Sun Yuxi

Sun Yuxi (born October 1951) is a Chinese diplomat. He was Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Afghanistan (2002–2005), India (2005–2007), Italy (2008–2010) and Poland (2010–2012). He was spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and deputy director of its information department.

Early life Sun was born on 1951 in Harbin. He studied at Harbin No. 3 Middle School and in 1973, he entered Beijing Foreign Studies University as a worker-peasant-soldier student to study English . After graduation, he was sent to the London School of Economics to study international relations.

Diplomatic career In 1979, following his entry into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Sun served as a staff member at the Chinese embassy in France. Between 1981 and 1988, he held various roles in the Asian Affairs Department of the ministry, progressing from staff member to third secretary, deputy director and first secretary. From 1988 to 1991, he served as director of the political section at the Chinese embassy in Pakistan, followed by a role from 1991 to 1993 as Assistant Representative to the Supreme National Council of Cambodia and counselor at the Chinese embassy in Cambodia. Between 1993 and 1995, he returned to the ministry as counselor and director in the Asian Affairs department. From 1995 to 1998, he was appointed counselor with the rank of ministry at the Chinese embassy in South Korea.

In 2002, he was appointed as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan following the reopening of the Chinese embassy after the overthrow of Taliban following the United States invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. He served this position until 2004. In 2008, his tenure as ambassador to India ended and he was appointed as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Italy and San Marino, a position which he served until 2010.

Personal life Sun is married and has a daughter.

Awards and decorations