Sun Weidong
Sun Weidong | |||||||
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孙卫东 | |||||||
_(cropped).jpg) Sun in 2020 | |||||||
| Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||||
| Assumed office 15 November 2022 | |||||||
| Minister | Wang Yi Qin Gang Wang Yi | ||||||
| Chinese Ambassador to India | |||||||
| In office July 2019 – October 2022 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Luo Zhaohui | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Vacant | ||||||
| Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan | |||||||
| In office June 2013 – October 2017 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Liu Jian | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Yao Jing | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | September 1966 (age 57) Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Spouse | Bao Jiqing | ||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 孫衛東 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孙卫东 | ||||||
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Sun Weidong (Chinese: 孙卫东; born September 1966) is a Chinese diplomat who serves as vice-minister of Foreign Affairs since 15 November 2022.[1] He previously served as Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan (2013-2017) and India (2019-2022).[2][3]
Biography[edit]
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.[4] 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.[5] He served this position till October 2022.[6] On 15 November 2022, he was appointed vice-minister of Foreign Affairs.[1]
Sun is married to Bao Jiqing (包吉氢), who worked as a teaching assistant and lecturer at the English Department of China Foreign Affairs University from 1991 to 2001. The couple have a daughter.[7][8]
Foreign honors[edit]
Pakistan: Hilal-e-Pakistan (October 2017)[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "孙卫东任外交部副部长". 中国经济网. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "孙卫东大使向印度外交使团团长、厄立特里亚大使阿莱姆·策海耶·沃尔德马里亚姆离任辞行". Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of India. 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ 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.
- ^ PTI (2022-10-22). "Chinese Envoy Sun Weidong 3-Year-Old India Tenure Ends". Outlook. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ "南亚研究中心". Institute of International Relations, Tsinghua University. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ "孙卫东大使简历". Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of India. 2019-07-21. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ Khan, Raza (2017-10-09). "Outgoing Chinese ambassador conferred Hilal-e-Pakistan award". People's Daily. Retrieved July 23, 2022.