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Han Zhiqiang

Chinese diplomat

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ67935027 ↗
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Han Zhiqiang (born November 1963) is a Chinese diplomat who served as Chinese ambassador to Thailand from 2021 to 2025. He was Chinese ambassador to Fiji from 2008 to 2011.

Biography

Han was born in Yitong Manchu Autonomous County, Jilin, in November 1963. He graduated from Jilin University, majoring in Japanese. After university, he was dispatched to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, becoming deputy director of the General Office in 2005. He once served as secretary to Minister Tang Jiaxuan. In November 2008, he succeeded Cai Jinbiao as Chinese ambassador to Fiji, serving until June 2011. He was Chinese envoy to Japan in July 2011, and held that office until February 2016. In February 2016, he was recalled to the original department and promoted to the director position. In August 2021, he was appointed Chinese ambassador to Thailand, replacing Lü Jian.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Han Zhiqiang” as chinese diplomat. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1963, 2021, 2025, 2008—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1963-01-01. The account is most persuasive where Zhiqiang, Chinese and diplomat can be independently traced.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q67935027. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1963, 2021, 2025 and 2008.

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This entry incorporates text from “Han Zhiqiang” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.