Zhang Lu (interpreter)
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OccupationInterpreter
KnownforThe interpreter of Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao
Zhang Lu | |
|---|---|
 Zhang seen in between Premier Wen and President Obama | |
| Born | 1977 (age 47–48) |
| 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]