Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

01/09/2025 | Press release | Archived content

President Xi Jinping Appoints New Ambassadors

Recently, President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping announced the appointment of the following new Ambassadors in line with decisions adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress:

Ⅰ. Deng Li was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the French Republic and the Principality of Monaco, replacing Lu Shaye.

II. Xiao Junzheng was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the State of Israel, replacing Cai Run.

III. Zhang Wei was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Benin, replacing Peng Jingtao.

IV. Dai Bing was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Korea, replacing Xing Haiming.

Ⅴ. Jiang Xuebin was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Türkiye, replacing Liu Shaobin.

VI. Lyu Jian was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Sultanate of Oman, replacing Li Lingbing (female).

VII. Dong Guangli was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, replacing Li Jian.

VIII. Tang Zhongdong was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, replacing Li Baijun.

IX. Guo Haiyan (female) was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Kenya, replacing Zhou Pingjian.

X. Han Chunlin was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Kazakhstan, replacing Zhang Xiao.

XI. Liu Jiangping (female) was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Kyrgyz Republic, replacing Du Dewen (female).

XII. Li Fan (female) was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Bosnia and Herzegovina, replacing Ji Ping.