China's Special Envoy on the Middle East Issue

China's Special Envoy on the Middle East Issue is a special diplomatic position appointed by the Chinese Foreign Ministry. The Special Envoy takes major responsibilities in facilitating the Arab-Israeli peace process.[1]

The first appointment was declared in 2002, "at the request of several Arab states".[2] Wang Shijie, former Chinese Ambassador to Bahrain, Jordan and Iran was appointed the first Special Envoy,[3] and was succeeded by Sun Bigan in June 2006.[4] In 2009, the post was taken over by Ambassador Wu Sike.[5] Wu is the incumbent Special Envoy on the Middle East Issue of China.[6]

References
  1. Chang, I. J. 2013, China's Evolving Stance on Syria, Middle East Institute. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  2. Wang, G.; Zheng, Y. (2012). China: Development and Governance. World Scientific. p. 472. ISBN 9789814425834.
  3. Zheng, G. 2002, China's First Special Envoy to Middle East, china.org.cn. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  4. Zhu, Z. (2013). China's New Diplomacy: Rationale Strategies and Significance. Ashgate Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 9781409499664.
  5. Ambassador Wu Sike to Succeed Ambassador Sun Bigan as China's Special Envoy on the Middle East Issue, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China, 2009/03/20. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  6. China's Special Envoy on the Middle East Issue Ambassador Wu Sike to Visit Jordan, Egypt and the Arab League Headquarters, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China, 2013/05/28. Retrieved 6 November 2013.


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