Zhou Xiaopei

Zhou Xiaopei (born March 1945, ) is a diplomat of the People's Republic of China.

Biography

In 1964, Zhou Xiaopei was admitted to the Department of Russian Language and Literature of Peking University. He was appointed deputy director general of the Eurasian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in 1992, Minister of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Russia in 1994, director general of the Eurasian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1997, ambassador to Ukraine in 1998, ambassador to Poland in 2000, ambassador to Kazakhstan in 2003. During Zhou Xiaopei's stint as ambassador to Kazakhstan, he facilitated the establishment of the Chinese Cultural Center in both China and Kazakhstan and advocated for the development of the China-Kazakhstan crude oil pipeline.

In 2008, he served as the vice president of the China Former Diplomats' Friendship Association.