Deng Li
Deng Li, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Areas of responsibility: West Asia and North Africa, Africa, Europe, consular affairs, and archives
Born in Quanzhou, Fujian Province in May 1965. University Graduate.
1987-1988 Staff Member, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (MFA)
1988-1991 Staff Member, Attaché, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
1991-1994 Attaché, Third Secretary, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, MFA
1994-1997 Third Secretary, Second Secretary, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
1997-2001 Second Secretary, Deputy Division Director, Division Director, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, MFA
2001-2003 Counselor, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Belgium and Chinese Mission to the European Community
2003-2003 Counselor, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Belgium and Chinese Mission to the European Union
2003-2004 Official at Deputy Director-General level, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, MFA
2004-2009 Counselor, Deputy Director-General, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, MFA
2009-2011 Deputy Director-General, Department of European Affairs, MFA
2011-2015 Minister, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the French Republic
2015-2019 Director-General, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, MFA
2019-2020 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Turkey
2020-2021 Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs
2021- Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Deng is married with a daughter.