Kong Xuanyou Explained

Office1:Chinese Ambassador to Japan
Term Start1:30 May 2019
Term End1:28 February 2023
Predecessor1:Cheng Yonghua
Successor1:Wu Jianghao
Office2:Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Term Start2:January 2018
Term End2:May 2019
1Blankname2:Minister
1Namedata2:Wang Yi
Office3:Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs
Term Start3:December 2015
Term End3:January 2018
1Blankname3:Minister
1Namedata3:Wang Yi
Office4:Director of Department of Asian Affairs
Term Start4:May 2014
Term End4:December 2015
Predecessor4:Luo Zhaohui
Successor4:Xiao Qian
Office5:Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam
Term Start5:August 2011
Term End5:May 2014
Predecessor5:Sun Guoxiang
Successor5:Hong Xiaoyong
Kong Xuanyou
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Heilongjiang, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Shanghai International Studies University
China Foreign Affairs University
Module:
Child:yes
P:Kǒng Xuànyòu
Hangul:공현우
Hanja:孔鉉佑
Rr:Gong Hyeon-U

Kong Xuanyou (; Korean: 공현우; born July 1959) is a Chinese diplomat. He was the Chinese Ambassador to Japan from 2019 to 2023, and previously served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2019.

Biography

Kong was born to an ethnic Korean family in Heilongjiang province in 1959.[1] Between 1979 and 1983, he studied Arabic and Japanese languages at Shanghai International Studies University. Between 1983 and 1985 he studied foreign relations at China Foreign Affairs University.

His first diplomatic post was in the Chinese consulate of Osaka as a clerk (1985–1989). In 2006, he was appointed the envoy of the embassy of China in Japan. Between 2011 and 2014, he was the ambassador of China in Vietnam. After working briefly as the deputy of Asian affairs, he was appointed the assistant minister of the ministry of foreign affairs in 2015.[2] [3] In August 2017, Gong succeeded Wu Dawei as the chief representative of China in Six-party talks.[4] He assumed the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs position in January 2018 until he was appointed as Ambassador to Japan.

According to South Korean media JoongAng Ilbo, when meeting with delegations of Korean parliamentarians, Kong expressed his regret on Korea's decision of deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), but did not wish for Sino-Korean relations to worsen because of that.[5]

Personal life

Kong is married and has one daughter. Kong is said to be close friends with the former Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, as they worked together in Japan.[6]

Awards and honors

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014-04-14 . 조선족 공현우 아주사장으로, 사상 최초 . Dongbei net.
  2. Web site: 孔铉佑 个人简历. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
  3. News: 外交部亚洲司司长孔铉佑升任部长助理. Jiang. Ziwen. 2015-12-15. The Paper.
  4. Web site: 中六方会谈首席代表、朝鲜族出身的孔铉佑被任命为部长助理. 尹. 完準. The Dong-a Ilbo.
  5. News: 「中国国民、テレビで韓国アイドルを見れば嫌悪感…それで制裁」. 2017-01-05. JoongAng Ilbo.
  6. News: Zhang . Di . 2017-08-15 . 孔铉佑接替武大伟任朝鲜事务特别代表 他是谁? . 解放日报 .
  7. Web site: ‘Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam’ conferred on Vice Foreign Minister of China Kong Xuanyou in Beijing. The News International. 2019-05-13. June 24, 2023.
  8. Web site: Outgoing Chinese Ambassador receives Friendship Order. Vietnam+. 2014-04-11. June 24, 2023.
  9. Web site: Chinese ambassador receives VUFO insignia. Vietnam+. 2019-04-03. June 24, 2023.