Hou Yanqi
Hou Yanqi | |
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| Chinese Ambassador to Nepal | |
| Assumed office December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1970[1] Shanxi, China[1] |
| Alma mater | Peking University[2] |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Hou Yanqi | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 侯艷琪 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 侯艳琪 | ||||||
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Hou Yanqi (Chinese: 侯艳琪; March 1970) is a Chinese diplomat who is serving as Ambassador to Nepal since 2018. She was born in China's Shanxi province.
Career[]
Hou has served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1996, prior to being appointed ambassador, she was the deputy director general, focusing on South Asian affairs. She has also been stationed in Pakistan and as the consul of the Chinese Consulate-General in Los Angeles.[2]
She has been noted for her use of Twitter to increase the soft power of China.[3][4][5][6]
Personal life[]
Hou is married and has one son.[1] She speaks Urdu,[7] which she majored at Peking University.[2]
See also[]
- China-Nepal relations
References[]
- ^ a b c "Curriculum Vitae of Ms Hou Yanqi". np.china-embassy.org.
- ^ a b c "Beijing proposes new ambassador". kathmandupost.com.
- ^ "'LOL!': China's informal, confrontational Twitter diplomacy". www.bangkokpost.com.
- ^ "Chinese Ambassador's Twitter diplomacy: 'Follow me, get free movie tickets'". 24 December 2019.
- ^ Tsering D Gurung (26 June 2019). "Diplomacy, in 280 characters or less". Archived from the original on 2 June 2020.
- ^ Malhotra, Jyoti (2 June 2020). "Modi govt's flip flops widened the gap between India and Nepal. Chinese are filling it fast".
- ^ "Chinese minister Kezhi's visit to India had definite Tibet focus".
Categories:
- Living people
- 1970 births
- Ambassadors of China to Nepal
- Chinese diplomats
- Peking University alumni