Tang Jiaxuan

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Tang Jiaxuan, 2002

Tang Jiaxuan ( Chinese  唐家璇 , Pinyin Táng Jiāxuán , born January 1, 1938 in Zhenjiang , Jiangsu Province , China ) is a Chinese politician. From 1998 to 2003 he was Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China .

After various positions as a diplomat in Japan , he became assistant to the Chinese foreign minister Qian Qichen in 1991 , his vice minister in 1993 and finally followed him in 1998. Tang remained Foreign Minister until 2003. Until 2008, he remained a member of the State Council of the People's Republic of China . In addition, Tang was a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party from 1997 to 2007 .

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Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Tang is the family name here, Jiaxuan is the first name.
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SURNAME Tang Jiaxuan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 唐家璇 (Chinese); Táng Jiāxuán (Pinyin)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese politician and Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Zhenjiang