[2] He graduated from the Faculty of Asian and African Languages of Beijing Foreign Studies University with a bachelor's degree.

[citation needed] In 2001, he became Deputy Director-General of the General Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In 2011, he became Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of the general office, staff, and archival work.

[7] In January 2018, he was chosen as a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

[8] In 2021, during his farewell speech as Ambassador to the EU, Zhang advocated cooperation, multilateralism, and better communication in China–EU relations.