Ambassador of China to North Korea | |
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中国驻朝鲜大使 | |
since December 2021 | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of China, Pyongyang | |
Appointer | The President pursuant to a National People's Congress Standing Committee decision |
Inaugural holder | Ni Zhiliang |
Formation | 10 July 1950 |
Website | Chinese Embassy – Pyongyang |
The Ambassador of China 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."
Diplomatic relations since October 6, 1949.[3]
# | Ambassador | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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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 | 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 |