Li Hui

Li Hui

Li Hui, male, Han nationality, born in February 1953 in Heilongjiang Province, graduated from Beijing Institute of foreign languages.

He was ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the people's Republic of China to the Russian Federation. He is now the special representative of the Chinese government on Eurasian Affairs.

Biography of characters

1975-1981 member of the Soviet Union European Department of the Ministry of foreign affairs of the people's Republic of China. 1981-1985 entourage, Third Secretary and second secretary of the Embassy of the people's Republic of China in the union of Soviet Socialist Republics; 1985-1990 Second Secretary, deputy director and first Secretary of the Soviet Union Department of the Ministry of foreign affairs; 1990-1991 first Secretary of the Embassy of the people's Republic of China in the union of Soviet Socialist Republics; 1991-1992 first Secretary of the Embassy of the people's Republic of China in the Russian Federation First secretary and counsellor of the Embassy of the people's Republic of China in the Republic of Kazakhstan from 1992 to 1995; counsellor and deputy director general of the Eurasian Department of the Ministry of foreign affairs from 1995 to 1997; ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the people's Republic of China to the Republic of Kazakhstan from 1997 to 1999; Director General of the Eurasian Department of the Ministry of foreign affairs from 1999 to 2003; Assistant Minister of foreign affairs from 2003 to 2008; foreign minister from 2008 to 2009 Vice Minister of the Ministry of communications; 2009-2019 ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the people's Republic of China to the Russian Federation.

Personal life

Married with a daughter.

Appointment and removal information

On September 12, 2019, according to the decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, relieved Li Hui from the post of ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Russian Federation. on December 5, 2019, the founding ceremony of the Russian Academy of Tsinghua University and the Summit Forum on strategic cooperation between China and Russia in the new era were held in the reception hall of the main building. Ambassador Li Hui, special representative of the Chinese government on Eurasian Affairs, attended the ceremony.

Honors

On October 25, 2018, the Russian Academy of foreign affairs awarded an honorary doctorate to Chinese ambassador to Russia Li Hui. on May 13, 2019, President Putin of the Russian Federation signed an order granting the Li Hui Medal of friendship to ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the people's Republic of China to the Russian Federation.