China News Service, Beijing, February 24th (Huang Yuqin) Zhao Lijian, the new spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, officially performed his new post on the 24th. He chaired the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the first time and was the 31st spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
New Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs established a press spokesman system in 1983 and was one of the first Chinese government ministries to establish a fixed news release mechanism. The current speakers are Hua Chunying, director of the Information Department, and Geng Shuang and Zhao Lijian, deputy directors.
New Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian.
Zhao Lijian, the current deputy director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is the 31st spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is a senior diplomat with rich experience and innovation. He has rich experience in diplomatic work. He was mainly engaged in China and neighboring countries' national affairs. He is also good at introducing China's situation and policies to the outside world through the media. It is believed that Zhao Lijian's rich diplomatic experience will play a good role in promoting his role as spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
New Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian.
Biography of Zhao Lijian
Zhao Lijian, male, born in November 1972, native of Hebei Province, graduated with a master's degree.
1996-1999 Member and Attachment of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
1999-2003 Attaché, Third Secretary, Chinese Embassy in Pakistan;
2003-2009 Third Secretary, Second Secretary, Deputy Director and First Secretary of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (During 2005.2-2005.12, Master of Public Policy, Graduate School of Public Policy and Management, Korea Development Institute;
2009-2013 First Secretary of the Chinese Embassy in the United States;
2013-2015 First Secretary and Director, Asia Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
2015-2019 Counsellor, Minister Counsellor, Chinese Embassy in Pakistan
2019- Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Brief introduction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman mechanism
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially established a spokesman system in 1983, and was the first government department in China to establish a spokesman system. This mechanism has continued for 37 years and is still uninterrupted today. It has a long tradition and excellent tradition. Today's Foreign Ministry spokesman system is complete, scientific and standardized, and operates efficiently. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently the only government department in China that holds a regular press conference every working day. This approach has received widespread attention and high praise from domestic and foreign public opinion.
Since 1983, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has produced 31 speakers. They have always been committed to introducing and explaining the concepts, principles and policies of China's diplomacy, safeguarding national sovereignty, security and dignity, enhancing understanding of China's diplomacy at home and abroad, and promoting friendly cooperation between China and other countries around the world.
The development and improvement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman system is accompanied by the continuous deepening of China's reform and opening up, which is in line with the trend of the times, the development trajectory of China's relationship with the world, and the need for mutual understanding between China and foreign countries. This is the driving force behind the continuous development of this system. Looking ahead, the spokesman system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to move forward with the pace of the times.