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Fan Ju (? – 255 BCE) was a prominent Chancellor of the State of Qin during the Warring States period. His courtesy name was Shu, and he was a native of Ruicheng in the State of Wei (modern-day Ruicheng County, Shanxi).
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Following Chancellor Fan Ju’s doctrine of “Ally with the Distant, Attack the Nearby” (Yuan Jiao Jin Gong), King Zhaoxiang of Qin strengthened ties with Qi and Chu while turning his armies toward neighboring states – starting with Han.