- Category:
- Richest Business › Richest Billionaires
- Net Worth:
- $815 Million
- Birthdate:
- Jan 17, 1938 (86 years old)
- Birthplace:
- Zhenjiang
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- China
What is Tang Jiaxuan's Net Worth?
Tang Jiaxuan is the former foreign minister of the People's Republic of China (1998-2003) who has a net worth of $815 million. Tang Jiaxuan was born January 17, 1938 in Shanghai, China. After various diplomatic postings in Japan, Tang Jiaxuan became Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1991, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1993 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 to 2003. He continued to serve on the State Council until 2008.
Jiaxuan joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in November 1973. In 2009, Tang published Jing Yu Xu Feng, a memoir covering ten years of his experiences in China's Foreign Ministry from 1998-2008. It was translated into English and published by Harper in 2011 as Heavy Storm & Gentle Breeze: A Memoir of China's Diplomacy. He attended Fudan University, majoring in English Language and graduated from the Oriental Languages Department of Peking University, majoring in Japanese Language.
