The State Councilor of the People”s Republic of China, Yang Jiechi is making an official visit to Mongolia on May 8th and 9th. The high-ranking Chinese official landed at Chinggis Khaan International Airport at 10:00 am today, May 8th.

The State Councilor of the People”s Republic of China, Yang Jiechi began the official visit by showing respect to the Great Chinggis Khaan monument  at 2:00 pm. The State Councilor, Yang Jiechi, then had talks with the Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia D.Terbishdagva.

On the second day of his official visit Yang Jiechi will be received by the President of Mongolia, Ts.Elbegdorj and Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag on Thursday May 9th.

Yang Jiechi is a native of Shanghai. He holds a Ph. D. in History from Nanjing University and also studied at the London School of Economics and the University of Bath. Yang spent much of his professional life in the United States where he served as Chinese Ambassador from 2001 to 2005. From 2004 to 2013 he served as the tenth Foreign Minister of China.

The 12th National People”s Congress elected Yang Jiechi as the State Councilor in March this year. He is a member of the Communist Party of China. Yang has previously made official visits to Mongolia in 2007 and 2011.