Kong Xuanyou

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Kong Xuanyou
孔铉佑
Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou - 2019 (cropped).jpg
Kong in April 2019
Chinese Ambassador to Japan
Assumed office
30 May 2019
Preceded byCheng Yonghua
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
January 2018 – May 2019
MinisterWang Yi
Director of Department of Asian Affairs
In office
May 2014 – December 2015
Preceded byLuo Zhaohui
Succeeded byXiao Qian
Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam
In office
August 2011 – May 2014
Preceded bySun Guoxiang
Succeeded byHong Xiaoyong
Personal details
BornJuly 1959 (age 62)
Heilongjiang, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materShanghai International Studies University
China Foreign Affairs University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese孔鉉佑
Simplified Chinese孔铉佑
Korean name
Hangul공현우
Hanja孔鉉佑

Kong Xuanyou (Chinese: 孔铉佑; Korean: 공현우; born 1959),[1] is a Chinese diplomat and the current Ambassador to Japan. He is responsible of Asian affairs, treaty and law, land and sea boundaries and other affairs related to consulates.[2]

Life[]

Kong was born in 1959 into an ethnic Korean family in Heilongjiang, China. Between 1979 and 1983, he studied Arabic and Japanese languages at Shanghai International Studies University. Between 1983 and 1985 he studied foreign relations at China Foreign Affairs University. His first diplomatic post was in the Chinese consulate of Osaka as a clerk (1985–1989). In 2006, he was appointed the envoy of the embassy of China in Japan. Between 2011 and 2014, he was the ambassador of China in Vietnam. After working briefly as the deputy of Asian affairs, he was appointed the assistant minister of the ministry of foreign affairs in 2015. [3][4] In August 2017, Gong succeeded Wu Dawei as the chief representative of China in Six-party talks.[5] He assumed the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs position in Jan 2018 until he was appointed as Ambassador to Japan.

During his years in Japan, Kong worked together with the current Chinese ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai and Minister of Foreign affair Wang Yi. The three are said to be close friends.[6]

According to South Korean media JoongAng Ilbo, when meeting with delegations of Korean parliamentarians, Kong expressed his regret on Korea's decision of deploying THAAD, but did not wish the Sino-Korean relationship to worsen because of that.[7]

Kong is married and has one daughter. [3]

References[]

  1. ^ "조선족 공현우 아주사장으로, 사상 최초". Dongbei net. 2014-04-14.
  2. ^ "Kong Xuanyou". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
  3. ^ a b "孔铉佑 个人简历". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
  4. ^ Jiang, Ziwen (2015-12-15). "外交部亚洲司司长孔铉佑升任部长助理". The Paper.
  5. ^ 尹, 完準. "中六方会谈首席代表、朝鲜族出身的孔铉佑被任命为部长助理". The Dong-a Ilbo.
  6. ^ Zhang, Di (2017-08-15). "孔铉佑接替武大伟任朝鲜事务特别代表 他是谁？". 解放日报.
  7. ^ "「中国国民、テレビで韓国アイドルを見れば嫌悪感…それで制裁」". JoongAng Ilbo. 2017-01-05.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Sun Guoxiang (孙国祥)
 Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam
2011–2014 		Succeeded by
Hong Xiaoyong (洪小勇)
Preceded by
Luo Zhaohui (罗照辉)
 Director of Department of Asian Affairs
2014–2015 		Succeeded by
Xiao Qian (肖千)
Preceded by Chinese Ambassador to Japan
2019–present 		Incumbent
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