Sun Bigan ( zh, 孙必干; June 1941 – 12 January 2022) was a Chinese diplomat who served as the ambassador to several Middle Eastern countries and as China's Special Envoy on Middle East Issues. He served as Chinese Ambassador to

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from 1990 to 1994,

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from 1994 to 1998, and

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. From 2006 to 2009, Sun served as China's Special Envoy on Middle East Issues. During his tenure, China heavily criticized

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for its disproportionate use of force against Lebanon in 2006. He died on 12 January 2022, at the age of 80.

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