18 Facts About Hua Chunying

Hua Chunying is a Chinese diplomat who has been serving as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of China since 2024.

Hua Chunying served as staff member, attache, and third secretary in the Ministry's Department of Western Europe and the China Embassy in Singapore from 1992 to 2003.

Hua Chunying served as second secretary, first secretary, and then counselor in the Mission of China to the European Union from 2003 to 2010.

Hua Chunying then served as counselor at the Department of European Affairs from 2010 to 2012, deputy director general of the Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy from 2012 to 2019, and director general of the Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy from 2019 to 2025.

Hua Chunying was appointed as the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2024.

Hua Chunying's father was formerly secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Huai'an County Discipline Inspection Commission, and her mother was the deputy director of a local district.

Hua Chunying graduated from Nanjing University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in English language and literature.

Over a period of 20 years, Hua Chunying worked her way up to the position of spokeswoman.

In 2012, Hua Chunying was promoted to deputy director general of the Department of Press, Communication, and Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Hua Chunying served concurrently as the spokeswoman for the ministry.

In February 2018, during a prolonged absence at the Foreign Ministry, there were reports that Hua Chunying was investigated for storing large amounts of US dollars in her home.

On March 1,2018, Hua Chunying returned to work as Foreign Ministry spokeswoman.

Hua Chunying became the second female director general of the Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy after Gong Peng, the very first director general of this department.

Hua Chunying oversees the ministry's work related to press, protocol, and translation.

Hua Chunying was a delegate to the 19th and 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

On January 15,2025, Hua Chunying stepped down from her role as the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, but is still - as of January 18,2025 - listed as an official of the ministry itself.

In 2020, Hua Chunying retweeted a story published by The Grayzone that claimed to debunk research into the internment camps in Xinjiang detaining Uyghurs.

In January 2021, Hua Chunying renewed the conspiracy theory that the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated in the United States at the Fort Detrick Army Medical Command Installation.