Yang Jiechi

Politburo member of the Chinese Communist Party · China · On the map · Politicians · Born 1950 · age 76

Yang Jiechi is a Chinese senior diplomat and politician. He served as director of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Foreign Affairs Commission from 2013 and 2022, State Councilor from 2013 to 2018, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China from 2007 to 2013.

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2021“And with Xinjiang, Tibet and Taiwan, they are an inalienable part of China's territory. China is firmly opposed to U.S. interference in China's internal affairs.”In their words19 March 2021Nikkei AsiaRead the whole statement

“And for China, we will manage our own affairs well, and we hope to deliver a better life for our 1.4 billion Chinese people. This is the goal of China's diplomacy.”In their words19 March 2021Nikkei AsiaRead the whole statement

“The United States itself does not represent international public opinion, and neither does the Western world.”In their words19 March 2021Nikkei AsiaRead the whole statement

2019“The world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century. A large group of emerging markets and developing countries are growing rapidly.”In their words22 December 2019"Full text of Yang Jiechi's written interview with Xinhua News Agency"Read the whole statement

“My visits to African countries have impressed upon me that Africa is a land of promise that has come a long way in its development and shown enormous growth potential.”In their words22 December 2019"Full text of Yang Jiechi's written interview with Xinhua News Agency"Read the whole statement

2012Hilal-e-PakistanAward2009“China's diplomacy is people's diplomacy. Every success in our diplomacy is attributable to the understanding, support and help of the Chinese people.”In their words20 December 2009"Transcript of Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi's Interview with Chinese Press Before New Year Reception"Read the whole statement

1950Born1 May 1950

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Yang Jiechi with the United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Yang meets with U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo in Honolulu, HI on June 17, 2020.

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Our values are the same as the common values of humanity. Those are: peace, development, fairness, justice, freedom and democracy.
19 March 2021 · Nikkei Asia, Own words
It is open knowledge, and of course, we think that China's principles stand. On the other hand, we adopt a forward-looking attitude.
"Interview with Yang Jiechi" in PBS, Own words
Sovereignty is a bottom line for China. Big as China is, we cannot afford to give away a single inch of territory that our ancestors have left to us.
"Yang Jiechi Gives Interview to State Media on the So-called Award by the Arbitral Tribunal for the South China Sea Arbitration" (26 July, Own words