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Hua Chunying

The latest news on Hua Chunying, Chinese diplomat and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, including political news and updates.

Born

24 Apr 1970

Industry

Politics

Job Title

Spokeswoman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China

South China Sea

Why High Seas Treaty could change ‘rules of the game’ in South China Sea row

Effective January 17, the framework protects unique marine biodiversity and ecosystems in areas beyond any individual country’s jurisdiction.

10 Feb 2026 - 9:43AMvideocam

China-EU relations

China’s charm offensive: Beijing bypasses Brussels to soften EU trade push

17 Jan 2026 - 12:13PMvideocam

China trade

China has logged a US$1 trillion trade surplus. Where is all that money going?

29 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM

South China Sea

Senior Chinese diplomat takes swipe at US over deep-sea mining strategy

‘The oceans are not calm,’ vice-minister warns in comments aimed at Trump executive order pushing American exploitation of seabed minerals.

2 Dec 2025 - 2:20AMvideocam

An executive order signed by US President Donald Trump allows American private companies to pursue deep-sea mining in areas beyond US jurisdiction without prior approval from the United Nations. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong politics

World’s first intergovernmental mediation body launched in Hong Kong

Vice-foreign minister Hua Chunying highlights the short time it took for the International Organisation for Mediation to become operational.

20 Oct 2025 - 10:58PM

China-EU relations

Exclusive | EU leaders plan trip to Beijing in July for summit with Xi

No date confirmed with the Chinese side as travel plan indicates serious effort to re-engage amid collapsed relationship with the US.

11 Apr 2025 - 5:38AMvideocam

China-EU relations

Exclusive | Your best friend has abandoned you: inside China’s EU charm offensive

As bloc’s ties with US plummet over Donald Trump’s embrace of Russia, Beijing pitches itself as a more reliable partner than Washington.

28 Feb 2025 - 8:06PMvideocam

In official meetings with EU representatives, Chinese officials have reportedly pointed to the stunning about-face by US President Donald Trump, who is now seen to side with Moscow. Photo: AP

China-UK relations

Wang Yi sends free trade message at revived UK-China Strategic Dialogue

Ministerial talks brought back to life in London as Starmer’s government pursues a more pragmatic China policy.

14 Feb 2025 - 12:16PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman promoted to vice-minister

Hua Chunying, who has been a foreign ministry spokeswoman since 2012, is the youngest of the five vice-foreign ministers and the only woman.

27 May 2024 - 4:03PMvideocam

US-China relations

China says it wants to get relations with US ‘back on the right track’

Beijing makes the remarks just hours before Joe Biden’s inauguration as president, but analysts say Washington will continue to see China as a major threat.

14 Aug 2023 - 4:20PMvideocam

Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Beijing hoped the new US administration understood that accusations about Xinjiang were “all lies”. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

Wolf Warriors in the West: how China’s diplomats are taking to Twitter

Are foreign affairs spokespeople and other Chinese diplomats creating bold social media posts outside official channels in Beijing or is it part of a grand plan?

14 Aug 2023 - 4:20PMvideocam

Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying. She saw potential for the Chinese government to use Western social media to change the conversation and perceptions around China. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

China’s Wolf Warriors are like Simba from Lion King, its foreign ministry says

Spokeswoman Hua Chunying compares diplomats to Disney’s ‘cute little lion, who, under all sorts of suspicion … grew up and matured into Simba’.

14 Aug 2023 - 4:20PMvideocam

Social media

Want to be a Chinese diplomat? Program emulates ‘Wolf Warrior’ rhetoric

Chinese diplomats have been taking a more aggressive stance on Twitter this year and a GitHub text generator is here to help.

14 Aug 2023 - 4:19PM

X (formerly Twitter)

Opinion | China ventures outside the Great Firewall, only to hit a brick wall

Officials are starting to realise that, unlike on Chinese social media, they can’t manipulate public opinion on Twitter without being challenged. Instead, their accounts come under heavy scrutiny, their views are opposed and they attract trolls.

14 Aug 2023 - 4:19PMvideocam

Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying was recently found to have liked a tweet calling on President Xi Jinping to step down. Photo: Kyodo

Canada

Sarcasm is China’s latest weapon in battle with Canada over detainees

Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying says Canada’s foreign minister Chrystia Freeland ‘can’t help speaking without thinking’. Hua also said it was understandable that Canada was ‘a little worried’ about detentions of its citizens by Beijing.

14 Aug 2023 - 4:19PMvideocam

Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying. Photo: Kyodo

Hua Chunying

Why High Seas Treaty could change ‘rules of the game’ in South China Sea row

Effective January 17, the framework protects unique marine biodiversity and ecosystems in areas beyond any individual country’s jurisdiction.

China’s charm offensive: Beijing bypasses Brussels to soften EU trade push

China has logged a US$1 trillion trade surplus. Where is all that money going?

Senior Chinese diplomat takes swipe at US over deep-sea mining strategy

‘The oceans are not calm,’ vice-minister warns in comments aimed at Trump executive order pushing American exploitation of seabed minerals.

World’s first intergovernmental mediation body launched in Hong Kong

Vice-foreign minister Hua Chunying highlights the short time it took for the International Organisation for Mediation to become operational.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Exclusive | EU leaders plan trip to Beijing in July for summit with Xi

No date confirmed with the Chinese side as travel plan indicates serious effort to re-engage amid collapsed relationship with the US.

Exclusive | Your best friend has abandoned you: inside China’s EU charm offensive

As bloc’s ties with US plummet over Donald Trump’s embrace of Russia, Beijing pitches itself as a more reliable partner than Washington.

Wang Yi sends free trade message at revived UK-China Strategic Dialogue

Ministerial talks brought back to life in London as Starmer’s government pursues a more pragmatic China policy.

Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman promoted to vice-minister

Hua Chunying, who has been a foreign ministry spokeswoman since 2012, is the youngest of the five vice-foreign ministers and the only woman.

China says it wants to get relations with US ‘back on the right track’

Beijing makes the remarks just hours before Joe Biden’s inauguration as president, but analysts say Washington will continue to see China as a major threat.

Wolf Warriors in the West: how China’s diplomats are taking to Twitter

Are foreign affairs spokespeople and other Chinese diplomats creating bold social media posts outside official channels in Beijing or is it part of a grand plan?

China’s Wolf Warriors are like Simba from Lion King, its foreign ministry says

Spokeswoman Hua Chunying compares diplomats to Disney’s ‘cute little lion, who, under all sorts of suspicion … grew up and matured into Simba’.

Want to be a Chinese diplomat? Program emulates ‘Wolf Warrior’ rhetoric

Chinese diplomats have been taking a more aggressive stance on Twitter this year and a GitHub text generator is here to help.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Opinion | China ventures outside the Great Firewall, only to hit a brick wall

Officials are starting to realise that, unlike on Chinese social media, they can’t manipulate public opinion on Twitter without being challenged. Instead, their accounts come under heavy scrutiny, their views are opposed and they attract trolls.

Sarcasm is China’s latest weapon in battle with Canada over detainees

Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying says Canada’s foreign minister Chrystia Freeland ‘can’t help speaking without thinking’. Hua also said it was understandable that Canada was ‘a little worried’ about detentions of its citizens by Beijing.

Exclusive | EU leaders plan trip to Beijing in July for summit with Xi

Opinion | China ventures outside the Great Firewall, only to hit a brick wall