(1927.11.4-) Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic ofChina(1984.9 – 1990.1)

A Native of Qufu, Shangdong Province, and born in Changchun City, Jilin Province, Zhou Nan finished his study in the Department of Literature of Yenchin University. In 1948, he was a teacher in the Foreign Affairs School of the Central Committee of CPC. After the founding of the People's Republic, he served at a series of posts including teacher of the Beijing Foreign Languages Institute, head of the office of work group of the POW Management Regiment of the Chinese People's Volunteers, Third Secretary and Second Secretary in the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, Section Chief of the Department for West Asian and North African Affairs, Second Sectary and First Sectary in the Chinese Embassy in Tanzania, First Sectary and Counsellor (1973.3-1980.10) in the Chinese Delegation to the UN, Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN (with ambassadorial rank, 1980.10-1981.11), and Assistant Foreign Minister (1983.1-1984.8). In February 1984, on behalf of the Chinese government, he signed theJoint Communiqué on the restoration of the ambassadorial diplomatic relations betweenChinaandNetherlandsfrom the level of Chargé d'Affaires. From January to September 1984, in the capacity of head of the Chinese government delegation, he had the eighth to the 22ndrounds of talks on the solution ofHong Kongissues with the head of theUKgovernment delegation. In September 1984, he was appointed Vice-Foreign Minister and in the same month initialed theJoint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kongin the capacity of head of the Chinese government delegation. In May 1985, on behalf of the government, he exchanged with the British Ambassador toChinathe Instruments of Ratification on theJoint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong.In July and August of the year, he paid visits toSan MarinoandAustria. In 1986, he was President of Diplomatic Institute. In June 1986, he followed General Secretary Hu Yaobang in his visits to theUK, the Federal Republic of Germany,FranceandItaly. From June to October, in the capacity of head of the Chinese government delegation, he had three rounds of talks on the settlement ofMacaoquestion with the head of the Portuguese government delegation. In November of the year, he visitedPortugalagain. In March 1987, he initialed Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration on the Question of Macao with the head of the Portuguese government delegation.From September 1987 to September 1999, he paid visits toNorway,Finland,Greece,Malta,Iceland,Denmark,Ireland,Sweden,Netherlands, andLiechtenstein. In January 1988, he and the Portuguese Ambassador toChinaexchanged the instruments of ratification on the Joint Declaration on the Question of Macao on behalf on their respective governments and signed on the credentials of the instruments. In February 1989, he paid a visit toHong Kongat the invitation of the governor and the two parties exchanged views on the implementation of the Joint Communiqué of China and theUK. In March of the year, he paid a visit toMacaoat the governor's invitation. Later he visited theUK,Luxembourg,Italyand the Federal Republic of Germany. In January 1990, he was appointedDirector of the Hong Kong Branch of Xinhua News Agency. He was member of the Standing Committee of the 7thand 8thNational People's Congress, Member of the 14thCentral Committee of the CPC.