Zhu Xiangzhong
Zhu Xiangzhong | |
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朱祥忠 | |
| Chinese Ambassador to Chile | |
| In office June 1990 – November 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Huang Shikang |
| Succeeded by | Wang Chengjia |
| Chinese Ambassador to Peru | |
| In office June 1988 – October 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Yang Mai |
| Succeeded by | Dai Shiqi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1932 Lianshui County, Jiangsu, China |
| Died | 24 August 2022 (aged 89) Beijing, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Suzhou University Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
Zhu Xiangzhong (Chinese: 朱祥忠; pinyin: Zhū Xiángzhōng; 28 October 1932 – 24 August 2022) was a Chinese diplomat who served as Chinese Ambassador to Peru from 1988 to 1990 and Chinese Ambassador to Chile from 1990 to 1995.[1]
Biography[edit]
Zhu was born in Lianshui County, Jiangsu, on 28 October 1932.[2] He attended Xiangzhuang Primary School and Huaihai No. 1 High School.[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1945.[2] In 1950, he was accepted to Jiangsu Normal University (now Suzhou University), majoring in Chinese language and literature. After graduating in 1953, he was sent to study at Moscow State Institute of International Relations on government scholarships.[2][3]
Zhu joined the Foreign Service in 1960 and has served primarily in the US-Australia Department and Europe-America Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2] In 1969, he was assigned to the Department of West European Affairs, and worked there until 1980, when he was despatched to the Chinese Embassy in Cuba. In 1985, he became deputy director of the Department of Affairs of the Americas and Oceania, and held that office until 1988.[4] In June 1988, he succeeded Yang Mai as the Chinese Ambassador to Peru, serving in that position from 1988 to 1990.[2][3] He served as the Chinese Ambassador to Chile from 1990 until 1995, when he was succeeded by Wang Chengjia.[2][3] He retired in March 1996.[3]
On 24 August 2022, he died of myocardial infarction, at the age of 89.[2]
Work[edit]
- 拉美亲历记——外交官看世界 [Experience in Latin America: Diplomat See the World] (in Chinese). Chengdu, Sichuan: Sichuan People's Publishing House. 2004. ISBN 9787220067075.
Award[edit]
Order of the Sun of Peru (October 1990)[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Pu Xiqian (蒲希茜), ed. (6 May 2013). 追忆毛主席接见留苏学生:耐心等待 通宵工作未眠. chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Song Hui (宋慧), ed. (27 August 2022). 资深外交官朱祥忠逝世，曾任驻秘鲁大使和驻智利大使. shobserver.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Wu Sixuan (吴思萱) (16 September 2019). 朱祥忠：我所亲历的拉美外交风云. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ 朱祥忠：我临时坐上了外长的“主车”. chinaqw.com (in Chinese). 4 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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