Zhao Lijian

Zhao Lijian
赵立坚
Deputy Director of the Boundary and Ocean Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 January 2023
Director	Hong Liang
Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office August 2019 – 9 January 2023
Director	Hua Chunying
Personal details
Born	(1972-11-10) 10 November 1972 (age 52) Luannan County, Hebei, China[1]
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1996–present)[2]
Alma mater	Changsha Railway College (UG) Korea Development Institute (MPP)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	赵立坚
Traditional Chinese	趙立堅
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhào Lìjiān

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.