H.E. CAI Run was born in Shandong Province, China in June,1967. He has a Master's degree of Laws.

1991-1994 Staff member, Assistant Secretary, then Third Secretary, Bureau for North American, Oceanic and North European Affairs, International Department of the Central Committee of Communist Party of China (CPC)

1994-1999 Third Secretary, Deputy Division Director, then Division Director, Research Office, International Department of the Central Committee of CPC

1999-2000 Deputy Mayor of Bin County, Shaanxi Province

2000-2005 Division Director, Assistant Inspector, Deputy Director-General, then Director-General, Bureau of General Administration, Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Leading Group

2005-2008 Counselor, then Minister Counselor, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America

2008-2009 Deputy Director-General, Policy Research Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2009-2015 Deputy Director-General, then Director-General, Policy Planning Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2015-2020 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Portuguese Republic

2021-Current Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the State of Israel

H.E. CAI is married.