Han Zhiqiang (born November 1963) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as

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. He was

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from 2008 to 2011.

Biography

Han was born in Yitong Manchu Autonomous County, Jilin, in November 1963. He graduated from

Jilin University Jilin University (JLU; ; often abbreviated JLU or ) is a leading national research university located in Changchun, China. It is under the direct jurisdiction of China's Ministry of Education. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Class A Doub ...

, majoring in Japanese. After university, he was dispatched to the

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, becoming deputy director of the General Office in 2005. He once served as secretary to Minister

Tang Jiaxuan Tang Jiaxuan () (born January 17, 1938) is a Chinese diplomat and politician who was foreign minister of the People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world' ...

. In November 2008, he succeeded as

, serving until June 2011. He was Chinese envoy to Japan in July 2011, and held that office until February 2016. In February 2016, he was recalled to the original department and promoted to the director position. In August 2021, he was appointed

, replacing .

References

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