Li Jinjun (; born May 1956) is a Chinese diplomat who has served as Chinese Ambassador to

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

, the

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, and

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

Life and career

Li was born and raised in Jiangyin,

Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...

. He entered Shanghai International Studies University in September 1972, majoring in

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, where he graduated in March 1974. Then he was accepted to the

University of Heidelberg Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (; ), is a public university, public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is List ...

and graduated in April 1976. After graduation, he returned to

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and that year he was assigned to the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party. He was Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Huantai County from September 1993 to October 1994. In January 2001 he was promoted to become the Chinese Ambassador to

Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...

, a position he held until December 2005, when he was transferred to the

and appointed the Chinese Ambassador. He became the Deputy Head of the International Liaison Department of the CCP in March 2007, he remained in that position until March 2015, when he was appointed the Chinese Ambassador to

. He was the longest-serving Chinese ambassador to North Korea; his tour in

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ended in 2021, with his departure from North Korea delayed by the

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. He was replaced by Wang Yajun.

References

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