Yao Jing

Yao Jing (Chinese: 姚敬; born April 1969) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan.[1][2] Previously he served as Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan between 2015 and 2017.

Yao Jing
姚敬
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office December 14, 2017
Preceded by	Sun Weidong
Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan
In office October 2015 – October 2017
Preceded by	Deng Xijun
Succeeded by	Liu Jingsong
Personal details
Born	April 1969 (age 51) China,Ningbo
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China
Children	1
Residence	Pakistan
Occupation	Diplomat
Chinese name
Chinese	姚敬
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yáo Jìng

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yao.

Biography

Born in April 1969, Yao entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1991. He held various posts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until he was appointed Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan in October 2015.[3] On October 11, 2017, President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani bestowed its "Said Dzemarudin Afghani" medal upon him for his efforts to promote China-Afghanistan bilateral relations.[4] On December 14, 2017, he was appointed and then approved by 12th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress as the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, replacing Sun Weidong.[5]

References

1. "Chinese envoy calls on Qureshi". msn.com. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
2. "Chinese ambassador meets FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi". andazdaily.com. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
3. Yue, Huairang (24 October 2015). 中国驻阿富汗大使易人：姚敬接棒邓锡军. thepaper.cn (in Chinese).
4. Yue, Huairang (15 October 2017). 姚敬即将卸任中国驻阿富汗大使，获阿总统授勋. thepaper.cn (in Chinese).
5. 国家主席习近平任免驻外大使（2017年12月14日）. gov.cn (in Chinese). 14 December 2017.

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