Hua Chunying
Hua Chunying (Chinese: 华春莹; born 24 April 1970) is a Chinese diplomat who has been serving as Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China since 2021 and spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2012.
Hua Chunying | |||||||
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华春莹 | |||||||
Hua in January 2019 | |||||||
| Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||||
| Assumed office 25 October 2021 | |||||||
| Minister | Wang Yi Qin Gang | ||||||
| Preceded by | Deng Li | ||||||
| Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||||||
| Assumed office 18 July 2019 | |||||||
| Deputy | Wang Wenbin | ||||||
| Preceded by | Lu Kang | ||||||
| Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||||||
| In office August 2012 – July 2019 | |||||||
| Director | Qin Gang Liu Jianchao Lu Kang | ||||||
| Preceded by | Hong Lei | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Yu Dunhai | ||||||
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| Born | April 24, 1970 Huaiyin, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1993–present) | ||||||
| Parent(s) | Qian Yong (father) Hua Jie (mother) | ||||||
| Relatives | Qian Chunmin (sister) | ||||||
| Alma mater | Nanjing University (BA) | ||||||
| Occupation | Diplomat | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 华春莹 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 華春瑩 | ||||||
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After graduating from Nanjing University with a major in English language and literature in 1992, Hua joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a section member. She served as staff member, attaché, and third secretary in the Ministry's Department of Western Europe and the China Embassy in Singapore from 1992 to 2003. She served as second secretary, first secretary, and then counselor in the Mission of China to the European Union from 2003 to 2010. Hua then served as counselor at the Department of European Affairs from 2010 to 2012, deputy director of information from 2012 to 2019, and director of information from 2019 to 2021. She was appointed as the assistant minister of foreign affairs in 2021.