Zhong Shan
Zhong Shan | |
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钟山 | |
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| Minister of Commerce | |
| In office 24 February 2017 – 26 December 2020 | |
| Premier | Li Keqiang |
| Preceded by | Gao Hucheng |
| Succeeded by | Wang Wentao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1955 (age 69) Shangyu, Zhejiang |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Zhong Shan (Chinese: 钟山; born October 1955) is a Chinese politician and business executive, who served as the Commerce Minister of the People's Republic of China from February 2017 to December 2020.
Career
[edit]Zhong Shan was born in Shangyu, Zhejiang, and he joined to work in 1972. His first job was Chief of Section in Zhejiang Textile Import & Export Corporation. In 1998, he served as the Director of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Department of Zhejiang. He was served as the vice Governor of Zhejiang since 2003.[citation needed]
In 2008, he was appointed as the Vice Minister of Commerce. In March 2013, he was named China's International Trade Representative (minister-level).[1] In February 2017, Zhong was appointed as the Minister of Commerce by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.[citation needed]
Zhong was with Vice Premier Liu He to witness the signing of the first trade deal with the US President Donald Trump in January 2020.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "钟山简历". MOFCOM. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ "US-China trade deal is spin for Trump's failed protectionism". Australian Financial Review. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ Diss, North America Correspondent Kathryn; Lipson, Washington bureau chief David; Olson, Emily (2020-01-16). "The US-China trade deal may be a win for Trump, but a loss for Aussie farmers". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
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