China appoints new trade representative

(ECNS) -- China has appointed a new international trade representative at the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

Li Chenggang will replace 59-year-old Wang Shouwen, the former trade representative and vice minister of MOC, the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. In addition to the post of international trade representative, he will also serve as vice minister of Commerce.

Li, 58, from Taihu, Anhui Province, holds a bachelor's degree in law from Peking University and a master's degree in the economics of law from the University of Hamburg in Germany.

With rich experience in handling international negotiations at MOC, he also served as China's ambassador to the Geneva-based World Trade Organization (WTO) from 2021.

On March 31, 2025, he attended the entrepreneurs' forum held by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).

(By Zhang Dongfang)