Zheng Xiyuan
Zheng Xiyuan is a Chinese diplomat who served as the Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Zheng was born in Sichuan, China. He studied at Lanzhou University, China Foreign Affairs University, the School of International Studies at Peking University, and Duke University. Zheng is married, and has a daughter.
Career
Zheng has previously served in a variety of roles within China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including as Vice-consul at the Chinese Consulate General in New York from 1996 to 1998, Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Greece from 2006 to 2011, and Consul General in Mumbai from 2015 to 2018.
2022 clash
Zheng was involved in [Clash at the Consulate General of China, Manchester|Consulate General of China, Manchester|a 16 October 2022 incident] at the Consulate during a protest in support of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement. Zheng ripped down posters and pulled the hair of a protester, who was dragged into the consulate grounds and beaten. Zheng was recalled back to China on 14 December.