Qiu Yanpeng (Chinese: 邱延鹏; born 1956) is a vice-admiral (zhong jiang) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China.

[1] Qiu was appointed deputy chief of staff of the East Sea Fleet in 2009, and attained the rank of rear admiral a year later.

[2] Although Qiu began his career when the Chinese navy was still a small coastal force, he has accumulated extensive experience commanding blue-water operations and engaging with foreign militaries.

[1] In the same year, he also led a destroyer formation to Indonesia, on the Chinese navy's first visit to the country in more than a decade.

The ship sailed for more than 24,600 nautical miles, and provided medical care in several Caribbean countries including Cuba, Jamaica, Costa Rica, and Trinidad and Tobago.