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Minister of Foreign Affairs (China)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and one of the country's top and most important cabinet posts. Officially, the minister is nominated by the premier of the State Council, who is then approved by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee and appointed by the president.[1]

The Minister usually is also a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a state councillor. The Minister is the second-highest ranking diplomat in China after the director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission.[2] The current minister is Wang Yi, who concurrently serves as the director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission.

History

The post was initially established after the proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 1 October 1949 as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Central People's Government, with Zhou Enlai being appointed as both the minister and the premier.[3][4]

List of officeholders

Timeline

Wang Yi (politician)Qin GangWang Yi (politician)Yang JiechiLi ZhaoxingTang JiaxuanQian QichenWu XueqianHuang HuaQiao GuanhuaJi PengfeiChen Yi (marshal)Zhou Enlai

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. ^ "China's Communist Party Names Wang Yi to Lead Foreign Policy". Bloomberg.com. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Mao Zedong Declares New Nation (1949)". Alpha History. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ^ Martin 2021, p. 57.
  5. ^ a b "周恩来生平年谱（1950年——1966年）" [A Chronicle of Zhou Enlai's Life (1950-1966)]. Zhou Enlai Memorial Website. 9 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ "陈毅（1901—1972）" [Chen Yi (1901-1972)]. Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. 28 September 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ "姬鹏飞" [Ji Pengfei]. The Portal of the Central People's Government. 23 October 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  8. ^ "乔冠华" [Qiao Guanhua]. Communist Party of China News Network. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ "黄华同志生平" [Comrade Huang Hua's life]. China Central Television. 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  10. ^ "吴学谦同志生平" [Comrade Wu Xueqian's life]. Guangming Online. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  11. ^ "钱其琛同志生平" [Comrade Qian Qichen's life]. Xinhua News Agency. 18 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  12. ^ "唐家璇" [Tang Jiaxuan]. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 13 October 2023. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  13. ^ "李肇星简历" [Li Zhaoxing's resume]. Phoenix.com. 27 April 2007. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  14. ^ "杨洁篪同志简历" [Comrade Yang Jiechi's resume]. Xinhua News Agency. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  15. ^ "王毅同志简历" [Comrade Wang Yi's resume]. Guangming Daily. 24 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  16. ^ Tian, Yew Lun; Martina, Michael (30 December 2022). "China promotes its U.S. envoy Qin Gang to foreign minister". Reuters. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  17. ^ "China replaces foreign minister Qin after brief stint and weeks of speculation". Reuters. 25 July 2023. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

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