Compiled from the following sources:

Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 3/9/2010
Career Data Updated: 3/9/2010

PHOTO: Li Zhaoxing
Li Zhaoxing 李肇星
Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the 11th NPC
Born: 1940
Birthplace: Shandong Province

Biography Highlight

Li Zhaoxing, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shandong Province. He was born in 1940 and is a graduate of Beijing University.

Recent Career Data

2008— Chairman, 11th Foreign Affairs Committee of the NPC
2003—2007 Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2002—2007 Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2001—2003 Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (In charge of American and Latin American affairs)
1998—2001 Ambassador, Chinese Embassy USA, Washington D.C.
1997—2002 Alternate Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee
1995—1998 Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1993—1995 Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the PRC to the United Nations
1993—???? Guest Professor, Nankai University
1993—???? Guest Professor, Beijing University Beijing Municipality

Recent Travel & Appearances

03/04/11 China makes laws according to own situation: spokesman
03/04/11 Press conference held for China's annual parliamentary session
03/02/11 News conference on CPPCC session held in Beijing
03/04/10 Li Zhaoxing, spokesman for the Third Session of the 11th NPC, answered questions from journalists during the news conference.
03/19/09 Li Zhaoxing met with Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.