Cong Peiwu

Cong Peiwu (Chinese: 丛培武; pinyin: Cóng Péiwǔ; born May 1967) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as Chinese Ambassador to Canada.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cong.
Cong Peiwu
丛培武
Chinese Ambassador to Canada
Assumed office
September 2019
Preceded byLu Shaye
Personal details
BornMay 1967 (age 54)
China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Children1
Alma materChina Foreign Affairs University

Biography

Cong once served as counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Britain. In 2014 he became head of the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, replacing Xie Feng.[2] On September 5, 2019, Geng Shuang confirmed that Cong would serve as Chinese Ambassador to Canada.

On 15 October 2020, during an online press conference, Cong said "So if the Canadian side really cares about the stability and prosperity in Hong Kong, and really cares about the good health and safety of those 300,000 Canadian passport holders in Hong Kong, and the large number of Canadian companies operating in Hong Kong SAR, you should support those efforts to fight violent crimes." Asked if this was a threat to Canadians, he replied "That is your interpretation."[3]

On 24 September 2021, Cong accompanied Huawei's deputy chairwoman and its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou to Vancouver International Airport to send her off aboard her repatriation flight back to Shenzhen, Guangdong, China after over 1000 days under house arrest.

References
  1. "China Urges Release of Huawei Exec With New Canadian Envoy". usnews.com. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. Lu Zhenhua (18 July 2019). "Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang to take over US and Canada affairs office". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. "Beijing accuses Canada of being anti-China over envoy's Hong Kong 'threat'". South China Morning Post. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
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