On November 15, 1971, headed by then Vice Foreign Minister Qiao Guanhua, the delegation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) made its debut at the United Nations (UN) Assembly Hall.

Mr Qiao, 57, was China's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva before the appointment. He is the son of Qiao Guanhua, a foreign minister in the 1970s.

Forty years ago on May 6, Qiao Guanhua, then China's foreign minister, and Christopher Soames, then European Commission vice-president, agreed to establish diplomatic relations between China and ...

Delegates from the People's Republic of China enjoyed the welcome to their new seats at the United Nations on Nov 15, 1971. Head of delegation Qiao Guanhua (front row, first left), Huang Hua ...

BEIJING: China was one of the architects of the United Nations and was the first signatory of the UN Charter in San Francisco in 1945. But it was only in October 1971, with the Chinese delegation led ...

Qiao between 2019 and 2022 helped supply Iran with isostatic graphite, an ultra-fine grain used to make rocket nozzles, and set up a bank account in the name of a front company to receive $15,000 ...