12 Notable alumni of
Minzu University of China
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The Minzu University of China is 1935th in the world, 454th in Asia, and 46th 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
- dancerfilm actormodeltelevision actorsinger
- Biography
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Han Geng is a Chinese singer and actor. He became a trainee under S.M. Entertainment in 2001, debuted in 2005 as a member of the K-pop boy band Super Junior, and became the leader of its subunit Super Junior-M in 2008. In 2009, he filed a lawsuit to terminate his contract with S.M. Entertainment and returned to China; the dispute was settled in 2011. After his popularity in China peaked in the early 2010s, Han transitioned toward an acting career from 2015 onward, appearing in films such as So Young (2013), Ex-Files (2014), and Ex-Files 3 (2017).
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Wu'erkaixi
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- opinion journalistpoliticiandissidentpundithuman rights defender
- Biography
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Uerkesh Davlet, commonly known by his pinyin name Wu'er Kaixi, is a Chinese political commentator known for his leading role during the Tiananmen protests of 1989. He achieved prominence while studying at Beijing Normal University as a leader of the Beijing Students' Autonomous Federation and as a hunger striker who rebuked Chinese Premier Li Peng on national television.
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Kao Chin Su-mei
- Enrolled in the Minzu University of China
- 2005-2011 graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- singerpoliticiantelevision actoractorfilm actor
- 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
- Occupations
- opera singerpolitician
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Song Zuying is a Chinese classical/folk singer. In 2006, she received a Grammy nomination for Best Classical Crossover Album for Song Zu Ying: The Diva Goes To The Movies at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.
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Ilham Tohti
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- university teacherhuman rights defendereconomist
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Ilham Tohti is a Uyghur economist currently serving a life sentence in China, on separatism-related charges. He is a vocal advocate for the implementation of regional autonomy laws in China. In 2006 he founded Uyghur Online, a website 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 for 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. Ilham has received 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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Fei Xiaotong
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- university teacherpoliticianwriteranthropologistsociologist
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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 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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Yang Liping
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- choreographerdancer
- 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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Ma Biao
- Occupations
- politician
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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
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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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- writerpoetfilm directoractivist
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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 Night, published in 2023.
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Shi Jinbo
- Occupations
- translatorlinguist
- Biography
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Shi Jinbo is a Chinese linguist and Tangutologist.
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Choijinzhab
- Years
- 1931-2022 (aged 91)
- Occupations
- linguist
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Choijinzhab was a Chinese Mongol linguist.
