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Chen Binhua

陳斌華　/　ちん・ひんか

Politician

January 1, 1971 (age 55)

politician
government spokesperson

My Take

Chen Binhua interests me precisely because of his pivot from journalist to government spokesperson. Moving from the person asking questions to the person fielding them, on something as combustible as cross-strait relations, requires a rare command of language and nerve. Every phrasing he chooses carries weight that can shift the mood across a delicate divide, and a Xiamen University background suggests the intellect to navigate it. I am drawn to people who operate at podiums where a single word moves the room, and his near-total privacy off the record only sharpens that intrigue. He is a study in the power and peril of speaking for a state.

Overview

Chen Binhua (simplified Chinese: 陈斌华; traditional Chinese: 陳斌華 born 18 September 1971) is a Chinese journalist and politician currently serving as director and spokesperson of the Information Bureau of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Chen Binhua
Name (Japanese): 陳斌華
Reading: ちん・ひんか
Born: January 1, 1971 (age 55)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Boar
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician / government spokesperson

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Xiamen University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E6%96%8C%E8%8F%AF

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