Zhang Jun (ambassador)

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Zhang Jun
张军
Zhang in 2022
Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations
Assumed office
30 July 2019
PremierLi Keqiang
Li Qiang
LeaderXi Jinping
Preceded byMa Zhaoxu
Personal details
Born (1960-08-15) August 15, 1960 (age 63)
LLB)
University of Hull, UK (LLM) , Master of Criminal Law from Renmin University of China, Doctor of Criminal Law from Wuhan University
Websitechnun.chinamission.org.cn

Zhang Jun (

President of the United Nations Security Council[1]
by assuming the monthly rotating role among Council members according to alphabetical order in the English language.

Biography

Zhang was born in Changchun, Jilin province in 1960. He earned a Bachelor of Laws from Jilin University in China and a Master of Laws in International Law from the University of Hull in the United Kingdom.[2][3]

From 2007 to 2012, he was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the

People's Republic of China to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.[2] He was appointed to serve as the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations in July 2019.[4][2]

In August 2022, Zhang warned that Nancy Pelosi should not visit Taiwan, threatening "This visit is provocative, and if [Pelosi] insists on making it then China will take firm and strong measures to safeguard our national sovereignty and territorial integrity. We allow no one to cross this red line."[5]

He was appointed as a member of the

14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on 17 January 2023 from the Friendship with Foreign Countries Sector.[6]

References

  1. ^ "China assumes presidency of UN Security Council for March". XinhuaNet. Xinhua News Agency. 3 March 2020. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Biography of Ambassador Zhang Jun". Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the UN. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ "张军大使简历". www.mfa.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  4. ^ Nichols, Michelle (August 2, 2019). "China's new U.N. envoy says Beijing ready to fight U.S. on trade". Reuters. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Pelosi to visit Taiwan, reports say; China vows 'strong measures' in response". South China Morning Post. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  6. ^ "中国人民政治协商会议第十四届全国委员会委员名单" [List of members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference]. Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

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