Zheng Xiyuan (; born May 1963) is a Chinese diplomat who served as the Consul General of the

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Early life and education

Zheng was born in

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

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. He studied at

Lanzhou University Lanzhou University () is a public university in Lanzhou, Gansu, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Founded in 1909, the ...

China Foreign Affairs University China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU; zh, s=外交学院, t=, p=, l=Diplomacy Academy) is a public university of foreign service in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The institute is part of the Double Fir ...

, the School of International Studies at

Peking University Peking University (PKU) is a Public university, public Types of universities and colleges in China#By designated academic emphasis, university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of the Peop ...

, and

Duke University Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...

. Zheng is married, and has a daughter.

Career

Zheng has previously served in a variety of roles within China's

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, including as Vice-consul at the Chinese Consulate General in New York from 1996 to 1998, Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Greece from 2006 to 2011, and Consul General in Mumbai from 2015 to 2018.

2022 clash

Zheng was involved in a 16 October 2022 incident at the

Consulate A consulate is the office of a consul. A type of mission, it is usually subordinate to the state's main representation in the capital of that foreign country (host state), usually an embassy (or, only between two Commonwealth countries, a ...

during a protest in support of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement. Zheng ripped down posters and pulled a protester's hair, dragging him into the consulate grounds, where he was beaten. Zheng was recalled back to China on 14 December.

References

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Early life and education

Career

2022 clash

See also

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