Zheng Zeguang

Zheng Zeguang (Chinese: 郑泽光;[2] born October 1963) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as the Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom,[3] and former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of China.[4]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zheng.
Zheng Zeguang
郑泽光
Zheng in 2019
Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 June 2021[1]
Preceded byLiu Xiaoming
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
2015–2021
MinisterWang Yi
Succeeded byXie Feng
Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
2013–2015
MinisterWang Yi
Personal details
BornOctober 1963 (age 59)
Puning, Guangdong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1986-present)
ResidenceEmbassy of China, London
Alma materSouth China Normal University
Cardiff School of Law and Politics

Career

After teaching at a Guangdong middle school from 1980 to 1982, Zheng studied at South China Normal University and Cardiff University.[5] He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986 and has had placements in Trinidad and Tobago and the United States. Zheng is considered an expert on China–United States relations, having specialised in that field since 1990; he was thought to be a leading contender to be ambassador to the United States.[6][7]

In September 2021, he was banned from the British Parliament while Chinese sanctions on MPs remain.[8]

References
  1. "China's New Ambassador Arrives in the U.K. - Caixin Global".
  2. "据悉中国驻英大使刘晓明即将卸任". Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Zhang, Rachel (8 June 2021). "China's new envoy to Britain calls for reset in relations amid Hong Kong, Xinjiang tensions". South China Morning Post.
  4. "Zheng Zeguang". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
  5. Wintour, Patrick (27 December 2020). "Liu Xiaoming to quit his role of Chinese ambassador to Britain". The Guardian.
  6. Ng, Teddy; Guo, Rui (26 December 2020). "China's ambassador to Britain Liu Xiaoming set to retire". South China Morning Post. Guangzhou. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. Lahiri, Tripti; Timsit, Annabelle (2021-07-30). "Why China's new ambassador to the US is unlikely to go full "wolf warrior"". Quartz. Archived from the original on 2021-07-30.
  8. "China's ambassador Zheng Zeguang banned from UK Parliament". BBC News. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-09-15.

See also


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