Zheng Xiaosong

Chinese politician and diplomat

Zheng Xiaosong (Chinese: 郑晓松; September 1959 – 20 October 2018) was a Chinese politician and diplomat. He was Director of the Macau Liaison Office until he fell to his death in October 2018. He was Deputy Director of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China, Vice Governor of Fujian Province, and secretary-general of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Zheng Xiaosong
郑晓松
Director of the Macau Liaison Office
In office
September 2017 – 20 October 2018
Preceded byWang Zhimin
Secretary-general of the Communist Party of China's Fujian Provincial Committee
In office
April 2016 – June 2016
Preceded byYe Shuangyu
Succeeded byLiang Jianyong
Director of the International Department of the Chinese Ministry of Finance
In office
2007 – April 2012
Preceded byZhu Guangyao
Succeeded byZou Jiayi
Personal details
BornSeptember 1959
Beijing, China
DiedOctober 20, 2018(2018-10-20) (aged 59)
, Macau, China
NationalityChinese
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
University of Oxford
OccupationPolitician
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Zheng was a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.[1]

On 20 October 2018, Zheng died in Macau after falling from a tall building where he lived, aged 59.[2][3][4] Many believed Zheng committed suicide as he suffered from depression at the time of his death.[2]

References change

  1. "List of members of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China" 十九大受权发布:中国共产党第十九届中央委员会委员名单. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2017-10-24.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "China's top Macau official dies in fall". BBC News. 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  3. Sum, Lok-kei (2018-10-21). "Head of Chinese government's liaison office in Macau dies in fall from home". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  4. "Zheng Xiaosong, director of the Macau Liaison Office, fell to his death" 澳门中联办主任郑晓松坠楼身亡. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2018-10-21.