The Most Famous
DIPLOMATS from China
This page contains a list of the greatest Chinese Diplomats. The pantheon dataset contains 90 Diplomats, 1 of which were born in China. This makes China the birth place of the 31st most number of Diplomats behind North Korea, and Slovenia.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Chinese Diplomats of all time. This list of famous Chinese Diplomats is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Zhao Lijian (b. 1972)
With an HPI of 47.95, Zhao Lijian is the most famous Chinese Diplomat. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
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. He has been described as a prominent wolf warrior diplomat during his tenure. In January 2023, Zhao was removed from the office as one of the ministry's spokespeople and was appointed as deputy director of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Chinese diplomats born between 1972 and 1972. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Chinese diplomats include Zhao Lijian. As of April 2024, 1 new Chinese diplomats have been added to Pantheon including Zhao Lijian.
