[3] Beginning in 1995, he served in several posts in the Foreign Ministry, including staff member, secretary, counsellor, and division director.

[3] In 2015, he returned to Beijing and was appointed the counsellor of the Foreign Ministry's International Economic Division.

[4] During a routine press conference on 5 June 2020, Geng Shuang announced that he would no longer be holding the position of spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry.

On July 7, he presented his credentials to the United Nations Secretariat as China's new Deputy Permanent Representative and Ambassador.

[citation needed] On May 31, 2019, Geng Shuang issued a statement to Canada: "We hope that the Canadian side can have a clear understanding of the consequences of endangering itself for the gains of the U.S. and take immediate actions to correct its mistakes so as to spare itself the suffering from growing damage.