The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and one of the country's top and most important cabinet posts. The Minister usually is also a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a state councillor. The Minister is the second-highest ranking diplomat in China after the director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission.^[1]

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国外交部部长
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Flag of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent Wang Yi since 25 July 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
Status	Provincial-Ministerial level official
Member of	State Council
Reports to	Central Foreign Affairs Commission
Seat	Beijing
Nominator	Premier (chosen within the Chinese Communist Party)
Appointer	President with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee
Precursor	Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China
Formation	1 October 1949; 74 years ago (1949-10-01)
First holder	Zhou Enlai
Deputy	Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Website	www.mfa.gov.cn/web/wjbz_673089/

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The post was initially established after the proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 1 October 1949 as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Central People's Government, with Zhou Enlai being appointed as both the minister and the premier.^[2][3]

Officially, the minister is nominated by the premier of the State Council, who is then approved by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee and appointed by the president.^[4]