Xu Feihong has been appointed ambassador to India
According to the microblog of the CGTN reporter group, Xu Feihong, the new Chinese ambassador to India, arrived in New Delhi on the morning of May 10 local time.
The picture shows Xu Feihong, a former member of the Party Committee and assistant minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Public data shows that Xu Feihong, male, Han nationality, was born in May 1964, graduated from university, and is a member of the Communist Party of China. Before taking office, he was a member of the Party Committee and assistant minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Xu Feihong once served as Counsellor of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Director General of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Deputy Director General of the Cadre Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Romania, Director of the Service Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its agencies abroad. He served as Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2021 and stepped down in December 2023.
Sun Weidong, the former Chinese ambassador to India, has previously served as a member of the Party Committee and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
At present, China's ambassadors in the United States, Russia, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, North Korea, India, Brazil and other countries are all deputy ministerial level.
Zhao Zhiyuan assumes the post of Assistant Foreign Minister
According to the website of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on May 9, the State Council appointed and dismissed state functionaries. Zhao Zhiyuan was appointed Assistant Foreign Minister.
The screenshot of Zhao Zhiyuan's resume interface
According to the open resume, Zhao Zhiyuan was born in Penglai, Shandong Province in April 1968. He joined the Party in November 1992 and started working in July 1990. He has an on-the-job postgraduate degree and a doctor's degree in management.
Zhao Zhiyuan has worked in Shandong for a long time. He has served as a member of the Party Leadership Group and assistant mayor of Weifang Municipal Government, secretary of the Party Working Committee and director of the management committee of Weifang High tech Development Zone, member of the standing committee of Weifang Municipal Party Committee, deputy secretary general of Shandong Provincial Government, director and party secretary of Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development, etc. In October 2018, Zhao Zhiyuan took the post of Deputy Secretary of the CPC Dongying Municipal Committee and Acting Mayor, and in January of the next year, he "went to act as Deputy Mayor".
In October 2020, Zhao Zhiyuan transferred to the diplomatic system as the Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia. According to the official website of the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia, on the evening of May 5, Ambassador Zhao Zhiyuan left his post and returned to China. So far, his new post has been clear.
It is worth mentioning that in national ministries and commissions, although the administrative level of assistant ministers is not provincial or ministerial level, they are generally included in the leadership. Therefore, assistant ministers are often regarded as "quasi deputy ministries".
Zhang Jun Becomes Secretary General of the Boao Forum for Asia
According to the news on the WeChat official account of the Boao Forum for Asia on April 30, the Board of Directors of the Boao Forum for Asia recently passed a resolution appointing Mr. Zhang Jun as the Secretary General of the Boao Forum for Asia.
According to the open resume, Zhang Jun, born in August 1960 in Jilin Province, has a bachelor's degree in law from Jilin University and a master's degree in international law from Hull University.
The picture shows Zhang Jun, who left his post as China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in March this year
In 1984, Zhang Jun served as a member of the International Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1988, he served as an attendant of the General Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1990, he served as the Third Secretary and Second Secretary of the Permanent Mission to the United Nations. In 1994, he served as the Second Secretary, Deputy Director and Director of the International Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1996, he studied at Hull University in England. In 1999, he served as Director and Counsellor of the International Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2000, he served as the deputy director of the management committee of Ningbo Economic and Technological Development Zone in Zhejiang Province.
In 2002, Zhang Jun was appointed Deputy Director General of the International Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2004, he was transferred to the General Office of the State Council as Secretary of State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan. In 2007, he served as ambassador to the Netherlands and representative of the Permanent Mission to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
In 2012, Zhang Jun was appointed Director General of the Department of International Economics of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2018, he served as assistant minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2019, Zhang Jun served as China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and was promoted to deputy ministerial level. In March 2024, Zhang Jun was elected to the 14th CPPCC National Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee.
On March 28, 2024, Zhang Jun left his post as China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and said goodbye to UN Secretary General Guterres and others.
Source: Luwang
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Xu Feihong's appointment as China's ambassador to India at a critical moment has attracted much attention
It was learned on May 10 that Xu Feihong, the new Chinese ambassador to India, arrived in New Delhi on the morning of May 10 local time.
Before leaving, Xu Feihong said in an interview with the media that he would follow the important consensus between the leaders of the two countries, contact friends from all walks of life in India, sincerely enhance understanding and trust between the two sides, work hard to resume exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and create favorable conditions for the healthy and stable development of China India relations.
According to public data, Xu Feihong was formerly an assistant minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Xu Feihong, male, born in Dongyang, Zhejiang Province in May 1964, is a bachelor of law. He once served as Counsellor of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Director General of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Deputy Director General of the Cadre Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Romania, Director of the Service Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its agencies abroad. He served as Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2021 and stepped down in December 2023.
The post of Chinese Ambassador to India has been vacant for a long time.
According to public reports, Sun Weidong, the former Chinese ambassador to India, was appointed as Vice Foreign Minister in November 2022.
