Sun Bigan (Chinese: 孙必干; June 1941 – 12 January 2022) was a Chinese diplomat who served as the ambassador to several Middle Eastern countries and as China's Special Envoy on Middle East Issues.
Sun Bigan | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Ambassador to Iran | |
| In office 1 April 1999 – 1 June 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Shijie |
| Succeeded by | Liu Zhentang |
| Chinese Ambassador to Iraq | |
| In office June 1994 – August 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Zheng Dayong |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Weiqiu |
| Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
| In office September 1990 – April 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Guan Yong |
| Succeeded by | Zheng Dayong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1941 China |
| Died | 12 January 2022 (aged 80) |
He served as Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1990 to 1994,[1] Chinese Ambassador to Iraq from 1994 to 1998,[2] and Chinese Ambassador to Iran from 1999 to 2002.[3] Sun was also part of the team that re-established the Chinese embassy in Baghdad.[4]
From 2006 to 2009, Sun served as China's Special Envoy on Middle East Issues.[5] During his tenure, China heavily criticized Israel for its disproportionate use of force against Lebanon in 2006.[4]
He died on 12 January 2022, at the age of 80.[6]
References
edit- ^ "驻沙特阿拉伯王国历任大使". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese).
- ^ "驻伊拉克共和国历任大使". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese).
- ^ "驻伊朗伊斯兰共和国历任大使". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese).
- ^ a b Murphy, Dawn C. (2022). China's rise in the Global South : the Middle East, Africa, and Beijing's alternative world order. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-5036-3060-4. OCLC 1249712936.
- ^ Murphy, Dawn C. (2022). China's rise in the Global South : the Middle East, Africa, and Beijing's alternative world order. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-1-5036-3060-4. OCLC 1249712936.
- ^ "著名外交家孙必干逝世". Sohu (in Chinese). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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