Mao Ning (diplomat)

Mao Ning (Chinese: 毛宁; pinyin: Máo Níng; born 1972) is a Chinese civil servant and diplomat who has been serving as spokesperson and deputy director of information at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China since September 2022.

This article is about Chinese civil servant and diplomat. For Chinese singer, see Mao Ning (singer).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Mao.
Mao Ning
毛宁
Mao in July 2023
Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
5 September 2022
Serving with Wang Wenbin, Hu Jian, Jiang Xiaoyan
DirectorHua Chunying
Personal details
BornDecember 1972 (age 50)
Xiangtan, Hunan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseCong Jian
Alma mater
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese毛宁
Traditional Chinese毛寧

Mao is the 33rd spokesperson since the position was established in the ministry back in 1983. Prior to being appointed spokesperson in 2022, she has engaged in diplomatic work for 27 years and mainly worked in Asian affairs.[1]

Early life and education

Mao Ning was born in Xiangtan, Hunan province in 1972.[2] It was reported that she is from the same clan of Mao Zedong according to the genealogy book.[3]

Mao received a Bachelor of Arts with a major in English from Hunan Normal University in 1993, a Bachelor of Law with a major in diplomacy from China Foreign Affairs University in 1995, and a Master of International Policy and Practice from George Washington University in 2006.[2][4][5]

Career

Mao joined the Foreign Service in August 1995 and has served primarily in the Asia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2] She was deputy secretary-general of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat in May 2011, and held that office until May 2013, when she was appointed counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in the United States.[2] She was recalled to the original department in November 2015, and was eventually promoted to deputy director in November 2017.[2]

She was chosen as vice mayor of Leshan in June 2020 and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Leshan Municipal Committee, the city's top authority.[6]

On 5 September 2022, she became a spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry.[7]

In January 2023, after some countries imposed PCR testing on those flying from China, Mao said "This lacks scientific basis and some practices are unacceptable" and China could "take countermeasures based on the principle of reciprocity."[8]

References
  1. Mo, Hong'e (5 September 2022). "China's new Foreign Ministry spokesperson addresses press conference". China News Service. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  2. 外交部新任发言人毛宁亮相，湖南人!还是湖南师大校友. hunan.voc.com.cn (in Chinese). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  3. 外交部發言人毛寧 被揭為毛澤東「堂妹」 [New Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning is Mao Zedong's Cousin, Sources Say]. Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. "MAO Ning 마오닝". jejuforum.or.kr. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  5. "外交部新任发言人毛宁亮相，湘妹子！". c.m.163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  6. Yi Yi (伊一), ed. (1 July 2020). 毛宁任乐山市副市长 胡强强不再担任. Economic Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  7. Chen Yan (陈琰), ed. (5 September 2022). 中国外交部新任发言人毛宁亮相 (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  8. "Beijing condemns Covid rules for travellers from China, warns it could take 'countermeasures'". Hong Kong Free Press. 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
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