China's Ambassador to Australia

China and Australia: Opportunities and Challenges.

Mr ZHANG Junsai   Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Commonwealth of Australia.

This special meeting will be held on a THURSDAY lunchtime for what may be the first time. Ambassador Zhang's address is titled "China and Australia: Opportunities and Challenges."

Born in October 1953, a native of Zhejiang Province of China, the Ambassador graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University.          

1979-1983       Attaché, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in New Zealand

1983-1988       Attaché and Third Secretary, North American and Oceanian Affairs Dept, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), PRC

1988-1990       Studied at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, (M.A.) Tufts University, USA

1990-1991       Second Secretary, North American and Oceanian Affairs Dept, MFA

1991-1995       Consul, Chinese Consulate General in Sydney, Australia

1995-1997       First Secretary and Director, North American and Oceanian Affairs Dept, MFA

1997-2000       Counsellor, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Australia

2000-2003       Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of the Fiji Islands

2003-2007       Deputy Director General, North American and Oceanian Affairs Dept, MFA

2007-              Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Commonwealth of Australia

The Ambassador is married with one daughter.