Mr. Yang Yirui, born in January 1969, native of Jilin Province, graduated with a Master's Degree in Economics.

1993-1994

Staff Member, then Attaché, Department of West European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

1994-1997

Attaché, then Third Secretary, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United Kingdom

1997-2000

Third Secretary, then Second Secretary, MFA Commissioner's Office in the Hong Kong SAR

2000-2003

Second Secretary, then Deputy Division Director, Department of Policy Research, MFA

2003-2004

Visiting scholar, University of Tokyo, Japan

2004-2007

Division Director, Department of Policy Research, MFA

2007-2009

Counselor, Embassy of the People' Republic of China in the United States

2009-2013 

2013-2015

2015-2017

2017-

Counselor, then Deputy Director General, Department of Policy Research, MFA

Minister Counselor, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of South Africa

Deputy Director General, General Affairs Department, MFA

Deputy Commissioner, MFA Commissioner's Office in the Hong Kong SAR