Area of responsibilities: treaty and law, boundary and ocean affairs

Born in Shanxi Province in August 1955. Master of Laws.

1982-1984 Staff member, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

1984-1988 Attaché, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations

1988-1992 Third Secretary, Deputy Office Director, Department of Treaty and Law, MFA

1992-1995 Second Secretary, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland

1995-1998 First Secretary, Counselor, Department of Treaty and Law, MFA

1998-2003 Deputy Director-General, Department of Treaty and Law, MFA

2003-2004 Director-General, Department of Treaty and Law, MFA

2004-2005 Attended a one-year training course for young and middle-aged Party cadres in the Party School of the CPC Central Committee

2005-2006 Director-General, Department of Treaty and Law, MFA

2006-2009 Deputy Permanent Representative, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations

2009-2012 Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs

Married.