Foreign and Military Affairs

Wu Dawei appointed Special Representative on the Korean Peninsular Affairs

By Wu Jiao (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-02-10 17:26
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The Chinese Government has decided to appoint Wu Dawei as Special Representative of the Chinese Government on the Korean Peninsular Affairs to be in charge of the Six-Party Talks and related issues, said a notice posted on the foreign ministry's website.

Wu used to be China's chief negotiator in the Six-Party Talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.

He left the post of being an vice foreign minister in Janauary at the age of 64, 4 years past the retirement age.