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Xu Kunlin

許昆林　/　きょ・こんりん

Politician from People's Republic of China

January 1, 1965 (age 61)　・　Yongchun County, People's Republic of China

Yongchun County
politician

My Take

Xu Kunlin reads to me as a study in steady, deliberate ascent through Chinese politics. From Yongchun County in Fujian, he rose through the Communist Party to lead Suzhou, Jiangsu's largest city, then served as Jiangsu's governor before becoming Party Secretary of Liaoning in 2025. That trajectory speaks to administrative weight rather than charisma. Governing regions of such scale demands a particular kind of discipline, and the limited public detail around him only sharpens my curiosity. I read figures like this less for personality than for trajectory, and his upward path makes him someone worth watching closely.

Overview

Xu Kunlin (Chinese: 许昆林; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ Khun-lîm; born May 1965) is a Chinese politician who is the current Party Secretary of Liaoning, in office since 30 September 2025. Previously he served as the governor of Jiangsu, and the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Suzhou, the largest city in Jiangsu.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Xu Kunlin
Name (Japanese): 許昆林
Reading: きょ・こんりん
Born: January 1, 1965 (age 61)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Snake
Origin: Yongchun County, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician

2. Background

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

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A8%B1%E6%98%86%E6%9E%97

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