Qian Qichen

Qian Qichen
钱其琛
Second-ranked Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
In office 25 March 1993 – 6 March 2003
Premier	Li Peng Zhu Rongji
Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China
In office 12 April 1988 – 18 March 1998
Premier	Li Peng
Preceded by	Wu Xueqian
Succeeded by	Tang Jiaxuan
Personal details
Born	(1928-01-05)5 January 1928 Tianjin, Zhili, Republic of China
Died	9 May 2017(2017-05-09) (aged 89) Beijing, China
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China
Spouse(s)	Zhou Hanqiong (周寒琼)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Qian.

Qian Qichen
Traditional Chinese	錢其琛
Simplified Chinese	钱其琛
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qián Qíchēn

Qian Qichen (Chinese: 钱其琛; pinyin: Qián Qíchēn; 5 January 1928 – 9 May 2017) was a Chinese diplomat and politician. He served as China's foreign minister from 12 April 1988 to 18 March 1998.^[1] He was Vice Premier of the State Council from 1993 until he retired in 2003.^[2][3]

Qian died on May 9, 2017 in Beijing at age of 89.^[4][5]

References

1. "Qian Qichen". Foreign Minister of China. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
2. "钱其琛--人民网". cpc.people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-05-10.
3. Encyclopedia of China, Vol. 17 (2nd edition, 中国大百科全书（第二版）第17册) (in Chinese). Encyclopedia of China Publishing House. 2009. p. 588. ISBN 978-7-500-07958-3.
4. "Former Chinese foreign minister Qian dies aged 89". The Star Online. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
5. "国务院原副总理钱其琛逝世 系外交部首位新闻发言人 - 资讯 - 海外网". HWW (in Chinese). 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

Other websites

Media related to Qian Qichen at Wikimedia Commons

• Qian Qichen biography @ China Vitae Archived 2006-02-10 at the Wayback Machine