"Due to the work arrangement, I am going to a new position. Today should be the last time for me to hold a regular press conference as a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to all of you for your concern, help, support and encouragement over the past four years. " At the end of the press conference on the 5th, Geng Shuang announced to the outside world that he was about to step down as a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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"As a diplomat in China, wherever I go, I will continue to tell the story of China and convey the voice of China, and make my own efforts and contributions to promoting mutual understanding between China and the world and enhancing the friendship between the people of China and the people of the world. Say goodbye to everyone here, we will see you later, thank you. " Geng Shuang said so. According to the reporter of Global Times, Geng Shuang is going to work in the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations.
Today, Geng Shuang has been standing on the podium in the Blue Room for almost four years. He first appeared at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 26th, 20 16. "I didn't bring my notebook today, but I brought someone for you." On that day, Lu Kang, then director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, humorously introduced him to Chinese and foreign journalists, while foreign media reporters in the audience asked their counterparts in China to help them write down the Chinese name of the new speaker.