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 (ARATS)
Born: 1941
Birthplace: Liaoning Province, Heishan County
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 (ARATS) | |
| 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—1992 | Delegate, 13th CPC, National Congress | |
| 1987—1988 | Director, Commission for Restructuring the Economy Heilongjiang Province |
Recent Travel & Appearances
| 05/07/13 | Chen Yunlin meets SEF Chairman Lin Join-sane in #Taipei #China |
| 08/09/12 | Chinese mainland, Taiwan sign investment protection, customs cooperation pacts |
| 08/09/12 | President of mainland-based ARATS meets head of Taiwan's mainland affairs department |
| 08/08/12 | ARATS president visits Taipei Zoo |
| 10/20/11 | Mainland, Taiwan negotiators reach consensus on boosting industrial cooperation |
