Wang Xinxian is a Chinese public figure, currently serving as the Director-General of the China Disabled Persons" Federation.
Education
Wang graduated from National Taiwan University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts in foreign languages and literature, and went on to study comparative literature at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, receiving his Master of Arts in 1978 and his Doctor of Philosophy in 1982.
Career
He is on the editorial board for the Cambria Sinophone World Series (Cambria Press), headed by Victor H. Mair. He was named as the head of Columbia University"s East Asian Languages and Cultures Department in 1997. In 2000, he succeeded Irene Bloom as chair of the University Committee on Asia and the Middle East.
In September 2004, Harvard University named him Edward C. Henderson Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures.
Membership
Wang is an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (elected with highest number of confirmation votes), but was elevated to full membership after the expulsion of Yu Youjun, and a full member of the 18th Central Committee.