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Revision as of 17:16, 24 January 2023
Le Yucheng | |
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乐玉成 | |
 Yucheng presenting his credentials to then India President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi (2014) | |
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| Born | June 1963 Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Le Yucheng (Chinese: 赵立坚; pinyin: Lè Yùchéng; born in June 1963) is a Chinese diplomat and politician. He served as deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2018 and 2022.
Career
Born in Yangzhou, in 1986 Yucheng graduated in Russian language and literature at the Nanjing Normal University and then started a diplomacy career joining the Soviet Union's East European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1] Among other assignments, he served as Minister Counsellor and Minister at the Embassy of the Russian Federation, Chinese ambassador to Kazakhstan (2013-4) and to India (2014-6), and deputy director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission.[1][2]
In October 2019, Le was elected as an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and in March 2018, he was appointed deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.[1] Long considered a potential successor to Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in June 2022 Le was instead demoted to the position of deputy head of the National Radio and Television Administration.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ a b c 高楼 (30 March 2018). "中央候补委员乐玉成出任外交部副部长". Sina News. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Career diplomat moves to Chinese state broadcasting body as deputy chief". South China Morning Post. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Nakazawa, Katsuji (23 June 2022). "Russia hand's demotion signals shift in Xi's strategy". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Lamperti, Lorenzo (23 January 2023). "Friends with(out) benefits: La Cina non ha intenzione di scaricare la Russia per avvicinarsi all'Occidente". Linkiesta (in Italian). Retrieved 24 January 2023.