China

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 4 November 1946

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

President of the People's Republic of China: H.E. Mr HU Jintao
Prime Minister: H.E. Mr WEN Jiabao

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mrs SHI Shuyun
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate (9/14/2007)

Permanent Delegation of the People's Republic of China to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO Bureau M7.21 1, rue Miollis 75732 PARIS Cedex 15
Telephone: 01.45.68.34.56
Fax: 01.42.19.01.99
E-mail: dl.china@unesco-delegations.org

National Commission for UNESCO

Chairman: Mr HAO Ping
Secretary-General: Mr DU Yue

National Commission of the People's Republic of China for UNESCO
37, Damucang Hutong Xidan CN - 100816 BEIJING CHINA
Telephone: (86-10) 66 09 68 44 (General Policy and Admin Office); (86-10) 66 09 65 53 (Div. Science and Culture); (86-10) 66 09 62 49 (Div. Education)
Fax: (86-10) 66 01 79 12
E-mail: natcomcn@moe.edu.cn
Web site: http://www.unesco.org.cn/index.jsp (in Chinese only)

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Member	Mr Chen Yuan	1946-1950	1-21
Member	Mr Chang Wei	1972-1976	91-100
Member	Ms Yang Yun-yu	1976-1980	101-110
Member	Mr Yang Bozhen	1985-1985	111-122
Member	Mr Zhao Fusan	1985-1989	123-132
Member	Mr Teng Teng	1989-1993	133-142
Representative		1993-2001	143-162
Representative		2001-2009	163-181
Chairperson	Mr Zhang Xinsheng	2005-2007	173-178
Representative		2007- 2009	178-182
Representative		2009- 2011	183-187

Note: The 1991 amendment modified Article V of the Constitution, with respect to the status of members of the Board, which with effect from the 27th session of the General Conference (1993) consists of Member States rather than of persons (26 C/Resolution 19.3).

Participation in subsidiary organs

Subsidiary organs of the General Conference


• Executive Board
  Representative (Term expires : 2013)


• Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Country of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation
  Member (Term expires : 37th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Council for the Information for All Programme
  Member (Term expires : 37th General Conference)

Other intergovernmental organs


• Intergovernmental Committee on World Heritage
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
  Member


• Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
  Member (Term expires : 2014)


• Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
  Member (Term expires : 2013)

UNESCO institutes and centres


• Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (former UNESCO Institute for Education, UIE)
  Member : Mr Tiedao ZHANG (Term expires : 31 December 2009)


• Governing Board of the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning
  Elected Member : Mr ZHANG Xinsheng (Term expires : December 2011)


• Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics
  Member : Mr Chen Guoliang (Term expires : 31 December 2011)


• Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education
  Member : Jianzhong CHA

Celebration of anniversaries

1000th anniversary of the creation of the epic “King Gesar” (2002)