8-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	September 21, 2011
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida		000-32249	98-0222013
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
	16F, National Development Bank Tower , No. 2,   Gaoxin 1st Road, Xi’an, China
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
	011-86-29-88377216
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Resignation of Current Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

Effective September 21, 2011, Spring Liu resigned from her position as Chief Financial Officer (the principal financial and accounting officer) and Corporate Secretary of SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. (the “Company”) to pursue other interests..  There were no disagreements between Ms. Liu and the Company’s management or the Board of Directors of the Company.

Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer

Effective September 21, 2011, in replacement of Ms. Spring Liu, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Cunxia Xie as the Chief Financial Officer (the principal financial and accounting officer) of the Company.

Prior to her appointment as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Cunxia Xie, age 43, had been serving as the Chief Financial Officer of SkyPeople Juice Group Co., Ltd. a company organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China and a 99.78% indirectly-owned subsidiary of the Company since 2009.  From 2003 to 2009, Ms. Xie served as Financial Accounting Manager at China Haisheng Juice Holding Corporation, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.  Ms. Xie is experienced in corporate management, financial accounting and internal control in China. Ms. Xie earned an undergraduate diploma in accounting by passing the  Chinese National Self-examination in Financial Accounting in 1994.  She graduated from Shaanxi Light Industry School and received an associate degree in Financial Accounting in 1990.  She received one month training in Advanced Business Management and Advanced Financial and Accounting Management in April 2008 and July 2007 at Qinghua University, respectively.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On September 23, 2011, the Company issued a press release regarding Ms. Liu’s resignation from her position and Ms. Xie’s appointment, as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1           A copy of the press release issued by the Company on September 23, 2011.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC.

Date: September 23, 2011	By:	/s/  Yongke Xue
		Yongke Xue Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc..Appoints Cunxia Xie as CFO

XI'AN, China, September 23 - XI'AN - SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPU) ("SkyPeople" or the “Company"), a manufacturer of kiwifruit, apple, pear and other concentrated specialty fruit juices and manufacturer of Hedetang and Qian Mei Duo-branded fruit beverages, today announced that Spring Liu has resigned from her position as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective September 21, 2011 to pursue other interests. There were no disagreements between Ms. Liu and the Company’s management or board of directors. The board has appointed Cunxia Xie as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (the principal financial and accounting officer) effectively September 21, 2011.

Ms. Xie has extensive financial accounting, corporate management and internal control experience in China. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Xie served as the Chief Financial Officer of SkyPeople Juice Group Co., Ltd., a 99.78% indirectly-owned subsidiary of SkyPeople (“SkyPeople (China)”), since 2009. From 2003 to 2009, Ms. Xie served as Financial Accounting Manager at China Haisheng Juice Holding Corporation, a company listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

About SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc.

SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc., a Florida company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Pacific Industry Holding Group Co., Ltd., a Vanuatu company, holds 99.78% ownership interest in SkyPeople (China). SkyPeople (China) is engaged in the production and sales of fruit juice concentrates (including fruit purees, fruit puree concentrates, and clear fruit juice concentrates), fruit beverages (including fruit juice beverages and fruit cider beverages), and other fruit related products (including primarily organic and non-organic fresh fruits, kiwifruit seeds and apple aroma) in and from the PRC. Its fruit juice concentrates are sold to domestic customers and exported directly or via distributors. Fruit juice concentrates are used as a basic ingredient component in the food industry. Its brand, Hedetang, which is a registered trademark in the PRC, is positioned as a high quality, healthy and nutritious end-use juice beverage. For more information, please visit www.skypeoplefruitjuice.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and the actual results and future events could differ materially from management's current expectations. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to obtain the necessary financing to continue and expand operations, to market its products in new markets and to offer products at competitive pricing, to attract and retain management, and to integrate and maintain technical information and management information systems, political and economic factors in the People's Republic of China, compliance requirement of laws and regulations of the PRC, the effects of currency policies and fluctuations, general economic conditions and other factors detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For more information, please contact:

COMPANY

SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc.

Ms. Natasha Zhang, Corporate Secretary

Tel:   +86-29-88377161

Email:natasha_zhang@skypeoplejuice.com

Web: www.skypeoplefruitjuice.com

INVESTOR RELATIONS:

John Mattio, SVP

MZ-HCI

Tel: US +1-203-616-5144

Email: john.mattio@hcinternational.net

Web: http://www.mz-hci.com