Zhong Shan

Zhong Shan
Zhong Shan
	钟山
Minister of Commerce
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 2017
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Gao Hucheng
Personal details
Born	October 1955 (age 64); Shangyu, Zhejiang
Political party	Communist Party of China

Zhong Shan (Chinese: 钟山; born October 1955) is a Chinese politician and business executive, serving as the Commerce Minister of the People's Republic of China since February 2017.

Career

Zhong Shan was born in Shangyu, Zhejiang, and he joined to work in 1972. His first job was Chief of Section in Zhejiang Textile Import & Export Corporation. In 1998, he served as the Director of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Department of Zhejiang. He was served as the vice Governor of Zhejiang since 2003.

In 2008, he was appointed as the Vice Minister of Commerce. In March 2013, he was named China's International Trade Representative (minister-level).[1] In February 2017, Zhong was appointed as the Minister of Commerce by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.[2]

Zhong was with Vice Premier Liu He to witness the signing of the first trade deal with the US President Donald Trump in January 2020.[3][4]

References

"钟山简历". MOFCOM. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
"China's top legislature wraps up bi-monthly session". Xinhua. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
"US-China trade deal is spin for Trump's failed protectionism". Australian Financial Review. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
Diss, North America Correspondent Kathryn; Lipson, Washington bureau chief David; Olson, Emily (2020-01-16). "The US-China trade deal may be a win for Trump, but a loss for Aussie farmers". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-01-22.

Government offices
Preceded by Gao Hucheng	Minister of Commerce 2017–	Incumbent

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[1] "钟山简历". MOFCOM. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

[2] "China's top legislature wraps up bi-monthly session". Xinhua. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

[3] "US-China trade deal is spin for Trump's failed protectionism". Australian Financial Review. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-22.

[4] Diss, North America Correspondent Kathryn; Lipson, Washington bureau chief David; Olson, Emily (2020-01-16). "The US-China trade deal may be a win for Trump, but a loss for Aussie farmers". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-01-22.