Ambassador of China to South Korea | |
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since January 2020 | |
Inaugural holder | Zhang Tingyan |
Formation | September 1992 |
Website | http://kr.china-embassy.org |
The Ambassador of China to South Korea is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the 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 Republic of Korea."
# | Ambassador | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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1 | Zhang Tingyan | September 1992 | August 1998 | |
2 | Wu Dawei | September 1998 | July 2001 | |
3 | Li Bin | October 2001 | August 2005 | [3] |
4 | Ning Fukui | September 2005 | October 2008 | |
5 | Cheng Yonghua | October 2008 | February 2010 | |
6 | Zhang Xinsen | March 2010 | December 2013 | [4] |
7 | Qiu Guohong | February 2014 | December 2019 | [5] |
8 | Xing Haiming | January 2020 | July 2024 | |
9 | Fang Kun | July 2024 | Incumbent | Charge d'affaires |