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Zhong Shan

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Zhong Shan
钟山
Minister of Commerce
In office
24 February 2017 – 26 December 2020
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byGao Hucheng
Succeeded byWang Wentao
Personal details
BornOctober 1955 (age 69)
Shangyu, Zhejiang
Political partyChinese Communist Party

Zhong Shan (Chinese: ; 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

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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

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  1. ^ "钟山简历". MOFCOM. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  2. ^ "US-China trade deal is spin for Trump's failed protectionism". Australian Financial Review. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  3. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
Government offices
Preceded by Minister of Commerce
2017–2020
Succeeded by