The Main Officials section of the official website of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently showed that Qin Gang has been appointed as the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.(China News Service)
(Beijing Zhongxin News) The main official column of the official website of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently showed that Qin Gang has been appointed as the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, in charge of Latin American affairs, news and protocol work.Qin Gang, 52, is currently the youngest vice-minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Qin Gang is a native of Tianjin. He graduated from the Department of International Politics of the School of International Relations and served as the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs twice.Since 2005, Qin Gang has served as the deputy director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and also the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; in 2010, Qin Gang went to the UK to serve as the Minister of the Chinese Embassy in the UK; in December 2011, Qin Gang succeeded Ma Zhaoxu as the Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.And served as the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the second time; in 2014, he was transferred to the Director of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; since April 2017, Qin Gang has served as Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director of the Protocol Department.
The protocol work is the business card of the country's image. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the protocol matters of the country's important foreign affairs activities, and managing the courtesy reception of diplomatic institutions in China and related personnel in China.Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's diplomatic protocol has undergone many reforms, including hanging flags along the expressway at the airport, resuming motorcycle guards for state guest convoys, and increasing marching performances by military bands.
According to Taiwan's United News Network, when Qin Gang served as the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he would not avoid or be vague about some sensitive and provocative issues, but gave sharp and witty responses, which impressed the reporter deeply.
