Wang Zhi (Chinese:汪直 or 王直) was a Chinese pirate and trader of the 16th century, one of the chief named and known figures among the wokou ("Japanese" pirates) prevalent during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor. Wang Zhi arrived in Japan in the 1540s and made his base in the Goto Islands. Although he was the leader of a great smuggling syndicate that launched many raids against China, he himself claimed to have never participated in a raid in person. He was the captain of the Chinese junk that carried a number of Portuguese traders that shipwrecked on Tanegashima, off the coast of Japan in 1543, marking the first contact between Europe and Japan. Under the name of Wufeng (五峰), Wang Zhi acted as an interpreter when the Portuguese landed.
In 2000, a monument was erected to Wang Zhi in his hometown of Huangshan City. In 2005, two Chinese professors defaced this monument, explaining that Wang Zhi was a "race traitor".
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↑ Note: The History of Ming records his name as 汪直, whilst the Annals of Zhejiang lists his name as 王直.
The following is a list of fictional people significant to the Three Kingdoms period (220–280) in Chinese history. The list includes mainly characters in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms and those found in other cultural references to the Three Kingdoms.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chapter 1
Nanhua Old Immortal (南華老仙), an immortal who gave a set of books on Taoist magical arts to Zhang Jiao.
Cheng Yuanzhi (程遠志), a Yellow Turban rebel general killed by Guan Yu.
Deng Mao (鄧茂), a Yellow Turban rebel general killed by Zhang Fei.
Gong Jing (龔景), the Administrator of Qing Province. He requested aid from Liu Yan when his province came under attack by the Yellow Turban rebels.
Cheng Kuang (程曠), a eunuch and a member of the Ten Attendants.
Chapter 2
Yan Zheng (嚴政), Zhang Bao's subordinate. He came under attack by Zhu Jun and Liu Bei. Knowing that defeat was inevitable, he killed Zhang Bao and surrendered.
NEW DELHI... In the second round, she faced China’sWang Zhi Yi, the world No ... Following her loss to Wang on Thursday, Blichfeldt interacted with the BWF media team and said, “That night (Tuesday) was terrible ... It’s not so nice for me ... .
New Delhi... Mia Blichfeldt took to Instagram to raise the issues at the ongoing Indian Open. (BAI). “Finallyhome after a long and stressful week in India ... She lost to China’sWang Zhi Yi in the second round on Thursday. “That night was terrible ... ....
Denmark’s World No ... @bwf.official.”.View this post on Instagram ... Despite her illness, she defeated compatriot Julie Jakobsen 21-9, 21-14, but fell to China’sWang Zhi Yi in the second round, managing to take a game before succumbing 13-21, 21-16, 8-21.
9, 2025 ... (Xinhua/Han Xu) ... 9, 2025 ... 9, 2025 ... Chinese doctor Wang Zhi, a member of the 20th Chinese medical team to Chad, helps local medical staff with histopathological section diagnosis at the China-Chad FriendshipHospital in N'Djamena, Chad, Jan ... .
Taiwanese who apply for a resident permit in China have to provide their fingerprint and facial recognition data, which is sensitive biological information, DPP Legislator Wang Yi-chuan (王義川) said.
In March, Wang Feng and his team at East China... "AI forecasts are 10 to 20 percent more accurate than those made by humans," said Wang Yunfeng, the CTO of Zhi-tech Group, an e-commerce portal in China.
In March, Wang Feng and his team at East China... "AI forecasts are 10 to 20 percent more accurate than those made by humans," said Wang Yunfeng, the CTO of Zhi-tech Group, an e-commerce portal in China.
BEIJING, Dec ... They adopted a decision on removing Wang Guanghua from the post of minister of natural resources and appointing Guan Zhi'ou to the position. PresidentXi Jinping signed four presidential orders to promulgate the laws and the decisions ... .
BEIJING, Dec ... They adopted a decision on removing Wang Guanghua from the post of minister of natural resources and appointing Guan Zhi'ou to the position. PresidentXi Jinping signed four presidential orders to promulgate the laws and the decisions.
According to NPR, Wang’s intricate plot involved preying on Gao Zhi, 44, who fled to Holland several years ago after being critical of China’s Communist regime and was desperate to be reunited with his wife and two kids ... Wang Jingyu.
The party issued the remarks following former legislative speaker Wang Jin-pyng’s (王金平) proposal of a new cross-strait formula based on “separate governance without division” between Taiwan and China.
Wang Zhi'ou, visual effects director for the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, also shared his experience in the creative design of the event ... forward, Wang commented.
