Central Foreign Affairs Commission
| 中央外事工作委员会 | |
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| Formed | 1981 (1981) |
| Type | Supra-ministerial policy coordination and consultation body |
| Jurisdiction | Chinese Communist Party |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
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| Parent agency | Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party |
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| Website | Preview warning: No official website (P856) found in wikidata. Nothing will be displayed. |
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| Simplified Chinese | 中央外事工作委员会 | ||||||
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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.