Sun Bigan Explained

Sun Bigan
Birth Date:June 1941
Birth Place:China
Nationality:Chinese
Office:Chinese Ambassador to Iran
Term Start:1 April 1999
Term End:1 June 2002
Successor:Liu Zhentang
Office2:Chinese Ambassador to Iraq
Term Start2:June 1994
Term End2:August 1998
Office3:Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Term Start3:September 1990
Term End3:April 1994
Successor3:Zheng Dayong

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.

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.

He died on 12 January 2022, at the age of 80.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 驻沙特阿拉伯王国历任大使. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Chinese.
  2. Web site: 驻伊拉克共和国历任大使. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Chinese.
  3. Web site: 驻伊朗伊斯兰共和国历任大使. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Chinese.
  4. Book: Murphy, Dawn C. . China's rise in the Global South : the Middle East, Africa, and Beijing's alternative world order . 2022 . Stanford University Press . 978-1-5036-3060-4 . Stanford, California . 102 . 1249712936.
  5. Book: Murphy, Dawn C. . China's rise in the Global South : the Middle East, Africa, and Beijing's alternative world order . 2022 . Stanford University Press . 978-1-5036-3060-4 . Stanford, California . 102–103 . 1249712936.
  6. News: 15 January 2022. 著名外交家孙必干逝世. Chinese. Sohu. 15 January 2022.