Mr. Yongtu Long is Secretary-General of Boao Forum for
Asia elected by itsBoard of Directors on January 21, 2003.
Mr. Long received his BA Degree of British and American
Literature in the Guizhou University in 1965 and had his
post graduate study in economics at the London School of
Economics from 1973 to 1974. He joined the Ministry of Foreign
Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) in 1965 and served
as a diplomat in the Permanent Mission of China to the United
Nations in New York from 1978 to 1980. From 1980 to 1986,
he worked in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
first in New York headquarters and then in Democratic People's
Republic of Korea as the Deputy Resident Representative
of the UNDP Office. After 8 years of diplomatic service
abroad from 1978 to 1986, Mr. Long returned to China in
1986 and became Deputy Director-general of China International
Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE).
In January 1992, Mr. Long was appointed Director-general
of Department of International Relations, MOFTEC, and Assistant
Minister of the Ministry in April 1994. In February 1997,
he was appointed Vice Minister and the first-ever Chief
Representative for Trade Negotiations of MOFTEC. As the
Chief Negotiator for China's resumption of GATT contracting
party status and its accession to the World Trade Organization,
Mr. Long dedicated over 10 years for this prolonged trade
negotiation to bring China into the global trading system.
Apart from trade negotiations, Mr. Long was also in charge
of the multilateral economic and trade affairs between China
and the United Nations development agencies. He was fully
involved in APEC affairs and attended the APEC meetings
of trade ministers each year during the years from 1992
to 2001. Mr. Long has been active in promoting regional
economic oooperation. He was actively involved in creating
the Regional Economic Development Cooperation Committee
of the Tumen River Area in Northeast Asia and chaired the
Committee's first ministerial meeting in Beijing in April
1996. Apart from his official duties, Mr. Long is the Vice-Chairman
of the Board of Directors of the University of International
Business and Economics in Beijing. He is Dean of School
of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University
and visiting professor of many renowned Chinese Academic
Institiutions, including the Peking University, Tsinghua
University, Renmin University and the Nankai University.
Mr. Long was born in Hunan Province, China in June 1943.
