Wan Li (simplified Chinese: 万里; traditional Chinese: 萬里; pinyin: Wàn Lǐ) (born 1 December 1916) was during a long administrative career in the People's Republic of China Vice Premier, National People's Congress Chairman, and a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, its Secretariat and its Politburo. He was born in Shandong.
Read more about Wan Li: Pre-1949, Early Liberation Years, Post-Cultural Revolution, National Politics
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