Sun Weidong
Sun Weidong (Chinese: 孙卫东; pinyin: Sūn Wèidōng; born September 1966) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as Chinese Ambassador to India.[1]
Sun Weidong | |||||||
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孙卫东 | |||||||
| Chinese Ambassador to India | |||||||
| Assumed office July 2019 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Luo Zhaohui | ||||||
| Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan | |||||||
| In office June 2013 – October 2017 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Liu Jian | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Yao Jing | ||||||
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| Born | September 1966 (age 54) Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of China | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 孫衛東 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孙卫东 | ||||||
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Biography
Sun Weidong was born in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, in September 1966. From 1989 to 1996 he taught at China Foreign Affairs University. He joined the Foreign Service in 1996 and has served primarily in Southeast Asia. From 2005 to 2008 he was counsellor of Chinese Embassy in India.[2] After returning to China he was appointed deputy director of Asia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served as the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan from 2013 through 2017. Then he was director of the Department of Policy Planning of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2019, 13th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress appointed him Chinese Ambassador to India, replacing Luo Zhaohui.[3]
References
- 中国驻印度大使孙卫东：落实共识，妥处分歧，推动中印关系重回正确轨道. sina (in Chinese). 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- Tian Li (田丽) (26 July 2007). 邓小刚会见我驻尼泊尔大使和驻印度使馆参赞. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- 国家主席习近平任免驻外大使. xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Previous: Liu Jian |
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan 2013-2017 |
Next: Yao Jing |
| Previous: Luo Zhaohui (罗照辉) |
Chinese Ambassador to India 2019 |
Incumbent |