Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 6/3/2008
Career Data Updated: 6/3/2008
Chen Yunlin 陈云林
Chief, Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits
Born: 1941
Birthplace: Liaoning Province, Heishan
Biography Highlight
Chen Yunlin, male, Han nationality, is a native of Heishan, Liaoning Province. He was born in 1941, joined the CPC in 1966, and graduated from Beijing Agricultural University.Recent Career Data
| 2008— | Chief, Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits | |
| 2002—2007 | Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1997—2002 | Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1996—2008 | Director, Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council | |
| 1994—1996 | Deputy Director, Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council | |
| 1992—1997 | Alternate Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1988—1994 | Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Heilongjiang Province | |
| 1988—1994 | Vice-Governor, People's Government Heilongjiang Province | |
| 1987—1988 | Director, Commission for Restructuring the Economy Heilongjiang Province | |
| 1987—1992 | Delegate, 13th CPC, National Congress |
Recent Travel & Appearances
| 06/12/08 | Chen Yunlin held talks with Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF). |
| 06/03/08 | Chen Yunlin was elected as chief of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits(ARATS). |
| 03/30/05 | Chen Yunlin held talks with Chiang Pin-kung, vice chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT). |
| 02/17/05 | Chen Yunlin met with the EU's Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana. |
| 01/10/05 | Chen Yunlin met with Four Kuomingtang members delegation headed by Tseng Yung-chuan from Taiwan for discussion of chartered flights. |
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