Qiu Xiaoqi Explained

Office1:Chinese Ambassador to Mexico
Term Start1:September 2013
Term End1:May 2019
Office2:Chinese Ambassador to Brazil
Term Start2:March 2009
Term End2:December 2012
Successor2:Li Jinzhang
Office3: and Spain
Term Start3:January 2003
Term End3:December 2008
Successor3:Zhu Bangzao
Term Start4:September 1996
Term End4:August 1998
Qiu Xiaoqi
Native Name:邱小琪
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Luchuan County, Guangxi, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Children:1
Alma Mater:Beijing Foreign Studies University

Qiu Xiaoqi (; born June 1956) is a retired Chinese diplomat who served four times as Ambassador: to Bolivia (1996–98), Andorra and Spain (2003–08), Brazil (2009–2011), and Mexico (2013–2019). He is a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Qiu was born in Luchuan County, Guangxi, in June 1956 and graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University.

Qiu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1974. He joined the foreign service in 1979 and has served primarily in South America. In September 1996, he had been appointed as, taking over from . He served as and Spain from 2003 until 2008, when he was succeeded by Zhu Bangzao.[1] He was designated by President Hu Jintao in March 2009 to replace as Chinese Ambassador to Brazil. In September 2013, he was made Chinese Ambassador to Mexico, and he held this post from 2013 until 2019.[2]

Personal life

He is married and has a son studying in the UACJ.

Honours and awards

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Huang, Zhiling . Panda pair leave Shanghai for Spain . 27 March 2022 . chinadaily.com . 8 September 2007.
  2. News: Adam, Jourdan . China open to free-trade agreement with Mexico: Xinhua . 27 March 2022 . reuters.com . 29 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Real Decreto 2007/2008, de 5 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil al señor Xiaoqi Qiu, Embajador de la República Popular China en España. . Boletín Oficial del Estado . 2008-12-06 . 2022-03-27 . es.
  4. Web site: http://br.china-embassy.org/chn/sgxx/sghd/t889510.htm . zh:驻巴西大使邱小琪获授巴西国家南十字星勋章 . china-embassy.org . 2011-12-22 . 2022-03-27 . zh.
  5. Web site: ACUERDO por el que se otorga la Condecoración de la Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca, en grado de Banda, al Excelentísimo señor Qiu Xiaoqi, Ex Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario de la República Popular China en México. . Diario Oficial de la Federación . 2019-04-29 . 2022-03-27 . es.