Yao Jing | |
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姚敬 | |
| Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan | |
| In office December 14, 2017 – September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Sun Weidong |
| Succeeded by | Nong Rong |
| Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
| In office October 2015 – October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Deng Xijun |
| Succeeded by | Liu Jingsong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1969 (age 54–55) Ningbo, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Children | 1 |
Yao Jing (Chinese: 姚敬; pinyin: Yáo Jìng; born April 1969) is a Chinese diplomat. Previously he served as Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan between 2015 and 2017 and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan between 2017 and 2020.[1][2]
Biography
Born in April 1969, Yao entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1991. He held various posts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until he was appointed Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan in October 2015.[3] On October 11, 2017, President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani bestowed its "Said Dzemarudin Afghani" medal upon him for his efforts to promote China-Afghanistan bilateral relations.[4] On December 14, 2017, he was appointed and then approved by 12th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress as the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, replacing Sun Weidong.[5]
In January 2021, he was appointed director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
References
- ^ "Chinese envoy calls on Qureshi". msn.com. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Chinese ambassador meets FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi". andazdaily.com. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Yue, Huairang (24 October 2015). 中国驻阿富汗大使易人：姚敬接棒邓锡军. thepaper.cn (in Chinese).
- ^ Yue, Huairang (15 October 2017). 姚敬即将卸任中国驻阿富汗大使，获阿总统授勋. thepaper.cn (in Chinese).
- ^ 国家主席习近平任免驻外大使（2017年12月14日）. gov.cn (in Chinese). 14 December 2017.
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