Qian Qichen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Qian Qichen

Chinese politician

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1928

Place of Birth: Jiading District, Shanghai, China

Date of Death: 09-May-2017

Profession: politician, diplomat

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Qian Qichen (Chinese: ???; 5 January 1928 – 9 May 2017) was a Chinese diplomat and politician.
He served as China's Foreign Minister from April 1988 to March 1998, and as Vice Premier from 1993 to 2003.
Since then, no other diplomat-turned-politician has attained such a lofty status in China's political hierarchy.Qian played a critical role in shaping China's foreign policy during President Jiang Zemin's administration, and was a key player handling the return to Chinese sovereignty of Hong Kong and Macau.
He was in charge of border negotiations with the Soviet Union in the 1980s, resulting in a successful settlement of the border dispute and the thawing of the relations between China and Russia.
He was also instrumental in handling China's normalization of relations with the West in the difficult period after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

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