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Chen Yixin

PEP · Politician

Chen Yixin is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Chen Yixin · Čchen I-sin · Чэнь Исинь · چین یی شن · 陈一新 · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1959-09-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Taishun County				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	China				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Last name	Chen				[sources]
Political association	Chinese Communist Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q18977835				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of State Security · Minister of State Security of the People's Republic of China (2022-)				[sources]
Education	Central Party School · Lishui University				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-29	Last processed	2026-04-29	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Chinese politician (1959-)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons282,564

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories347,683

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders10,964

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Wikidata336,000

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-china-chen-yixin-minister-of-state-security

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