According to information disclosed on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, Hua Chunying, who previously served as deputy director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been appointed as director of the Information Department.
At the same time, according to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lu Kang, who previously served as Director of the Information Department and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been transferred to the position of Director of the North American and Oceanian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It is worth noting that Hua Chunying has not appeared in public since February this year. Until July 12, the front page of "Study Times" published Hua Chunying's signed article "Occupying the Moral High Ground to Enhance International Discourse", It turned out that she temporarily left the Blue Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to participate in the four-and-a-half-month full-time closed study of the Youth Class 1 of the Central Party School (National Academy of Administration).
Hua Chunying is appointed as the Director-General of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The 49-year-old Hua Chunying has been working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1993. She has served in the Western European Department, the Embassy in Singapore, the Mission to the European Union, the European Department, and the Information Department, in 2012 In 2009, Hua Chunying served as deputy director of the Information Department.
On November 16, 2012, at the end of the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hua Chunying appeared as the new spokesperson under the introduction of Qin Gang, then director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She is the 27th spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the fifth female spokesperson.
As the new female spokesperson, Hua Chunying said frankly on the same day that she "felt deeply responsible for the heavy responsibility." She said that the current relationship between China and the world is in a period of profound adjustment. China needs to know more about the world, and the world also needs to know more about China.
In the past seven years since she became the spokesperson, Hua Chunying has been frequently praised by public opinion for her wise, friendly, strong and soft personal temperament and answering style.
A top student became a diplomat
Hua Chunying, 49, was born in 1970 in Huaiyin District, Huai'an City (formerly Huaiyin County).
Gao Congping, who served as Hua Chunying’s second- and third-year high school teacher, once told the media that Hua Chunying was born in a cadre family. Her father was the former secretary of the Huaiyin County Commission for Discipline Inspection, and her mother was the former vice chairman of the CPPCC in Qinghe District, Huai’an City. Her mother's surname is Qian, while her sister's father's surname is Qian. Although she was born into a cadre family, Hua Chunying has always been simple and low-key, making her a special student in the class.
Hua Chunying was an out-and-out academic when she was a student.
According to the teacher's recollection, Hua Chunying's grades were always ranked among the top five in the class during her three years of high school, and her English scores were even more outstanding.
Hua Chunying’s English teacher Wu Yanping recalled: “At that time, her scores in all subjects were relatively good, but later she hesitated between studying liberal arts or English. Later, with my encouragement, I felt that with her conditions, she should apply for the English exam There will be achievements in the future.”
Hua Chunying (second from right) in college. Picture provided by Zhou Dandan of Nanjing University
With the encouragement of her teachers, 198html In 1978, Hua Chunying was admitted to the English Department of Nanjing University with the first place in the county. When
first entered the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature at NTU, because she was from northern Jiangsu, although she had excellent English scores in high school, her spoken English was still poor. However, by her sophomore year, she could speak fluent English and was admitted directly after graduating from university. Admission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In the eyes of her classmates, Hua Chunying was still a top student in college. Zhou Dandan, a former roommate, recalled that they lived in Room 8 of Nanyuan of NTU at that time. There are a total of 8 girls in the dormitory, and Hua Chunying is the "second oldest". "Everyone calls her Spring Flower because her name when reversed is 'Ying Chunhua', and her birthday happens to be in April."
Zhou Dandan recalled that at that time, the classmates all felt that Hua Chunying's ambition was Very Yuanda, in the dormitory, she is the only one who has not been in love in 4 years. She spends all her time studying, studying very seriously and remembering notes very carefully.
Hua Chunying misheard the panda "Xiangxiang" as "Shanshan" and laughed when she discovered it. Video compilation: Global Times
Hua Chunying on the diplomatic stage: friendly, wise, firm and soft
Before becoming the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in November 2012, Hua Chunying had been engaged in diplomacy for 20 years. After assuming the role of spokesperson, diplomat Hua Chunying walked from behind the scenes to the stage.
