Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China

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This article lists the 35 Spokespersons of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China since 1976. The current spokespersons are Hua Chunying, Mao Ning, Lin Jian and Guo Jiakun.

List of Spokespersons

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1

| Qian Qichen

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| 1928

| 1982

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2

| Qi Huaiyuan

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| 1930

| 1983-1984

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3

| Yu Zhizhong

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| 1984-1985

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4

| Wang Zhenyu

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| 1984–1985

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5

| Ma Yuzhen

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| 1934

| 1984–1988

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6

| Li Zhaoxing

| 90px

| 1940

| 1985–1990

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7

| Li Jinhua

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| 1932

| 1987–1991

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8

| Jin Guihua

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| 1935

| 1988–1991

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9

| Duan Jin

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| 1990–1993

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10

| Wu Jianmin

| 90px

| 1939

| 1990–1994

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11

| Fan Huijuan

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| 1935

| 1990–1993

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12

| Li Jianying

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| 1946

| 1991–1993

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13

| Chen Jian

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| 1942

| 1994–1996

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14

| Shen Guofang

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| 1952

| 1996–1998

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15

| Cui Tiankai

| 90px

| 1952

| 1996–1997

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16

| Tang Guoqiang

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| 1951

| 1996–1998

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17

| Zhu Bangzao

| 90px

| 1952

| 1998–2001

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18

| Sun Yuxi

| 90px

| 1951

| 1998–2002

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19

| Zhang Qiyue

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| 1959

| 1998–2004

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20

| Kong Quan

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| 1955

| 2001–2006

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21

| Liu Jianchao

| 90px

| 1964

| 2001–2009

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22

| Qin Gang

| 90px

| 1966

| 2005–2010;
2011-2014

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23

| Jiang Yu

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| 1964

| 2006–2012

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24

| Ma Zhaoxu

| 90px

| 1963

| 2009–2012

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25

| Hong Lei

| 90px

| 1969

| 2010–2016

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26

| Liu Weimin

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| 1968

| 2011–2012

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27

|Qin Gang

|90px

|1966

|2011-2014

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28

| Hua Chunying

| 90px

| 1970

| 2012–2025

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29

| Lu Kang

| 90px

| 1968

| 2015–2019

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30

| Geng Shuang

| 90px

| 1973

| 2016–2020

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31

| Zhao Lijian

| 90px

| 1972

| 2020–2023

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32

|Wang Wenbin

|90px

|1971

|2020–2024

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33

|Mao Ning

|90px

|1972

|2022–present

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34

|Lin Jian

|90px

|1977

|2024–present

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35

|Guo Jiakun

|90px

|1980

|2025–present

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