Zhou Jian (Chinese: 周剑; born March 1968) is a Chinese diplomat currently[when?] serving as ambassador of China to Qatar.[1]

Zhou Jian
周剑
Ambassador of China to Qatar
Assumed office
18 July 2019
Preceded byLi Chen
Personal details
BornMarch 1968 (age 56)
Gushi County, Henan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materRenmin University of China
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōu Jiàn

Biography

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Zhou was born in Gushi County, Henan, in March 1968. In 1992 he entered the Renmin University of China, majoring in history, where he graduated in 1995. After university, he was assigned to the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. In 1999 he was a secretary in Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Singapore. In 2002 he was appointed as deputy director of the Department of Policy Planning of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, and 4 years later promoted to the Director position.[2] On July 18, 2019, he was appointed ambassador of China to Qatar, replacing Li Chen.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b 外交部政策规划司副司长周剑出任中国驻卡塔尔大使. Phoenix Television (in Chinese). 2019-07-19.
  2. ^ 外交部周剑:推进一带一路合作重在互联互通. 163.com (in Chinese). 2015-01-15.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador of China to Qatar
2019
Incumbent