Central Foreign Affairs Commission

Central Foreign Affairs Commission
中国共产党中央委员会外事工作委员会
Formation1981 (1981)
TypeSupra-ministerial policy coordination and consultation body
Location
  • Beijing
Leader
Xi Jinping
Deputy Leader
Li Qiang
Office Director
Wang Yi
Parent organization
Central Committee
SubsidiariesMinistry of Foreign Affairs
Central Foreign Affairs Commission
Simplified Chinese中央外事工作委员会
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngyāng Wàishì Gōngzuò Wěiyuánhuì

The Foreign Affairs Commission of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, commonly called the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, is a commission of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that exercises general oversight on matters related to foreign affairs.

The group was first established as the Central Foreign Affairs Leading Group (FALG) in 1958. Disbanded during the Cultural Revolution, it was restored by Deng Xiaoping in 1981. The FALG was upgraded to the Central Foreign Affairs Commission in March 2018.

The main execution body of the commission is the General Office, with the director of the Office being China's top diplomat, currently Wang Yi. Since 1993, the group has been led by the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the premier has served as the deputy leader of the group. It is currently chaired by CCP general secretary Xi Jinping, with premier Li Qiang as its deputy leader.


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