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| name = Wu Bangguo
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|吴邦国}}}}
| image = File:Aankomst Wu Bangguo
| nationality = Chinese
| order = 8th [[Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress]]
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| term_end3 = 16 March 2003
| order4 = [[Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai]]
| term_start4 =
| term_end4 = 28 September 1994
| predecessor4 = [[Zhu Rongji]]
| successor4 = [[Huang Ju]]
| deputy4 = [[Huang Ju]] (Mayor)
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1941|7|22}}<ref name=xinhua>{{cite web |title=吴邦国同志生平|trans-title=Biography of Comrade Wu Bangguo|url=http://www.news.cn/politics/20241014/d21be7040b2d436bab19d05acbeea477/c.html |access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Pingba, Anshun|Pingba]],
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2024|10|8|1941|7|
| death_place = [[Beijing]], China
| occupation = [[Electronics engineer]]
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| party = [[Chinese Communist Party]]
| alma_mater = [[Tsinghua University]]
| caption = Wu in
| module = {{Chinese| child = yes
| t = 吳邦國
| s = 吴邦国
| p = Wú Bāngguó
| order = st
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'''Wu Bangguo''' (
Wu was an electrical engineer by profession, and rose to political prominence during his work in Shanghai. During the early 1980s, he was in charge of science and technology related work in Shanghai, where he worked with [[Jiang Zemin]], then mayor and later Communist Party secretary of the city, leading Wu to be affiliated with [[Shanghai clique|Jiang's political faction]]. He became Shanghai's party secretary in 1991, succeeding [[Zhu Rongji]], leading him to assume a seat in the [[Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party|CCP Politburo]] in 1992.
He became the country's third-ranking [[Vice Premier of China|Vice Premier of the State Council]] in 1995, with a portfolio including [[State-owned enterprises of China|state-owned enterprises]] and the construction of the [[Three Gorges Dam]]. He
==Early life==
Wu was born
==Political career==
Wu's work in electronics companies earned him a tenure in the city's upper echelons of power. He became part of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai party committee in 1983, effectively becoming part of Shanghai's political inner circle, and was put in charge of work related to science and technology.<ref name=":0" /> During this time, he worked with [[Jiang Zemin]], who was mayor and later the [[Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary|CCP secretary]] of the city.<ref name=":0" /> Between 1985 and 1991, Wu was elevated to [[Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary|CCP deputy secretary]] of Shanghai, and subsequently as CCP secretary of Shanghai, succeeding Jiang. During his tenure in Shanghai, he was seen as the official most responsible for developing the [[Pudong|Pudong New Area]].<ref name=":2" />
As Shanghai's political and economic stature grew due to economic reforms, Wu gained a seat on the [[Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party]], China's ruling council, in 1992. He was subsequently appointed
== Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress ==
At the [[16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party|16th Party Congress]] in November 2002, Wu entered the highest power elite in the country, ranking second in the [[Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party]], only under then [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party|general secretary]] [[Hu Jintao]]. In 2003, at [[2003 National People's Congress|the first session]] of the [[10th National People's Congress]], he was appointed as the [[chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress]]. At [[2008 National People's Congress|the first session]] of the [[11th National People's Congress]], he was re-elected as Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee on 15 March 2008
During his tenure, Wu was generally regarded as a member of the [[Shanghai clique]] and an associate of Jiang Zemin,<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=25 March 2015 |title=Retired leader Wu Bangguo makes rare public appearance |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1747108/retired-leader-wu-bangguo-makes-rare-public-appearance |access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref> generally taking a conservative approach towards reform.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He was also described as having a low-key profile during his time in office.<ref name=":1" />
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During a speech about the [[Hong Kong Basic Law]] in the territory in June 2007, Wu warned that Hong Kong will only have as much authority as granted from Beijing, and that the Special Administrative Region's government is an executive-led model and should not blindly follow Western systems.<ref name="tsd">{{cite news|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=46264&sid=13948593&con_type=1|title=Wu warning on limited power stuns Hong Kong|access-date=31 March 2012|newspaper=The Standard HK|date=7 June 2007}}</ref> He also stated that the Central Government supported Hong Kong's development of democracy, so long as it is within the boundaries of the Hong Kong Basic Law. Although the remarks were left open to interpretation, they generated significant controversy in Hong Kong, with pro-democracy politicians calling it a challenge on the autonomy of the territory.<ref name="tsd" />
In his capacity as NPCSC chair, Wu delivered an annual address each year at the National People's Congress sessions in March. These speeches have always noted that China will not adopt multiparty democracy, separation of powers, or a federal system.<ref name="bbc1">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=10 March 2011 |title=吴邦国：中国不搞多党轮流执政 |trans-title=Wu Bangguo: China does not practice the system of multiple parties holding office in rotation |url=https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/03/110310_china_npc_report |access-date=8 October 2024 |newspaper=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> In 2011, Wu
On 16 July 2012, Wu attended the launch ceremony of [[Shenzhou 9]] crewed spacecraft.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2012/06-16/3968395.shtml|title = God nine astronauts launch soon enter the spacecraft cabin | publisher = China News net | date = 2012 | language = zh}}</ref>
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Similar to other retired top-ranking officials in China, Wu stopped making public appearances except to attend important events such as the [[National Day of the People's Republic of China|National Day]] celebration. In March 2015, Wu was pictured visiting a rapeseed farm in [[Wuyuan County, Jiangxi|Wuyuan]], [[Jiangxi|Jiangxi province]].<ref name=":1" />
Wu died at 4:36 am on 8 October 2024, at the age of 83.<ref name=":2" /> A farewell ceremony was held on 14 October; [[Xi Jinping]], [[Li Qiang]], [[Zhao Leji]], [[Wang Huning]], [[Cai Qi]], [[Ding Xuexiang]], [[Li Xi (politician)|Li Xi]], [[Han Zheng]] and other leaders paid their final respects at the [[Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery]], while Hu Jintao sent a wreath. His body was cremated on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2024 |title=吴邦国同志遗体火化 习近平等到八宝山革命公墓送别 |trans-title=Comrade Wu Bangguo's body was cremated, Xi Jinping arrived to bid farewell at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery |url=https://www.gov.cn/yaowen/liebiao/202410/content_6980226.htm |access-date=15 October 2024 |website=[[State Council of the People's Republic of China]]}}</ref> National flags were flown at half-mast at Chinese government buildings, diplomatic missions, and in Hong Kong and Macau.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 October 2024 |title=Flags at half-mast to mourn Wu Bangguo's passing |url=https://gbcode.rthk.hk/TuniS/news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1774396-20241014.htm |access-date=15 October 2024 |work=[[RTHK]]}}</ref>
== References ==
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|before = [[Li Peng]]
|after = [[Zhang Dejiang]]
|title = [[Chairmen of the Standing Committee of the
|years = 2003–2013
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{{Succession box
|before = [[Zhu Rongji]]
|title = [[
|years = 1991–1994
|after = [[Huang Ju]]
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