CHEN XITONG
Mayor of Peking.
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Secretary of the Peking Municipal Party
Member of the CCP Central Committee.
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1. Chen was born in Sichuan Province in 1930, but he has
spent most of his working life in the administration of
Peking. He is a graduate of Peking University.
earliest official positions were in the police.
served in many different posts in Peking and the
surrounding area. This included a spell as Party
Secretary of the Ming Tombs Commune. He was appointed
Mayor in 1983. He is a friendly man with a gravelly
voice. An engaging dinner companion he is prepared to
talk about literature and the arts as well as his work as
Mayor of the capital.
2. Chen led a friendship delegation to North Korea in
1983.
APPROXIMATE PRONUNCIATION
Chen: pronounce Chen to rhyme with gun
Xi: pronounce she to rhyme with tea
tong: pronounce tong to rhyme with long
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