Zhu Liang

Zhu Liang (; March 1924 – 9 August 2025) was a Chinese politician who served as head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party from 1985 to 1993.

Zhu was a member of the 4th, 5th, and 6th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 8th National People's Congress and a member of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Early life and education Zhu was born Zhou Zhiyi in Chaoyang County (now Chaoyang District, Shantou), Guangdong, in March 1924. He became a member of the Shanghai Student Salvation Association in 1939. In 1945, he enrolled at St. John's University, Shanghai, where he majored in the Department of Chemistry. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1945. During his school years, he was one of the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party in the university.

Career After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Zhu was appointed deputy director of the Service Department of the Shanghai Municipal Working Committee of the China New Democratic Youth League (now Communist Youth League of China), secretary-general of the Shanghai Municipal Youth Federation, and deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Sports Preparatory Committee. In 1951, he was the representative of the Central Committee of the Chinese New Democratic Youth League to the headquarters of the World Democratic Youth League in Hungary, and a journalist for the Chinese Press Corps at the Geneva Conference.

In 1954, Zhu was made head of the Central International Liaison Department of the Chinese New Democratic Youth League. In 1962, he was elevated to deputy head of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China and secretary-general of the All-China Youth Federation.

In 1966, the Cultural Revolution broke out. Zhu was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to do farm work. In 1986, he accompanied then General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Hu Yaobang on visits to West Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom. He served this role until 1993. From 1993 until his retirement in 1998, he was the director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress.