Hou Yanqi | |
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| Chinese Ambassador to ASEAN | |
| Assumed office December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Deng Xijun |
| Chinese Ambassador to Nepal | |
| In office December 2018 – October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Yu Hong |
| Succeeded by | Chen Song |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1970 (age 53)[1] Qingxu County, Shanxi, China[1] |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Peking University[2] |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Hou Yanqi | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 侯艷琪 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 侯艳琪 | ||||||
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Hou Yanqi (Chinese: 侯艳琪; March 1970) is a Chinese diplomat who is serving as the Ambassador to ASEAN. From 2018 to 2022 she served as the Ambassador to Nepal.
Hou was born in Qingxu County, Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China in 1970.
Hou has served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1996, prior to being appointed ambassador, she was the deputy director general, focusing on South Asian affairs. She has also been stationed in Pakistan and as the consul of the Chinese Consulate-General in Los Angeles.[2] From 2018 to 2022 she served as Ambassador to Nepal. On 22 December 2022 she was sworn in as Ambassador to ASEAN.[3]
She has been noted for her use of Twitter to increase the soft power of China.[4][5][6][7]
Hou is married and has one son.[1] She speaks Urdu,[8] which she majored at Peking University.[2]