Under the media spotlight, her kindness and wisdom are the first impression many netizens have of Hua Chunying. In December last year, when answering a question from a Japanese reporter, Hua Chunying mistakenly heard the panda "Xiang Xiang" as "Sugiyama", Japan's deputy minister of foreign affairs. After answering, the Chinese reporter clarified the misunderstanding. Hua Chunying laughed after hearing this, and relaxed laughter could also be heard at the scene. This video of Hua Chunying laughing became popular on the Internet even in Japan, attracting many fans.
Hua Chunying "advertises" Huawei mobile phones. Video source: CCTV News
During the Q&A, the humorous Hua Chunying has repeatedly advertised Made in China.
At the press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 25, 2018, a reporter asked about the New York Times report that Chinese and Russian intelligence agencies have been monitoring Trump’s iPhone.
Hua Chunying joked in her response: "It feels like some people in the United States are really sparing no effort to compete for the Oscar Best Screenplay Award." She also mentioned that if you are worried about your Apple phone being eavesdropped, you can use a Huawei phone instead. Many netizens left messages on Weibo: "There is nothing wrong with this ad, I give it 100 points."
At the beginning of this year, the domestic movie "The Wandering Earth" was released to great acclaim and box office success. At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 13, Hua Chunying made a public call for "The Wandering Earth" and promoted "The Wandering Earth" to foreign media Hardcore: "I know that the most popular movie now is "The Wandering Earth" , I don’t know if you have seen it, I suggest you take a look. "
Hua Chunying in life: a sports expert
Whether she is a student or entering the workplace, Hua Chunying in life is still a sports expert. .
According to high school teacher Gao Congping, Hua Chunying, who has always liked playing football, once organized a football match between boys and girls.
On the eve of the college entrance examination that year, when most students were making their final sprint, Hua Chunying approached her class teacher and said she wanted to hold a football match to lighten the atmosphere. After being opposed by the teacher, she secretly organized the match.
When she got to work, Hua Chunying was once captured by the media as an "athlete". In April 2018, China Sports News reported Hua Chunying’s tennis story.
Picture source: China Sports News
According to reports, in 2013, Hua Chunying, who had never received any systematic tennis training, went to the Olympic Sports Center for the first time with tennis enthusiasts from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to participate in the volunteer backbone training of the Central State Tennis Association. . Every subsequent weekend, as long as she didn't travel or work overtime, she would attend training and learn the most basic tennis moves, which also laid a solid foundation for her.
In 2015, Hua Chunying was recruited into the core volunteer team of the National Tennis Association and began to participate in tennis competitions. Her level continued to improve, and her love and pursuit of tennis also increased.
Even after a week of overloaded work and piled up fatigue, Hua Chunying would still "struggle" to get up and rush to the training ground on weekend mornings.
Hua Chunying said that sometimes you may feel dizzy and your steps are heavy, but when you get to the court, you can let go of everything. The process of concentrating on playing is also a process of releasing stress, and you will feel refreshed. Every time I come to play, I gain something and my level continues to improve. My goal in playing is to keep improving and constantly surpassing myself.
After leaving office, the "Four Golden Flowers" all became ambassadors abroad.
In fact, in addition to the "Spring Festival Flowers", the Ministry of Foreign Affairs once had "Four Golden Flowers".
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs first established a press spokesperson in 1973, and was one of the first Chinese government ministries and commissions to establish a fixed news release mechanism. Hua Chunying is the 27th spokesperson and the 5th female spokesperson since the establishment of the spokesperson system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Before Hua Chunying, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had four female spokespersons, namely Li Jinhua, Fan Huijuan, Zhang Qiyue and Jiang Yu. These four people were once called the "Four Golden Flowers" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Li Jinhua, the first female spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
According to information from Xinhuanet, Li Jinhua was born in Jinan City, Shandong Province in September 1932 and grew up in Tianjin. He lost his father when he was young and was raised by his widowed mother, brother and sister-in-law. In 1949, he was admitted to the History Department of Nankai University. Graduated in 1953.
