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