Ministry of Foreign Affairs 外交部

Address: 2 Chaoyangmennan Dajie, Chaoyang Qu, Beijing 100701 | Phone: 86-10-6596-1114 | Website: www.fmprc.gov.cn

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) carries out China's foreign policy and represents the PRC government in its relations with foreign countries. MOFA’s main responsibility is to release major foreign policies, decisions, foreign affairs documents, and statements. It takes charge of bilateral and multilateral negotiations and signs foreign affairs treaties and agreements. MOFA also sends foreign affairs delegations and representatives abroad. It participates in United Nations conferences, inter-governmental meetings, and other activities with international organizations. MOFA plays a central role in offering proposals and suggestions to the central government on diplomatic strategy, guidelines, and policies.

Minister

Wang Yi 王毅

Vice Ministers and Other Senior Officials Zhang Yesui 张业遂 Li Baodong 李保东 Wang Chao 王超 Liu Zhenmin 刘振民 (Vice Minister) (Vice Minister) (Vice Minister) (Vice Minister) Responsible for ongoing work of the Responsible for international Responsible for Latin American Responsible for Asian affairs, treaties and ministry, as well as for Hong Kong, organizations and conferences, affairs, translation, and media work. laws, and boundary and ocean affairs. Macao, and Taiwan affairs. international economic affairs, and arms control. Zhang Ming 张明 Zheng Zeguang 郑泽光 Qian Hongshan 钱洪山 Li Huilai 李惠来 (Vice Minister) (Vice Minister) (Assistant Minister) (Assistant Minister) Responsible for the General Office, Director of policy planning and North Responsible for personnel, retired Responsible for European and Asian West Asian/North African affairs, American and Oceanic affairs. personnel, and administrative affairs. Affairs, external security affairs and African affairs; as well as financial foreign affairs management. work. Kong Xuanyou 孔铉佑 Liu Haixing 刘海星 (Assistant Minister) (Assistant Minister) Responsible for Asian affairs and Responsible for European affairs, consular affairs. protocol and archival work.

Department Responsibilities General Office (办公厅) Policy Planning (政策规划司) Asian Affairs (亚洲司) Coordinates ministry work; circulates documents and Develops diplomatic policies and programs; Coordinates China’s relations in Asia and manages China’s telegrams; manages information technology; and coordinates strategic planning, research, and drafting overseas diplomatic missions in the region; develops coordinates the handling of emergencies involving of important documents and speeches; and oversees bilateral contacts and conducts diplomacy, exchange, and foreign countries or parties. the compilation of China’s diplomatic history. cooperation programs; and provides translation and interpretation services for events and documents involving Asian languages. West Asian and North African Affairs African Affairs (非洲司) European and Central Asian Affairs (欧亚司) (西亚北非司) Coordinates China’s relations in sub-Saharan Africa Coordinates China’s relations in Eastern Europe, Russia, Coordinates China’s relations in West Asia (including and manages China’s overseas diplomatic missions in and Central Asia and manages China’s overseas diplomatic but not limited to the Middle East) and North Africa and the region; develops bilateral contacts and conducts missions in the region; develops bilateral contacts and manages China’s overseas diplomatic missions in the diplomacy, exchange, and cooperation programs; and conducts diplomacy, exchange, and cooperation programs; region; develops bilateral contacts and conducts provides translation and interpretation services for and provides translation and interpretation services for diplomacy, exchange, and cooperation programs; and events and documents involving African languages. events and documents involving Slavic, Russian, and provides translation and interpretation services for Central-Asian languages. events and documents involving Middle Eastern/West Asian and North African languages. European Affairs (欧洲司) North American and Oceanic Affairs Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Coordinates China’s relations in Europe and manages (北美大洋洲司) (拉丁美洲和加勒比司) China’s overseas diplomatic missions in the region; Coordinates China’s relations in North America and Coordinates China’s relations in Latin America and the develops bilateral contacts and conducts diplomacy, Oceania and manages China’s overseas diplomatic Caribbean and manages China’s overseas diplomatic exchange, and cooperation programs; and provides missions in the region; develops bilateral contacts and missions in the region; develops bilateral contacts and translation and interpretation services for events and conducts diplomacy, exchange, and cooperation conducts diplomacy, exchange, and cooperation programs; documents involving European languages. programs; and provides translation and interpretation and provides translation and interpretation services for services for events and documents involving North events and documents involving Latin American and American and Oceanic languages. Caribbean languages. International Organizations and Conferences International Economic Affairs Arms Control (国际司) (国际经济司) (军控司) Coordinates multilateral diplomatic affairs and China’s Studies, implements, and manages policies concerning Manages international policy relating to international arms relations with international organizations; manages the global economy. control, disarmament, non-proliferation, export control, and international delegations; and conducts research on global and regional security; coordinates with other MOFA issues related to international economics, human departments to ensure China’s compliance with relevant rights, and refugee affairs. international agreements; and manages bilateral and multilateral arms control negotiations.

