Lu Kang (Chinese: 陆慷; born 14 May 1968) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as deputy minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party since May 2024. He previously served as the Director of the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. His most recent diplomatic post was as the Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia where he served from 2022 to 2024.[1]
Lu Kang | |||||||
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陆慷 | |||||||
 Lu Kang in 2023 | |||||||
| Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia | |||||||
| In office 22 February 2022 – 18 May 2024 | |||||||
| Minister | Wang Yi → Qin Gang → Wang Yi | ||||||
| Preceded by | Xiao Qian | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Wang Lutong | ||||||
| Director of the Foreign Ministry North American and Oceanian Affairs Department of the People's Republic of China | |||||||
| In office 18 July 2019 – December 2021 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Cong Peiwu | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Yang Tao | ||||||
| Director of Foreign Ministry Information Department of the People's Republic of China | |||||||
| In office 16 April 2015 – 18 July 2019 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Liu Jianchao | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Hua Chunying | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | 14 May 1968 Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Occupation | Politician, diplomat | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陆慷 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陸慷 | ||||||
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Life
editLu was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, on May 14, 1968.
In 1993, Lu joined the Foreign Service and from 1993 to 1996 Lu served as a consultant and attaché for the Department of International Organizations and Conferences of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1996 to 1999 he was assigned to the mission at the UN headquarters in New York City. Subsequently, from 1999 to 2000 he was Secretary of the Third Class in the Department of International Organizations and Conferences.
From 2000 to 2001 he attended the National University of Singapore, from which he graduated with a Master in Public Policy. As of 2001, he served as second-level legation secretary, deputy head of department, department head of the arms control and disarmament department, and served until 2006. From 2006 he was then Counselor in Dublin, Ireland until 2008.
From 2008 to 2010, he served as a Legation Counselor, Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Organizations and Conferences, and led the Chinese delegation to sessions of the Asia-Pacific Economic Community. As of 2010, he was Deputy General Director of the Department of North American and Oceanic Affairs. From 2012 to 2015, he served as Minister in Washington, D.C. Since 2015, he has been Director-General of the Information Division, a post which includes the function of Speaker of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.[2]
On March 14, 2016, he spoke about the 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship as well as Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Russia. Lu also spoke about Eurasian Economic Union, the alignment of the Silk Road Economic Belt and missile tests on Korean Peninsula, as well as resumption of six-party talks regarding those tests. Lu was very critical of the THAAD defense system that was introduced to South Korea by the United States to defend it against possible nuclear attack from DPRK, citing a "direct harm [of] the strategic security interests [for] China and Russia".[3]
Regarding Syrian Civil War, Lu commented that he supports Geneva peace talks and blasted China-India Line of Actual Control crossing as media hype.[3]
In 2017, he stated that the Sino-British Joint Declaration "no longer had any practical significance" with regards to the governance of Hong Kong, a view that was disputed by the British Foreign Office.[4] After several days, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the declaration was still binding and that Lu had been misinterpreted.[5]: 62
On July 18, 2019, he was appointed director of the Foreign Ministry North American and Oceanian Affairs Department of the People's Republic of China.[6] He says China has freedom of religion.[7]
On February 22, 2022, he became the Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia.[8][9] In May 2024, he was recalled back to China, ending his tenure as ambassador.[10]
On 19 May 2024, he was appointed as a deputy minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Ambassador Lu Kang Pays A Farewell Call on President-elect Prabowo Subianto". id.china-embassy.gov.cn. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Chinese Embassy Minister Lu Kang". Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ a b "Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang's Regular Press Conference on March 14, 2016". Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "China says Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong no longer has meaning". Reuters. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ Loh, Dylan M.H. (2024). China's Rising Foreign Ministry: Practices and Representations of Assertive Diplomacy. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9781503638204.
- ^ 华春莹接棒陆慷任外交部新闻司司长 陆慷新职公开. 163.com (in Chinese). 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang's Regular Press Conference on July 18, 2019". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "Chinese president appoints new ambassadors". xinhuanet.com. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Wu Zhichao (伍智超) (7 March 2022). 国家主席习近平任免驻外大使：任命陆慷为驻印尼大使. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 March 2022.伍智超Category:Articles containing Chinese-language text)&rft_id=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_16992964&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Lu Kang (diplomat)" class="Z3988">
- ^ "Ambassador Lu Kang Leaves for China upon Completion of Ambassadorial Duty". id.china-embassy.gov.cn. Retrieved 20 May 2024.