Lu Ping (; 27 September 1927 – 3 May 2015) was a Chinese

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and diplomat. He served as Head of the

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of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. He is best known as China's delegation head and main representative during negotiations for the

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of sovereignties of

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and

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from

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and

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to the PRC and labelled the last governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten as "Sinner of a Thousand Years" () for his unilateral electoral reform proposals. Born in Shanghai, Lu graduated from St. John's University, Shanghai in 1947 and joined the

in 1978.

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1927 births 2015 deaths Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shanghai People's Republic of China politicians from Shanghai Members of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee members St. John's University, Shanghai alumni {{China-diplomat-stub