Chen Jian
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"Chen Jian" is the Chinese Vice Minister of Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China/Commerce. He began his career in May 1969 and joined the Communist Party of China/CPC in January 1976. He graduated from Beijing International Studies University/Beijing Second Foreign Language University majoring in Spanish, and holds the title of Senior International Business Engineer.

Chen served successively in the Department of Political Affairs of the Ministry of Economic Relations with Foreign Countries (MERFC), the Second Bureau of MERFC, the Economic Counselor’s Office of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Guinea-Bissau, and the Department of Personnel and Education of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade. From 1992, he served as Economic and Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Argentina. From 1994, he served successively as Assistant General Manager and Deputy General Manager of China National Overseas Engineering Corporation. In 1998, he was appointed Director General of the Department of Foreign Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC).

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