China's Special Envoy on the Middle East Issue

China's Special Envoy on the Middle East Issue is a special diplomatic position appointed by the Chinese Foreign Ministry. The Special Envoy takes major responsibilities in facilitating the Arab-Israeli peace process.[1]

The first appointment was declared in 2002, "at the request of several Arab states".[2] Wang Shijie, former Chinese Ambassador to Bahrain, Jordan and Iran was appointed the first Special Envoy,[3] and was succeeded by Sun Bigan in June 2006.[4] In 2009, the post was taken over by Ambassador Wu Sike.[5] Wu is the incumbent Special Envoy on the Middle East Issue of China.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Chang, I. J. 2013, China's Evolving Stance on Syria, Middle East Institute. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Wang, G. and Zheng, Y. (2012). China: Development and Governance. World Scientific. p. 472. ISBN 9789814425834.
  3. ↑ Zheng, G. 2002, China's First Special Envoy to Middle East, china.org.cn. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Zhu, Z. (2013). China's New Diplomacy: Rationale Strategies and Significance. Ashgate Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 9781409499664.
  5. ↑ Ambassador Wu Sike to Succeed Ambassador Sun Bigan as China's Special Envoy on the Middle East Issue, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China, 2009/03/20. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  6. ↑ China's Special Envoy on the Middle East Issue Ambassador Wu Sike to Visit Jordan, Egypt and the Arab League Headquarters, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China, 2013/05/28. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
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