Tang Jiaxuan | |
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唐家璇 | |
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| State Councilor of the People's Republic of China | |
| In office 17 March 2003 – 17 March 2008 | |
| Premier | Wen Jiabao |
| 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 17 March 1998 – 17 March 2003 | |
| Premier | Zhu Rongji |
| Preceded by | Qian Qichen |
| Succeeded by | Li Zhaoxing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1938 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, Republic of China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Fudan University Peking University |
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Tang Jiaxuan (Chinese: 唐家璇; pinyin: Táng Jiāxuán) (born January 17, 1938) is a Chinese diplomat and politician who was foreign minister of the People's Republic of China from 1998–2003.
After various diplomatic postings in Japan, he became Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1991, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1993 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 to 2003. He continued to serve on the State Council until 2008.[citation needed]