Sun Baojie

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.

Sun Baojie (Chinese: 孙葆洁; pinyin: Sūn Bǎojié; Mandarin pronunciation: [swə́n pàʊ tɕjě]; born 2 January 1965) is a retired Chinese football referee. He is also a teacher of Tsinghua University.^[1]

Sun Baojie
孙葆洁

Born	(1965-01-02) 2 January 1965 (age 60) Jinzhong, Shanxi, China
Other occupation	Teacher
International
Years	League	Role
1997–2010	FIFA listed	Referee

Sun Baojie
Simplified Chinese	孙葆洁
Traditional Chinese	孫葆潔
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sūn Bǎojié IPA [swə́n pàʊ tɕjě]

He has refereed internationally in the AFC Asian Cup, Tiger Cup, and qualifiers for the 1998,^[2] 2006,^[3] and 2010 World Cups.^[4] Sun officiated the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, taking charge of the opening match between Argentina and Finland.^[5] He is also a referee at the AFC Champions League and Chinese Super League.^{[citation needed]} During 1999, Sun also spent a stint in Major League Soccer as part of a referee exchange program.^[6]

After reaching the FIFA age limit and retiring as a match official, Sun has served as a member of the Refereeing Committee of the Asian Football Confederation.^[7]