Biography
Dr. Han Fangming, born in 1966, obtained his PhD from Peking University and conducted post-doctoral research at Harvard University. He is the founding chairman and leading sponsor of The Charhar Institute, a Chinese non-governmental think tank on international relations. He was a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) for the 10th, 11th, and 12th sessions. From March 2008, he has held the post of Vice-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPPCC National Committee. From 1999 to June 2015, he served as director, executive director, and vice chairman of the board of the TCL Group, a major world TV maker. His current titles also include: Vice Chairman of the Western Returned Scholars Association, Vice Chairman of China Overseas-Educated Scholars Development Foundation, Vice President, China Foundation for Peace and Development, senior council member of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs, and council member of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. Also appointed by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, he serves as a board member of several state-owned enterprises, such as China State Shipbuilding Corporation, Power China, and CNPC Capital.
Dr. Han is also a member of the China Committee on Religion and Peace. He has been committed to promoting peace on the Korean Peninsula and friendship between China and Korea through public diplomacy, especially Buddhist exchanges. He serves as an international advisor to a number of major sects of Korean Buddhism. In recognition of his contributions, Dongguk University awarded him an honorary doctorate in political science. He is the chief foreign affairs advisor of the Gyeonggi-do Provincial Government. As a Jung-geun Scholarship fellow awarded by Peking University, he is trying to present a landmark statue of General An Jung-geun (1879-1910) as a gift to the Korean people to celebrate the recent improvement of China-Korea relations.
Dr. Han is also a member of the China Committee on Religion and Peace. He has been committed to promoting peace on the Korean Peninsula and friendship between China and Korea through public diplomacy, especially Buddhist exchanges. He serves as an international advisor to a number of major sects of Korean Buddhism. In recognition of his contributions, Dongguk University awarded him an honorary doctorate in political science. He is the chief foreign affairs advisor of the Gyeonggi-do Provincial Government. As a Jung-geun Scholarship fellow awarded by Peking University, he is trying to present a landmark statue of General An Jung-geun (1879-1910) as a gift to the Korean people to celebrate the recent improvement of China-Korea relations.
