Jiang Yu
姜瑜
Chinese Ambassador to Romania
In office
March 2019 – March 2022
Preceded byXu Feihong
Succeeded byHan Chunlin
Chinese Ambassador to Albania
In office
March 2015 – December 2018
Preceded byYe Hao
Succeeded byZhou Ding
Deputy Director-General of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
2006–2012
Personal details
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party

Jiang Yu (Chinese: 姜瑜; born 1964) is a Chinese diplomat who serves as the special representative for cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. She previously served as the spokesperson within the ministry, and as Chinese ambassadress to Albania (2015-2018) and Romania (2019-2012).

Biography

Born in 1964 in Beijing, Jiang graduated with a major in English from China Foreign Affairs University in 1987. From 1987 to 1991, she served in the Beijing Personnel Service Corporation, which was responsible for providing services to foreign institutions in China. In 1991, she joined the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where she worked as a staff member and attaché. From 1992 to 1995, she served as an attaché and third secretary with the Chinese mission in the United Nations.[1][2][3]

From 1995 to 2002, she worked as third secretary, deputy director, and director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs In 2000, the Foreign Correspondents Information Center was established to provide relevant services to journalists in China, and Jiang was appointed as the first director of this organization. From 2002 to 2005, she served as counselor within the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong. In 2005, she was appointed as counsellor within the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1][3]

In early 2006, she was promoted to deputy director-general of the Information Department and became spokesperson of the foreign ministry. On 13 June 2006, Jiang attended a regular press conference for the first time as the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Over the years, she has become noted for her sharp commentary. In April 2008, following the criticism of China's response to the 2008 Tibetan unrest by CNN commentator Jack Cafferty, Jiang demanded CNN to apologise by stating the "vicious remarks" made "against the Chinese people". In March 2011, during the 2011 Chinese pro-democracy protests, regarding the handling of journalists operating in mainland China in the wake of growing social unease about restricted civil liberties, she said "why do some journalists always run into trouble? I find it strange" and that "journalists should really respect the laws and regulations."[3][4][5]

In April 2012, she was assigned as the deputy commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong. In March 2015, she was appointed as the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Albania. In March 2019, she was appointed as the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Romania and in March 2022, she resigned from her position.[6][7]

In September 2022, she was appointed as the Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China for cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries

References

  1. 1 2 "外交部发言人姜瑜简历". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Beijing Personnel Service Corporation for Diplomatic Missions". bds-cn.com. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  3. 1 2 3 Liu, Anqi (2009-04-28). "CV of Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu". CCTV. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  4. ↑ Yardley, Jim (2008-04-16). "China Demands CNN Apologize for Commentary". The New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ Grammaticas, Damian (2011-03-02). "Cracking down on the foreign press in China". BBC. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  6. ↑ Chinese embassy Tirana, cv外交部发言人姜瑜简历-国际-人民网 Archived 2010-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "驻罗马尼亚大使姜瑜向罗总统约翰尼斯递交国书". Archived from the original on 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
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