Xue Jian
Xue Jian | |
|---|---|
薛剑 | |
| Consul-General of China in Osaka | |
| Assumed office November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | He Zhenliang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1968 (age 57) Lianshui, Jiangsu, China |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Education | Beijing Foreign Studies University (B.A.) |
Xue Jian (Chinese: 薛剑; born July 1968) is a Chinese diplomat, currently serving as consul general in Osaka, Japan.
Xue was born in Lianshui County. He has held several diplomatic positions after graduating from the Beijing Foreign Studies University. Due to his provocative comments on Twitter, Xue has been described as one of China's "wolf warrior" diplomats. He was also listed as one of the diplomats amplifying Russian propaganda narratives in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. He has also started the 2025 China-Japan diplomatic crisis after making a statement against a comment by Sanae Takaichi.