The picture shows Xu Feihong's interview (video screenshot)
The recruitment at the critical moment attracts much attention
Xu Feihong is a senior diplomat with permanent experience in many countries. According to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he used to be the Deputy Director General of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Deputy Director General of the Cadre Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Romania, and the Director of the Service Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its agencies abroad. From 2021 to 2023, he served as Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs.
It is worth noting that the post of Chinese Ambassador to India has been vacant for 18 months since the former Ambassador Sun Weidong left office, which is the longest vacancy since China and India resumed the exchange of ambassadors in 1976. On October 25, 2022, the WeChat official account of the Chinese Embassy in India released Ambassador Sun Weidong's outgoing speech. On November 23 of the same year, the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Sun Weidong, in his capacity as Vice Foreign Minister, met with Mongolian Ambassador to China Badler.
After the Galawan Valley conflict in 2020, China India relations became increasingly tense, which seriously affected the normal development of bilateral relations. Since then, although differences between China and India still exist, both sides have advocated resolving disputes through political means to avoid escalation of military confrontation. So far, China and India have held 21 rounds of talks at the military commander level and 29 meetings of the working mechanism for consultation and coordination on border affairs.
According to the "release of the Ministry of National Defense", on February 19, 2024, the Chinese and Indian armies held the 21st round of military commander level talks on the Chinese side of the Mordor/Chushule meeting point. Both sides agreed to reach a solution acceptable to both sides as soon as possible to turn the border situation upside down. During this period, the two sides agreed to maintain peace and tranquility in the China India border area.
On February 29, Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, introduced that the current situation on the border between China and India is generally stable, and the two sides maintain effective communication through diplomatic and military channels. On February 19, the Chinese and Indian armies held the 21st round of military commander level talks. The two sides had positive, in-depth and constructive communication on resolving the local border issues of mutual concern, and agreed to reach a solution acceptable to both sides as soon as possible.
On March 27, 2024, China and India held the 29th meeting of the working mechanism for consultation and coordination on border affairs. The two sides spoke positively of the progress made in the management and control of the border situation between China and India, reached a plan acceptable to both sides at an early date, and promoted the border situation to move into the stage of normalized management and control.
Recently, Indian Prime Minister Modi also said in an interview with Newsweek that India's relations with China are very important. He said that we need to solve the long-standing problems on the border between China and India as soon as possible in order to eliminate the anomalies in bilateral interaction. The stable and peaceful relationship between India and China is important not only for China and India, but also for the whole region. He hoped and believed that peace and tranquility would be restored and maintained through active and constructive bilateral contacts at the diplomatic and military levels.
In response, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said on April 11 that China had taken note of Prime Minister Modi's statement. A healthy and stable China India relationship serves the common interests of both sides and is also conducive to peace and development in the region and the world at large. The boundary issue is not the whole of China India relations, which should be properly controlled at an appropriate place in China India relations.
In the context of the general election being held in India, Xu Feihong's assumption of office at this time is particularly concerned. In an interview with CGTN before his departure, Xu Feihong talked about the primary task after assuming office, and said that he would follow the important consensus between the leaders of the two countries, contact friends from all walks of life in India, sincerely enhance mutual understanding and trust, and strive to resume exchanges and cooperation in various fields, so as to create favorable conditions for the healthy and stable development of China India relations.
The picture shows Xu Feihong, who has permanent experience in many countries
At present, Chinese media are in India
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In May 2023, the Wall Street Journal reported that New Delhi refused to renew visas for the last two Chinese state media reporters in the country this month. The Global Times has also repeatedly reported on India's disguised expulsion of Chinese journalists.
On May 31, 2023, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said in response to reporters' questions that for a long time, Chinese media journalists have suffered unfair and discriminatory treatment in India. In 2017, the Indian side unreasonably shortened the validity of the visa for Chinese journalists in India to three months or even one month. Since 2020, India has refused to approve the application of Chinese journalists for permanent residence in India, resulting in a sharp reduction in the number of Chinese journalists in India from 14 in normal times to only one. Maoning stressed that China is willing to maintain communication with India based on the principle of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, and hopes that India and China will face each other and create favorable conditions for the resumption of normal media exchanges between the two countries.
On June 12, 2023, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said again at a regular press conference that "India has not yet agreed to extend the visa for the last Chinese journalist in India".
At that time, the Singapore Lianhe Morning Post quoted sources as saying that there were no Chinese media reporters in India.
In this regard, the Global Times once pointed out in an article that the purpose of the exchange of journalists between the two countries is to have a more objective and detailed understanding of the local situation, so that domestic policy makers can have a basis for making policies. India's expulsion of Chinese journalists is tantamount to "self destruction of ears and eyes". They not only cut off their own information gathering channels, but also exposed the two sides to the risk of miscalculation when dealing with bilateral relations. Experts pointed out that India's expulsion of Chinese journalists would not give it any advantage in dealing with issues with China, but would bring more negative effects to China India relations due to communication obstacles.
