Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau announced on Friday (September 23) that senior diplomat Jennifer May was the new Canadian ambassador to China.The Chinese name is Mei Qianlin.This appointment fills the vacancy of the Canadian ambassador to China for about 9 months.Mei Qianlin will be the 16th ambassador to Beijing after the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Canada in 1970, and the first female ambassador to China.
According to a statement issued by the Canadian government website, Trudeau said that Mei Qianlin led Canada's important tasks in defending democratic values, human rights, and rule of law.The key to the priority of the priority, including supporting long -term personnel and economic and trade connections. "
The statement also said that Mei Qianlin's years of experience and her deep understanding of Asia will help to grasp the addition of JiajiaThe important bilateral relations between China and promote the interests of Canada in China.
Public information shows that Mei Qianlin, who graduated from the University of Rawar, is a senior official with more than 30 years of experience and has a dual bachelor's degree in political science and German.
Mei Qianlin entered the work of the Foreign Affairs Department in 1990. He once worked in the Foreign Affairs Department of Southern and Nordic Divisions, Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and the Department of National Defense and Security.She also has an experience in Asia, Europe and South America, and has been stationed in Bangkok, Beijing, Bonn, Hong Kong, Vienna and Berlin.
Before the appointment, she served as the Canadian ambassador to Brazil.According to the mainstream media reports, Mei Qianlin can speak fluent Mandarin.
Mei Qianlin said through personal Twitter that she was honored to be appointed important positions and looked forward to taking office.
Before Mei Qianlin was appointed, the Canadian ambassador to China was vacant for about 9 months.His former Dominic Barton was appointed in September 2019 and resigned at the end of 2021.Bao Damin's previous addition of the Ambassador to China was John McCallum, who was appointed in January 2017 and resigned in January 2019.The Meng Wanzhou incident that occurred in early December 2018 caught Sino -Canada relations into a trough.
In addition to the embassy in Beijing, Canada currently has a consulate in Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and a total of 10 trading offices in China.