At the age of 22, he was assigned to work in the Library and Reference Room of the Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the predecessor of the Information Department. From that time until the mid-1990s, during his more than 40-year diplomatic career, Li Jinhua spent almost half of his time in the Information Department, serving successively as Section Member, Deputy Director, Counselor, and Deputy Director.
From 1977 to 199 , Li Jinhua frequently appeared at dozens of routine press conferences of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, clarifying the Chinese government's foreign policy and principled positions on major international issues amid heated rhetoric. Li Jinhua was later appointed as the Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand, becoming the second female ambassador of New China to an Oceanian country. 1935 was born in Shanghai, and her ancestral home is Sanbei, Zhenhai, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. She studied at Shanghai Jinde Girls' High School and Xiaoming Girls' High School. Joined the New Democratic Youth League of China in 1950. In 1955, he was admitted to the English class of the Department of Foreign Affairs of China Foreign Affairs University. After graduation in 1960, he was assigned to the Department of West Asian and African Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he successively served as section officer of the Third Division (West Africa) and secretary of the department. In 1964html, he served as a staff member of the Chinese Embassy in Syria. In 1969, he went to Hubei and Jiangxi cadre schools to participate in labor. In 1972, he served as staff member, second secretary and deputy director of the Department of West Asia and North Africa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 198html entered the Central Party School in 1972. 198html In 1973, he served as the first secretary of the Third Division of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 198html In 1976, he served as counselor of the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations Office in Geneva. 199html In 1970, he served as deputy director-level counselor and director of the third division of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 199html served as the spokesperson and deputy director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1971 (at the age of 56). She was the second female spokesperson since the Ministry of Foreign Affairs established the spokesperson system in the early 1980s. 199html In December 1973, Fan Huijuan was appointed as China's fifth ambassador to Ireland. She resigned in November 1977. Zhang Qiyue was born in a family of diplomats. Her father, Zhang Shu, once served as China's ambassador to Belgium and Japan, and also served as political counselor of the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations. Her mother, Xue Runwu, also served In the Cadre Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 198html In 1972, after Zhang Qiyue graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University (now Beijing Foreign Studies University), she was admitted to the United Nations Interpreter Training Course, and then served as a simultaneous interpreter at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and the Secretariat of the Office in Geneva. 199html In 1975, Zhang Qiyue was sent to work at the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations. 199html In 1978, Zhang Qiyue returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from New York and served as deputy director of the Information Department. 199html On January 26, 1979, she hosted a regular press conference as the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the first time, becoming the third female spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China. In February 2005, Zhang Qiyue succeeded Guan Chengyuan as China's ambassador to Belgium. In August 2008, she succeeded Lan Lijun as China's ambassador to Indonesia. In August 2018, Zhang Qiyue served as China’s ambassador to Greece. 1964html was born in Beijing in 1977. He graduated from the English Department of China Foreign Affairs University at the age of 22. He once worked in the Permanent Mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China to the United Nations. Since 2003, he has been the spokesperson of the Office of the Commissioner in Hong Kong. At the end of 2005 Transferred back to the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing as Political Counselor. On June 13, 2006, 42-year-old Jiang Yu made her debut as the new female spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2012, Jiang Yu served as the deputy commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. In 2015, she was appointed ambassador to Albania, starting her first ambassadorial experience. In March this year, she was appointed as the new ambassador to Romania. The reason why the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is so "flowery" also has its own special considerations. "Oriental Outlook Weekly" once quoted a Chinese reporter who analyzed that women may have better effects on behalf of China because women can give a country a better appearance and image. "Women speak softly, look very decent, and speak well. These All of them can give China extra points in the international arena. "Some experts pointed out that the selection of female spokespersons is China's implementation of the policy of "strength and softness" and increasing its ability to communicate with the outside world. Comprehensive China News Network, Jiefang Daily, Shangguan News, Yangtze Evening News, China Sports News, etc.
