DIPLOMAT

Zhao Lijian

1972 - Today

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Zhao Lijian (Chinese: 赵立坚; pinyin: Zhào Lìjiān; born 10 November 1972) is a Chinese civil servant who has been serving as deputy director of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China since January 2023. He joined the foreign service in 1996. Zhao became notable for his outspoken use of Twitter when he served as an envoy-level attaché at the Embassy of China in Pakistan from 2015 to 2019. From 2019 and 2023, he served as deputy director of the Information Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the 31st spokesperson of the Ministry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhao Lijian is the 85th most popular diplomat (down from 82nd in 2019), the 1,112th most popular biography from China (down from 1,076th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Diplomat.

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Zhao Lijian ranks 85 out of 90. Before him are Adolph Dubs, Sumner Welles, Peter Maurer, Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, Ibrahim Gambari, and Janez Lenarčič. After him are Barbara Barrett, Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, Luca Attanasio, José Francisco Calí Tzay, and Jalal Mirzayev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Zhao Lijian ranks 578. Before him are Ovidiu Stîngă, Nicky Morgan, Kim Do-keun, Andrzej Kubica, Michel Ancel, and Naoko Takahashi. After him are Joachim Rønning, Kenji Wakamatsu, Salah Hissou, Álvaro Mesén, Shaan, and Katharine Hayhoe.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhao Lijian ranks 1,112 out of 1,610. Before him are Wang Nan (1978), Lou Yun (1964), Ogyen Trinley Dorje (1985), Fan Zhendong (1997), Hu Shuli (1953), and Wei Hui (1973). After him are Diao Yinan (1969), Jiang Jin (1968), Tiffany Tang (1983), Wang Tao (1967), Ni Yulan (1960), and Jiao Zhimin (1963).

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  • Photo of Wang Nan

    Wang Nan

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 48.01

    Rank: 1,106

  • Photo of Lou Yun

    Lou Yun

    GYMNAST

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 47.94

    Rank: 1,107

  • Photo of Ogyen Trinley Dorje

    Ogyen Trinley Dorje

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 47.90

    Rank: 1,108

  • Photo of Fan Zhendong

    Fan Zhendong

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1997 - Present

    HPI: 47.89

    Rank: 1,109

  • Photo of Hu Shuli

    Hu Shuli

    JOURNALIST

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 47.87

    Rank: 1,110

  • Photo of Wei Hui

    Wei Hui

    WRITER

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 47.79

    Rank: 1,111

  • Photo of Zhao Lijian

    Zhao Lijian

    DIPLOMAT

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 47.77

    Rank: 1,112

  • Photo of Diao Yinan

    Diao Yinan

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 47.71

    Rank: 1,113

  • Photo of Jiang Jin

    Jiang Jin

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1968 - Present

    HPI: 47.70

    Rank: 1,114

  • Photo of Tiffany Tang

    Tiffany Tang

    ACTOR

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 47.69

    Rank: 1,115

  • Photo of Wang Tao

    Wang Tao

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1967 - Present

    HPI: 47.68

    Rank: 1,116

  • Photo of Ni Yulan

    Ni Yulan

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 47.57

    Rank: 1,117

  • Photo of Jiao Zhimin

    Jiao Zhimin

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 47.55

    Rank: 1,118

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Among DIPLOMATS In China

Among diplomats born in China, Zhao Lijian ranks 1. 

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