Vice Premier and Chinese Delegation Bios

Her Excellency Madame Liu Yandong ­ Vice Premier of State Council of the People’s Republic of China

Liu Yandong is from Nantong, Jiangsu Province. She studied political theory at the School of Administration at Jilin University, has an in­service postgraduate education and holds the degree of Doctor of Laws.

She is currently a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice­premier, and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the State Council.

Mr. YUAN Guiren ­ Minister of Education Of The People’s Republic Of China of the People's ​ ​ Republic of China

YUAN Guiren is from Anhui Province. He is a full professor with a Master’s Degree in Philosophy from Beijing Normal University (BNU).

th Mr. Yuan Guiren is a Member of the 18 ​ Central Committee of CPC, a Member of the th ​ 17 ​ Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of CPC, and a Deputy to the National ​ th th Committee of the 9 ​ and 10 ​ Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. ​ ​

Madame LI Bin. ­ Minister of National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China

Madame LI Bin serves as Minister and Secretary of Party Leadership Group of ​ ​ National Health and Family Planning Commission. In this role she is in charge of NHFPC and the Department of Human Resources.

Mr.WANG Zhigang, Vice Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China

Mr. Wang Zhigang is a member of the Communist Party of China and a member of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. As a senior engineer, he receives the State Council special allowance. He was appointed as Deputy Secretary of the CPC Leading Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology in April 2011. He has been Secretary of the CPC Leading Group since July 2012. Vice Minister Wang is in charge of the CPC Leading Group of the Ministry and oversees the Department of Policy, Regulations and Reform (Office for Innovation System) and the Department of Personnel.

Mr.CUI Tiankai, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America

Mr. Cui Tiankai was born in October 1952. He has a Master's degree of Laws. He has been the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America since 2013. Prior to that, he was the Vice Minister within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Madame JIANG Xiaojuan, Deputy Secretary General of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

Jiang Xiaojuan is a native of Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province. She graduated from Xi’an Jiatong University. A global investment and industry economist, Jiang was a vice­chairman and secretary­general of the international investment research center at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She was a committee member of the National Soft Scientific Direction Committee and has served as an economic adviser for several cities and provinces.

She is the author of several books, including "The Upgrade of Industry in the System Shunt," "Upgrade of Industry Structure in the Turn of the Century," and "The Trend of Globalization with Advanced Technology Industry Development."

Jiang was the Deputy Director of the Institute of Finance and Trade Economics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. From 2004 to 2011 she served as deputy director of the Research Office of the State Council. In 2011, she became Deputy Secretary­General of the State Council.

Mr. WANG Chao, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China ​ Areas of responsibility: Europe, translation and interpretation, and archives Born in ​ April 1960, a native of Hebei Province, Bachelor of Arts from Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Languages.

Mr. HAO Ping, Vice Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

Dr. Hao Ping was born in Shandong Province. He is a full professor of Peking University (PKU) with a Ph.D. in International Relations.

2009­ Vice Minister of Education, Executive Member of the CPC Leading Group of Ministry of Education, Director of Chinese National Commission for UNESCO

Dr. Hao Ping is a Deputy to the National Committee of the 11th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

Madame ZHANG Qiyue, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in New York

Ambassador Zhang Qiyue started her diplomatic career in 1982. She has rich experience in multilateral and bilateral diplomacy. She served as Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Belgium and Indonesia respectively. Her previous posts also include the Secretariat of United Nations Headquarters in New York and Chinese Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

From 1998 to 2004, she worked as the Spokeswoman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry. She also served as Deputy Director General of the Information Department from 1998 to 2004 and Director General of the Department for Diplomatic Missions Abroad from 2012 to 2014.

Ambassador Zhang Qiyue graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. She is married, with one son. She has been the Consul General of China in New York since December 29th, 2014.