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  On July 17, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson and Director of the Information Department Hua Chunying introduced her new partner to the Chinese and foreign reporters at the regular press conference-Foreign Ministry Spokesperson and Deputy Director of the Information Department Wang Wenbin, who spoke with the spokesperson Identity officially debuted.

  Wang Wenbin thus became the 32nd spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin

Who is Wang Wenbin?

  Wang Wenbin is a calm, capable and experienced diplomat. He has experience in diplomatic work in various fields. He has long been engaged in foreign policy planning and served as an ambassador to Tunisia. It is believed that the rich diplomatic experience of Deputy Director Wang Wenbin will play a positive role in promoting him as the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Wang Wenbin Resume

  Wang Wenbin, male, born in April 1971, born in Anhui, graduated from university.

  1993-1994 Clerk of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

  1994-1996 Staff of the Embassy in Senegal;

  1996-1997 Staff and entourage of the Douala Consulate in Cameroon;

  1997-1999 Attaché, Third Secretary, Western Europe Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

  1999-2002 Third Secretary, Deputy Director, Director of the Policy Research Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

  2002-2004 First Secretary and Counsellor of the General Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

  2004-2006 Secretary of the General Office of the State Council;

  2006-2010 Counsellor, Embassy in Mauritius;

  2010-2017 Counsellor and Deputy Director of the Policy Planning Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

  2017-2020 Ambassador to Tunisia;

  2020- Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

  He is married and has a daughter.

  It is not difficult to see from the resume that Wang Wenbin was actually "returning to his place of origin" when he assumed the post of Deputy Director of the Information Department. From 1993 to 1994, he first entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a member of the Information Department.

  At the Blue Hall for the first time, Wang Wenbin told reporters that I am very happy and honored to meet you on this podium. As Director Chun Ying just introduced, I have 27 years of diplomatic work experience, but as a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I am still a newcomer. I will work hard to learn from my predecessors, sincerely communicate with the majority of journalists and friends, introduce you to China's foreign policy and diplomatic concepts in a timely and accurate manner, and enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese and foreign peoples. In the days to come, I will take every question seriously and provide help within my ability for everyone's work. I also look forward to getting your understanding and support. Due to the epidemic situation, I will not greet everyone one by one today, but I believe there will be more opportunities to communicate with you in the future. thank you all!

  Next, the editor takes you briefly to review where the "Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson" came from.

Origin of "Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson"

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally established the spokesperson system in 1983 and was the earliest government department in China to establish a spokesperson system. The mechanism has continued for 37 years until today and has never been interrupted. It has a long heritage and fine traditions. Today's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson system is complete, scientific and standardized, and efficient. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently the only government department in China that holds regular press conferences every working day. This practice has received widespread attention and high evaluation from domestic and foreign public opinion.

  At the beginning of the establishment of the spokesperson system, the spokesperson presided over a press conference once a week, only publishing news, not answering questions on the spot. From September 1983, the first press conference of each month will answer questions on the spot. In 1988, the question was answered every time. Since 1995, the press conference has been increased to twice a week, once every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. The translation has also been changed from interactive interpretation to more time-saving simultaneous interpretation. Since September 2011, the regular press conference has been increased from 2 to 5 times a week, and the initiative and timeliness of information release have been improved again.

  The development and improvement of the spokesperson system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 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 relations with the world, and the needs of mutual understanding between China and foreign countries. This is the source of the continuous development of this system. Looking ahead, the spokesperson system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to move forward with the footsteps of the times.

Who are the members of "Tian Tuan"?

  Since 1983, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has produced 32 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 the understanding of China’s diplomacy at home and abroad, and promoting friendly cooperation between China and other countries in the world. they are:

  Qian Qichen, Qi Huaiyuan, Yu Zhizhong, Wang Zhenyu, Ma Yuzhen, Li Zhaoxing, Jin Guihua, Li Jinhua, Wu Jianmin, Duan Jin, Fan Huijuan, Li Jianying, Shen Guofang, Chen Jian, Cui Tiankai, Tang Guoqiang, Zhu Bangzao, Sun Yuxi, Zhang Qiyue, Kong Quan, Liu Jianchao, Qin Gang , Jiang Yu, Ma Zhaoxu, Hong Lei, Liu Weimin, Hua Chunying, Lu Kang, Geng Shuang, Zhao Lijian and Wang Wenbin, etc.

  Among them are five female spokesmen-Li Jinhua, Fan Huijuan, Zhang Qiyue, Jiang Yu and Hua Chunying, which can be called the "five golden flowers" in the "Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson".

  The three current spokespersons are: Hua Chunying, Wang Wenbin and Zhao Lijian.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying.

  Dialogue with the world and communication with the Chinese and foreign media. The spokesmen are both soft and gentle, not humble, not avoiding sensitive issues. They are quite common and have different styles. The attitude of expressing official positions is more candid and the method is more skillful. Frequently referred to by netizens as "Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson".

Where did the outgoing spokesperson go?

  In fact, in the past year or so, the position of spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been "two out, two in."

  Among them, on July 18, 2019, Lu Kang, the current director of the North American Oceania Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced at the regular press conference that he would leave the position of director and spokesperson of the Department of Information; February 24, 2020, the deputy director of the Department of Information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zhao Lijian made his first appearance as the 31st spokesperson in the Blue Room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian.

  On June 5, 2020, Geng Shuang last appeared in the Blue Room as a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; today, the Blue Room welcomes a new spokesperson, Wang Wenbin.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin

  Many spokesmen were sent out after leaving office and went to the front line of diplomacy. For example, Hong Lei, who served as the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2016. After he stepped down as the spokesperson, he first went to the United States to serve as the Chinese Consul General in Chicago. In September 2018, he returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as the Protocol Department. Deputy Director and Director.

  Zhu Bangzao was transferred to China as Ambassador to Tunisia and the State of Palestine after leaving office; Sun Yuxi became China’s ambassador to Afghanistan after leaving office; Zhang Qiyue has successively served as China’s ambassador to Belgium, Indonesian ambassador to Indonesia, and currently serves as ambassador to Greece... After stepping out of the "spotlight", he continued to struggle for China's diplomatic cause.

  Liu Jianchao, deputy director and director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2009. After leaving the post of spokesperson, he served as the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines, Chinese ambassador to Indonesia, and assistant minister of foreign affairs. In 2015, he left the diplomatic system and served successively as Deputy Director of the National Bureau of Corruption Prevention, Director of the International Cooperation Bureau of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and since April 2017, he has served as the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Since 2018, he has returned to his familiar field as deputy director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Committee.

  Author: Zhang Ran Zhang Su Huang Yu Chin