Li Yongjie

Li Yongjie
李詠箑
Permanent Representative of China to the World Trade Organization
Assumed office
September 2025
Personal details
Born1970s
NationalityChinese
Political partyChinese Communist Party
EducationMaster of Laws
Alma materBeijing Foreign Studies University
University of International Business and Economics
ProfessionDiplomat

Li Yongjie (Chinese: 李詠箑) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as the Permanent Representative of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO). She is a member of the Chinese Communist Party and holds a Master of Laws degree.[1][2]

Biography

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Li Yongjie graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1994 and obtained a Master of Laws degree from the University of International Business and Economics in 2001. She has long worked in the Department of Treaty and Law of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, where she successively served as Deputy Division Director and Division Director of the WTO Legal Affairs Division. In December 2014, she was appointed Deputy Director-General of the Department of Treaty and Law. In January 2021, she became Director-General of the department.[3]

In June 2024, Li was appointed a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Commerce and Deputy International Trade Representative at the vice-ministerial level.[4] In September 2025, she was appointed as the Permanent Representative of China to the World Trade Organization [zh].[5]

References

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  1. ^ "李詠箑, 卸任副部长级职务". export.shobserver.com. 2025-07-12. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  2. ^ "国家部委的"非典型"职务". 部长级_网易订阅 (in Chinese). 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  3. ^ "李詠箑, 免去商务部国际贸易谈判副代表职务". 副司长_网易订阅 (in Chinese). 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  4. ^ "任职逾一年 李咏箑卸任商务部国际贸易谈判副代表". on.cc东网 (in Chinese). 2025-07-13. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  5. ^ "李詠箑, 卸任副部级职务_澎湃号·媒体_澎湃新闻-The Paper". thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2025-07-12. Retrieved 2025-10-17.