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Hou Yanqi
Chinese Ambassador to ASEAN

Incumbent

Assumed office
December 2022
Preceded byDeng Xijun
Chinese Ambassador to Nepal
In office
December 2018 – October 2022
Preceded byYu Hong
Succeeded byChen Song
Personal details
BornMarch 1970 (age 54)[1]
Qingxu County, Shanxi, China[1]
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPeking University[2]
OccupationDiplomat

Hou Yanqi
Traditional Chinese侯艷琪
Simplified Chinese侯艳琪

Hou Yanqi (Chinese: 侯艳琪; March 1970) is a Chinese diplomat who is serving as the Ambassador to ASEAN. From 2018 to 2022 she served as the Ambassador to Nepal.

Biography[edit]

Hou was born in Qingxu County, Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China in 1970.

Career[edit]

Hou has served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1996, prior to being appointed ambassador, she was the deputy director general, focusing on South Asian affairs. She has also been stationed in Pakistan and as the consul of the Chinese Consulate-General in Los Angeles.[2] From 2018 to 2022 she served as Ambassador to Nepal. On 22 December 2022 she was sworn in as Ambassador to ASEAN.[3]

She has been noted for her use of Twitter to increase the soft power of China.[4][5][6][7]

Personal life[edit]

Hou is married and has one son.[1] She speaks Urdu,[8] which she majored at Peking University.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Curriculum Vitae of Ms Hou Yanqi". np.china-embassy.org.
  • ^ a b c "Beijing proposes new ambassador". kathmandupost.com.
  • ^ "Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to ASEAN Hou Yanqi presented her Letter of Credence to Secretary-General of ASEAN". asean.org. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  • ^ "'LOL!': China's informal, confrontational Twitter diplomacy". Bangkok Post.
  • ^ "Chinese Ambassador's Twitter diplomacy: 'Follow me, get free movie tickets'". 24 December 2019.
  • ^ Tsering D Gurung (26 June 2019). "Diplomacy, in 280 characters or less".
  • ^ Malhotra, Jyoti (2 June 2020). "Modi govt's flip flops widened the gap between India and Nepal. Chinese are filling it fast".
  • ^ "Chinese minister Kezhi's visit to India had definite Tibet focus".

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