Mao Ning (diplomat)

Mao Ning
Mao Ning
毛宁
	Mao in January 2024
Director-General of the Department of Press Communication, and Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 January 2025
Preceded by	Hua Chunying
Deputy Director-General of the Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 5 September 2022 – January 2025 Serving with Wang Wenbin, Hu Jian, Lin Jian, Jiang Xiaoyan
Director-General	Hua Chunying
Personal details
Born	December 1972 (age 52); Xiangtan, Hunan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Cong Jian (m. 1990s)
Alma mater	Hunan Normal University (BA); China Foreign Affairs University (LLB); George Washington University (MIPP);
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	毛宁
Traditional Chinese	毛寧
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Máo Níng

Mao Ning (Chinese: 毛宁; pinyin: Máo Níng; born December 1972) is a Chinese diplomat. She has served as the 33rd spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China since September 2022 and as the director-general of the MFA Department of Information since January 2025.

Prior to being selected for the Ministry's chief spokesperson position, Mao has been engaged in diplomatic work for over 27 years, primarily working in the country's Asian affairs.