Liu Shaobin
Chinese diplomat
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Liu Shaobin (Chinese: 刘少宾; born August 1963) is a Chinese diplomat who served as the Chinese Ambassador to Turkey from November 2020 to December 2024.
Liu Shaobin | |||||||
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刘少宾 | |||||||
| Chinese Ambassador to Turkey | |||||||
| In office 5 November 2020 – December 2024 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Deng Li | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Jiang Xuebin | ||||||
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| Born | August 1963 (age 62) China | ||||||
| Party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Wuhan University | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 刘少宾 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉少賓 | ||||||
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Early life and education
Liu was born in August 1963, and graduated from the Department of Japanese, Wuhan University.
Political career
Liu joined the Foreign Service and has served primarily in East Asia. In 2018, he became director of the Department of Foreign Security Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 5 October 2020, President Xi Jinping appointed him Chinese Ambassador to Turkey according to the decision of the 13th National People's Congress Standing Committee, succeeding Deng Li.[1][2]