Ke Hua

Ke Hua
Ke Hua
柯华
Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom
	In office; September 1978 – March 1983
Preceded by	Song Zhiguang
Succeeded by	Chen Zhaoyuan
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines
	In office; December 1975 – April 1978
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Chen Xinren
Chinese Ambassador to Ghana
	In office; September 1972 – August 1974
Preceded by	Huang Hua
Succeeded by	Yang Keming
Chinese Ambassador to Guinea
	In office; March 1960 – May 1964
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Chai Zemin
Personal details
Born	Lin Dechang (林德常); 19 December 1915; Puning, Guangdong, China
Died	1 January 2019 (aged 103); Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Zhang Ming
Children	3, including Ke Lingling
Alma mater	Yenching University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	柯華
Simplified Chinese	柯华
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Kē Huá

Ke Hua (Chinese: 柯华; 19 December 1915 – 1 January 2019) was a Chinese diplomat who served as Chinese Ambassador to Guinea from 1960 to 1964, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana from 1972 to 1974, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines from 1975 to 1978, and Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1983.^[1]

Biography

Ke Hua was born as Lin Dechang (Chinese: 林德常) in Lihu Town of Puning County, Guangdong Province, on December 19, 1915.

He entered the Yenching University in 1935, during his school days, he participated in the December 9th Movement. In April 1937, he visited Yan'an, where he got the chance to meet Mao Zedong. In November 1937, he went to Linfen, Shanxi to join the Eighth Route Army.

After the establishment of the Communist State in 1949, he became vice-party chief of Xi'an, Shaanxi. In December 1954, he was transferred to Beijing, capital of China, where he was appointed director of the Department of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In March 1960, he was appointed Chinese Ambassador to Guinea, a position he held until May 1964. Then, he successively served as Chinese Ambassador to Ghana from 1972 to 1974, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines from 1975 to 1978, and Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1983. Ke returned to China in 1983, and that same year, he was appointed counselor of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council. He was involved in the early stage of Sino-British talks on Hong Kong's future in the early 1980s.^[2] In 1988, he became a member of the 7th National Committee Standing committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He retired in 1995. On January 1, 2019, he died of an illness in Beijing, aged 103.^[2]

Personal life

Ke married Zhang Ming (Chinese: 张明), and the couple had three daughters. His youngest daughter, Ke Lingling (Chinese: 柯玲玲), was Xi Jinping's first wife.^[2] Ke Lingling has been living in the United Kingdom since 1982.

References

^ 103岁外交家柯华逝世全程参与香港回归谈判. ifeng (in Chinese). 2019-01-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Chinese President Xi Jinping's former father-in-law, diplomat Ke Hua, dies in Beijing at age 103". 4 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

External links

Biography of Ke Hua

Diplomatic posts
New title	People's Republic of China Ambassador to Guinea 1960–1964	Succeeded by Chai Zemin
Preceded by Huang Hua	People's Republic of China Ambassador to Ghana 1972–1974	Succeeded by Yang Keming (杨克明)
New title	People's Republic of China Ambassador to the Philippines 1975–1978	Succeeded by Chen Xinren
Preceded by Song Zhiguang	People's Republic of China Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1978–1983	Succeeded by Chen Zhaoyuan (陈肇源)

[1] 103岁外交家柯华逝世全程参与香港回归谈判. ifeng (in Chinese). 2019-01-03.

[scmp-2] "Chinese President Xi Jinping's former father-in-law, diplomat Ke Hua, dies in Beijing at age 103". 4 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

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