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List of ambassadors of China to North Korea

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Ambassador of China to North Korea
中国驻朝鲜大使
Incumbent
Wang Yajun
since December 2021
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of China, Pyongyang
AppointerThe President
pursuant to a National People's Congress Standing Committee decision
Inaugural holderNi Zhiliang
Formation10 July 1950; 74 years ago (1950-07-10)
WebsiteChinese Embassy – Pyongyang

The Chinese Ambassador to North Korea is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Chinese-Korean diplomatic relations were well established before the Joseon period of Korean history. In 1882, the governments of the Kingdom of Great Joseon and in Beijing established diplomatic relations.[1]

The current official title of the incumbent diplomat is "Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea."

List of representatives

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Ministers of Imperial China

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Ambassadors of the People's Republic

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Diplomatic relations since October 6, 1949.[3]

# Ambassador Took office Left office Notes
1 Ni Zhiliang July 1950 September 1952
2 Pan Zili January 1955 February 1956
3 Qiao Xiaoguang April 1956 July 1961
4 Hao Deqing August 1961 November 1965
5 Jiao Ruoyu December 1965 March 1970
6 Li Yunchuan March 1970 June 1976
7 Lu Zhixian September 1976 February 1982
8 Zong Kewen August 1982 August 1987
9 Wen Yezhan October 1987 May 1990
10 Zheng Yi [zh] June 1990 September 1993
11 Qiao Zonghuai September 1993 March 1997
12 Wan Yongxiang April 1997 March 2000
13 Wang Guozhang April 2000 December 2001
14 Wu Donghe December 2001 August 2006 [4]
15 Liu Xiaoming September 2006 February 2010
16 Liu Hongcai March 2010 February 2015 [5]
17 Li Jinjun March 2015 December 2021 [6]
18 Wang Yajun December 2021

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Korean Mission to the Conference on the Limitation of Armament, Washington, D.C., 1921-1922. (1922). Korea's Appeal to the Conference on Limitation of Armament, p. 32-33., p. 32, at Google Books
  2. ^ a b Korean Mission p. 33., p. 33, at Google Books
  3. ^ Wolfgang Bartke [es], The diplomatic service of the People's Republic of China as of 1984, p. 100
  4. ^ Europa World Year Book 2004, p. 2482., p. 2482, at Google Books
  5. ^ Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Curriculum vitae of Ambassador Liu Hongcai
  6. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Chinese Ambassadors to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, [1], 驻朝鲜民主主义人民共和国历任大使, [2] Embassy: [3]

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