Department Responsibilities Treaties and Laws (条约法律司) Boundary and Ocean Affairs (边界与海洋事务司) Information (新闻司) Negotiates bilateral and multilateral treaties and Develops policies on land and maritime boundary Generates and releases information on China’s diplomatic ensures China’s compliance with international issues; manages boundary demarcation, inspection, affairs and foreign policy; manages press coverage of major agreements; manages China’s involvement in and border development with neighboring countries; diplomatic events; coordinates information collection and international and transnational legal issues and and coordinates policy relating to oceans and seas. processing; and provides services for foreign media handles legal cases involving foreign parties; and organizations and journalists in China. organizes China’s participation in negotiations on climate change and environmental issues. Protocol (礼宾司) Consular Affairs (Consular Protection Center) Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Affairs Coordinates ceremonial events and matters of state (领事司（领事保护中心）) (香港澳门台湾事务司) protocol; manages the reception of diplomatic figures; Manages all consular affairs; issues passports; Manages policy related to the Hong Kong Special and handles issues related to diplomatic privileges and provides consular-related notary and authentication Administrative Region (SAR), Macao SAR, and Taiwan; immunities afforded to foreign missions in China. services; processes visas; administers foreign consular guides the operation of the Offices of the Commissioners of institutions in China; oversees legal matters involving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the Hong Kong foreign nationals in China; represents and protects the SAR and Macao SAR; and oversees the involvement of interests of Chinese abroad; manages immigration nongovernmental Chinese entities in Taiwan. affairs (in cooperation with other departments); and manages consular operations in China’s overseas diplomatic missions. Translation and Interpretation (翻译司) Foreign Affairs Management (外事管理司) External Security Affairs (涉外安全管理司) Provides English and French translation services at Manages the development of domestic laws and Manages state security issues relating to foreign affairs; diplomatic functions and state events and for important regulations as they relate to foreign affairs issues; develops policy and security protocol for China’s foreign diplomatic documents; trains high-level English and reviews relevant regulations from local governments, diplomatic missions; and oversees international French interpreters and translators in the ministry. State Council ministries and agencies, and central nongovernmental organization activities in China. state-owned enterprises; coordinates foreign affairs- related work involving local governments; and assists with the handling of violations of foreign affairs-related laws. Personnel (干部司) Bureau for Retired Personnel (离退休干部局) Administration (行政司) Manages ministry and overseas diplomatic mission Serves retired ministry personnel and oversees retired Manages the construction and maintenance of overseas personnel; appoints and removes officials at overseas personnel work in ministry-affiliated agencies. diplomatic missions, as well as foreign missions in China; missions; researches personnel management oversees ministry-owned real estate and other fixed assets. improvements; and implements educational and training plans for diplomatic personnel. Finance (财务司) CCP Committee (CCP Overseas Work Bureau) Department of Services for Foreign Ministry Home Manages MOFA’s financial operations; prepares (机关党委（部党委国外工作局）) and Overseas Offices (服务中心) budgets and handles accounting matters; conducts Oversees ministry CCP affairs. Provides a variety of support services for ministry personnel, internal audits; develops financial regulations; and including services related to transportation, logistics, manages government procurement affairs. personal leisure, and medical care.

Department Responsibilities Bureau of Archives (档案馆) Manages and preserves diplomatic records and archives associated with the People’s Republic of China; collects, categorizes, and stores relevant documents; and procures, selects, and distributes diplomacy-related books, periodicals, and newspapers to ministry personnel.

Notes: Information accurate as of February 2016. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs