‘Beautiful translator’ at China-US summit determined to work in diplomacy and was known as ‘little Zhao Wei’, say former teacher and students
- ‘She could have deep discussions with others. Isn’t her English marvellous?’ former teacher says
- Zhang Jing was a top student who won scholarships and always knew she would be a diplomat, say those who knew her
The Chinese woman who trended on social media as “China’s most beautiful interpreter”, always dreamed of being a diplomat and was noted for her looks — even in high school, say former teachers and classmates
Zhang, who is in her late 30s, has always been a persistent, focused person who knew at a very young age what she wanted for her career, according to her high school English teacher.
“She was determined to be a diplomat since junior high school and wanted to work in the diplomatic service in the future,” Hu Yuebing from Hangzhou Foreign Languages School told the Metropolis Express in 2013.
“She had excellent grades in her three years of high school and was able to enter comprehensive universities such as Peking University and Tsinghua University [top two universities in China], however, she chose to continue pursuing her diplomatic dream and was admitted to the China Foreign Affairs University with an exemption of entrance exams.”
Hu said Zhang excelled in all subjects, particularly in English and had won a scholarship to travel to the United Kingdom where she developed a close friendship with a local student.