Liu Shaobin
{{Short description|Chinese diplomat}}
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Liu Shaobin ({{zh|s=刘少宾}}; born August 1963) is a Chinese diplomat who served as the Chinese Ambassador to Turkey from November 2020 to December 2024.
Early life and education
Liu was born in August 1963, and graduated from the Department of Japanese, Wuhan University.
Political career
Liu joined the Foreign Service and has served primarily in East Asia. In 2018, he became director of the Department of Foreign Security Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 5 October 2020, President Xi Jinping appointed him Chinese Ambassador to Turkey according to the decision of the 13th National People's Congress Standing Committee, succeeding Deng Li.{{cite news |title=Turkey summons Chinese ambassador over response to Uighur claims |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-china-diplomacy-idUSKBN2BT259 |access-date=10 February 2023 |work=reuters.com |date=6 April 2021}}{{cite news|author1=Deng Shuhong ({{lang|zh|邓淑红}}) |url=https://k.sina.com.cn/article_1644114654_61ff32de02001mie3.html |script-title=zh:中国驻土耳其使馆：将继续同土方保持密切协调，提供力所能及帮助 |work=sina |date=8 February 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023 |language=zh}}
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