Geng Shuang
Geng Shuang | |||||||
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耿爽 | |||||||
 Geng Shuang in 2017. | |||||||
| Deputy Director of Foreign Ministry Information Department of the People's Republic of China | |||||||
| Assumed office 2016 | |||||||
| Director | Qin Gang→Liu Jianchao→Lu Kang | ||||||
| Preceded by | Hong Lei | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | April 1973 (age 51) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of China | ||||||
| Children | A daughter | ||||||
| Residence(s) | Beijing, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | Tufts University | ||||||
| Occupation | Politician | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 耿爽 | ||||||
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Geng Shuang (Chinese: 耿爽; born April 1973) is a Chinese politician currently serving as deputy director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department of the People's Republic of China. He is the 30th spokesperson since the spokesperson system was established in the ministry back in 1983.
Biography
Geng was born in Beijing in April 1973. He obtained a master's degree in literature from Tufts University in 2006.[1]
Beginning in 1995, he served in several posts in the Foreign Ministry of the People's Republic of China, including staff member, secretary, counsellor, and division director.[1]
He was counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in the United States in 2011, and held that office until 2015.[1]
In 2015, he returned to Beijing and appointed the counsellor of Foreign Ministry's International Economic Division.[1]
He was elevated to deputy director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department of the People's Republic of China in 2016.[1] On September 26, he became a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.[2]
Personal life
Geng is married and has a daughter.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f 外交部发言人耿爽简历 [Resume of Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang]. mfa.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2016.
- ^ 外交部第30任发言人耿爽亮相并主持记者会(图). ifeng.com (in Chinese). 2016-09-26.