Zhang Lu | |
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Born | 1977 (age 46–47) |
Alma mater |
China Foreign Affairs University University of Westminster |
Occupation | Interpreter |
Known for | The interpreter of Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao |
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Zhang Lu ( simplified Chinese: 张璐; traditional Chinese: 張璐; born in 1977) is a Chinese diplomatic language interpreter for senior officials. Her translation skills and beauty made her a celebrity in China. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Zhang was born and grew up in Jinan. [5] She graduated from the China Foreign Affairs University in 2000. [2] Zhang gained public attention in 2010 by translating quotations from Classical Chinese literature used by Premier Wen Jiabao at the 2010 National People's Congress. [1] In 2016, she was a division chief in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's Department of Translation and Interpretation. [6]