1. Cui Tiankai is a Chinese diplomat and was the longest-serving Chinese Ambassador to the United States, a role he filled from April 2013 to June 2021.
12 Facts About Cui Tiankai
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Cui Tiankai is a native of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China.
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In 1997, Cui Tiankai was appointed Minister Counselor to the United Nations, a position he held until 1999.
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Cui Tiankai continued to work with the Ministry throughout the next decade and held notable positions such as Director General of the Department of Asian Affairs, assistant minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ambassador to Japan.
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In 2013, Cui Tiankai was selected by the 12th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, then appointed by President Xi Jinping as the Ambassador to the United States, pursuant to the National People's Congress decision.
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On March 6,2013, Cui Tiankai was interviewed by reporters from China Youth Daily when he attended the National People's Congress.
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On October 8,2013, Cui Tiankai delivered a speech at the School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University.
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On July 12,2016, Cui Tiankai spoke at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies following China's rejection of the ruling of an international tribunal arbitration case submit by the Philippines.
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Cui Tiankai asserted that the attempt at arbitration was illegal as it was done without Chinese consent.
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Cui Tiankai expressed his hope for future diplomatic resolutions to disputes in the South China Sea, and expressed a wish for further more successful joint developments and activities with other countries.
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Cui Tiankai had criticized the arbitration panel's lack of impartiality, describing Shunji Yanai as a "right-wing Japanese intent on ridding Japan of post-war arrangement".
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In 2017, Tiankai Cui unprecedently attended the Bilderberg Group meeting in Chantilly, Virginia.