Liu Jianchao | |||||||||
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刘建超 | |||||||||
.jpg) Liu in 2023 | |||||||||
| Head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party | |||||||||
| Assumed office 2 June 2022 | |||||||||
| General Secretary | Xi Jinping | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Song Tao | ||||||||
| Director of Zhejiang Provincial Supervision Commission | |||||||||
| In office July 2017 – May 2018 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Ren Zemin | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ren Zhenhe | ||||||||
| Secretary of Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection | |||||||||
| In office April 2017 – May 2018 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Ren Zemin | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ren Zhenhe | ||||||||
| Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
| In office January 2015 – April 2015 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Qin Gang | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Lu Kang | ||||||||
| In office March 2006 – January 2009 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Kong Quan | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ma Zhaoxu | ||||||||
| Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia | |||||||||
| In office January 2012 – February 2014 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Zhang Qiyue | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Xie Feng | ||||||||
| Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines | |||||||||
| In office March 2009 – January 2012 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Song Tao | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ma Keqing | ||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | February 23, 1964 Dehui, Jilin, China | ||||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Beijing Foreign Studies University University of Oxford | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘建超 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉建超 | ||||||||
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Liu Jianchao (Chinese: 刘建超; born February 23, 1964) is a Chinese diplomat and politician who is the current head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party, in office since June 2022.
Liu was formerly the chief spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the former director-general of its Information Department. Liu has served as Chinese ambassador to the Philippines and Indonesia.