12 Notable alumni of
Minzu University of China
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The Minzu University of China is 1925th in the world, 454th in Asia, and 44th in China by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from the Minzu University of China sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Han Geng
- Occupations
- television actorfilm actoractorsinger
- Biography
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Han Geng is a Chinese Mandopop singer and actor. He started his career in 2001, when he was chosen by S.M. Entertainment to become a member of South Korean boy band Super Junior, which debuted in 2005. He later became the leader of its sub-group Super Junior-M in 2008. On December 21, 2009, Han filed a lawsuit against SME to terminate his contract. He has since returned to China to pursue a solo career. On September 27, 2011, Han's departure from SM Entertainment was made official as both parties came to a mutual agreement.
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Wu'erkaixi
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- dissidentpoliticianopinion journalisthuman rights activistpundit
- Biography
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Örkesh Dölet is a political commentator known for his leading role during the Tiananmen protests of 1989.
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Kao Chin Su-mei
- Enrolled in the Minzu University of China
- 2005-2011 graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- television actorpoliticiansingerfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Kao Chin Su-mei, also known as Chin Su-mei, May Chin and Ciwas Ali, is a Taiwanese politician and retired actress and singer. She is of Manchu and Atayal descent, Ciwas Ali being her Atayal name.
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Song Zuying
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- politicianopera singer
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Song Zuying is a Chinese classical/folk singer.
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Ilham Tohti
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- human rights activistuniversity teachereconomist
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Ilham Tohti is a Uyghur economist serving a life sentence in China, on separatism-related charges. He is a vocal advocate for the implementation of regional autonomy laws in China, was the host of Uyghur Online, a website founded in 2006 that discusses Uyghur issues, and is known for his research on Uyghur-Han relations. Ilham was summoned from his Beijing home and detained shortly after the July 2009 Ürümqi riots by the authorities because of his criticism of the Chinese government's policies toward Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Ilham was released on August 23 after international pressure and condemnation. He was arrested again in January 2014 and imprisoned after a two-day trial. For his work in the face of adversity he was awarded the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award (2014), the Martin Ennals Award (2016), the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize (2019), and the Sakharov Prize (2019). Ilham is viewed as a moderate and believes that Xinjiang should be granted autonomy according to democratic principles.
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Yang Liping
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- dancerchoreographer
- Biography
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Yang Liping is a Chinese dancer and choreographer of Bai ethnicity. She rose to fame for choreographing and performing "The spirit of Peacock" in 1986. She was the first dancer from Mainland China that went to Taiwan to perform in 1992. She is known across China for her creativity and her performance of the Dai peacock dance. Yang has been dubbed as the "Peacock Princess of China". She has performed over 1000 shows and toured to over 30 countries and regions, including The Philippines, Singapore, Russia, US, Canada, Taiwan, Japan and Australia.
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Fei Xiaotong
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- writerpoliticianuniversity teachersociologistanthropologist
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Fei Xiaotong or Fei Hsiao-tung was a Chinese anthropologist and sociologist. He was a pioneering researcher and professor of sociology and anthropology; he was also noted for his studies in the study of China's ethnic groups as well as a social activist. Starting in the late 1930s, he and his colleagues established Chinese sociology and his works were instrumental in laying a foundation for the development of sociological and anthropological studies in China, as well as in introducing social and cultural phenomena of China to the international community. His last post before his death in 2005 was as Professor of Sociology at Peking University.
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Ma Biao
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- politician
- Biography
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Ma Biao is a retired Chinese politician of ethnic Zhuang heritage. Born in Guangxi, Ma joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1985. He was elected chairman of the Guangxi government on January 26, 2008, and served this post until March 2013. He was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the CCP. He additionally served as a vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference between 2011 and 2023.
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Meng Man
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- historian
- Biography
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Meng Man is a Chinese scholar and a professor at the College of History and Culture, Minzu University of China. She is best known for conducting lecture series about Chinese literature on the CCTV-10 television programme Lecture Room.
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Tahir Hamut
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- film directorpoetwriteractivist
- Biography
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Tahir Hamut Izgil is a modernist Uyghur poet, filmmaker, and activist. A leader in avant-garde Uyghur poetry in the 1990s, he is known for poems and films strongly influenced by Uyghur life. Originally from Xinjiang, he is currently living in exile in the United States. His experiences as an intellectual during the rounding up of Uyghurs and his emigration to the west is described in his memoir Waiting to Be Arrested at Midnight, published in 2023.
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Shi Jinbo
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- linguisttranslator
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Shi Jinbo is a Chinese linguist and Tangutologist.
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Choijinzhab
- Years
- 1931-2022 (aged 91)
- Occupations
- linguist
- Biography
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Choijinzhab was a Chinese linguist of Mongolian ethnicity.
