Center, WTO Research Association, and Asia-Pacific Trade Promotion Association. He was relieved of the vice minister position on 15 September 2010.[4][5]

In December 2010, Yi was appointed Permanent Representative and Ambassador of China to the World Trade Organization, and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland.[6] In August 2013, he was appointed Deputy Director-General of the WTO by the then-Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, becoming the first Chinese national to hold the role.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "中非经贸深度合作先行区建设第一次会商会议在长沙召开-湖南省人民政府门户网站". 欢迎光临湖南省人民政府门户网站 (in Chinese). 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  2. ↑ "易小准 商务部副部长_湖南名人网". 湖南名人网_爱湖南名人网_爱湖南名人_爱湖南_湖南权威人物资讯门户 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  3. ↑ "易小准：纠正全球经济碎片化已经有点晚". 公司频道-财新网 (in Chinese). 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  4. ↑ "易小准将出任WTO副总干事 曾任商务部副部长". 财经 (in Chinese). 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  5. ↑ "商务部副部长易小准". 新浪财经_金融信息服务商 (in Chinese). 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  6. ↑ "世界贸易组织前副总干事易小准：各国应努力打造更具韧性的经济全球化". 中国日报网 (in Chinese). 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  7. ↑ "服贸会论坛｜WTO前副总干事易小准：中国经济20年来的亮眼表现归因于三方面". 澎湃新闻. 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
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