Zhang Hanhui

Zhang Hanhui
Zhang Hanhui
张汉晖
	Zhang in 2020
Chinese Ambassador to Russia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 August 2019
Preceded by	Li Hui
Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan
	In office; 2014–2018
Preceded by	Le Yucheng
Succeeded by	Zhang Xiao
Personal details
Born	October 1963 (age 60); Jianping County, Liaoning, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Children	1
Alma mater	Shanghai International Studies University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張ちょう漢かん暉あきら
Simplified Chinese	张汉晖
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhāng Hànhuī

Zhang Hanhui (Chinese: 张汉晖; born October 1963) is a Chinese politician and diplomat, currently serving as the Chinese Ambassador to Russia. Previously he served as deputy minister of Foreign Affairs and Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan.

Biography

Zhang was born in Jianping County, Liaoning, in October 1963. He graduated from Shanghai International Studies University, where he majored in Russian language and literature.^[1]

After university, he was assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1991 he was reassigned as an attaché and third secretary to the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan. He returned to China in 1995 and assumed the position of third secretary at the Department of European-Central Asian Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2001 he became Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Ukraine, a position he held until 2003. He was deputy division chief and division chief of the Department of European-Central Asian Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 2004 and 2014. In 2014 he became Ambassador of China to Kazakhstan, and served until 2018.^[2] After a brief stint as assistant foreign minister,^[3] he was promoted to deputy minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of relations with European and Central Asian countries.^[4]^[5] On August 10, 2019, he replaced Li Hui as the Chinese Ambassador to Russia.^[6]^[7]

Personal life

Zhang is married and has a daughter.

References

^ "Biography of Zhang Hanhui". chinadaily. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ 中国ちゅうごく驻哈萨克斯坦大使たいし张汉晖：中ちゅう哈合作がっさく已やめ达到前まえ所しょ未み有高ありだか水平すいへい. chinanews (in Chinese). 2017-06-07.
^ 外交がいこう部ぶ领导层再调整张汉晖刘显法履くつ新しん. caixin.com (in Chinese). 2019-02-16.
^ Ben Blanchard (30 May 2019). "Taking aim at U.S., China says provoking trade disputes is 'naked economic terrorism'". reuters. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ 张汉晖不再さい担任たんにん外交がいこう部ぶ副ふく部ぶ长. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2019-08-02.
^ "New Chinese ambassador arrives in Moscow". tass. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ 原はら外交がいこう部ぶ副ふく部ぶ长张汉晖履くつ新しん中国ちゅうごく驻俄大使たいし，为何自称じしょう“圆梦”？. sohu (in Chinese). 2019-08-11.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Le Yucheng (乐玉成なり)	Ambassador of China to Kazakhstan 2014–2018	Succeeded by Zhang Xiao (张霄)
Preceded by Li Hui	Ambassador of China to Russia 2019	Incumbent

[1] "Biography of Zhang Hanhui". chinadaily. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

[2] 中国ちゅうごく驻哈萨克斯坦大使たいし张汉晖：中ちゅう哈合作がっさく已やめ达到前まえ所しょ未み有高ありだか水平すいへい. chinanews (in Chinese). 2017-06-07.

[3] 外交がいこう部ぶ领导层再调整张汉晖刘显法履くつ新しん. caixin.com (in Chinese). 2019-02-16.

[4] Ben Blanchard (30 May 2019). "Taking aim at U.S., China says provoking trade disputes is 'naked economic terrorism'". reuters. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

[5] 张汉晖不再さい担任たんにん外交がいこう部ぶ副ふく部ぶ长. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2019-08-02.

[6] "New Chinese ambassador arrives in Moscow". tass. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

[7] 原はら外交がいこう部ぶ副ふく部ぶ长张汉晖履くつ新しん中国ちゅうごく驻俄大使たいし，为何自称じしょう“圆梦”？. sohu (in Chinese). 2019-08-11.

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