The Chinese Ambassador to South Africa is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of South Africa.
| Chinese Ambassador to South Africa | |
|---|---|
Incumbent Vacant | |
| Inaugural holder | Kuan Yung |
| Formation | 1 May 1976 |
History edit
In 1905, a Consul General of the Qing dynasty got Exequatur for Johannesburg.
The majority of the Chinese community in South Africa had contracts with the East Rand Mine.
In 1976, the Republic of China and South Africa opened embassies.
Since 1998, the People's Republic of China and South Africa has recognised each other.
From 1991 to 1997, the People's Republic of China hosted the 'Chinese Center for South African Studies' in Pretoria, headed by a diplomat in the rank of ambassador.
List of representatives edit
| Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Chinese language zh:中国驻南非大使列表 |
Observations | Premier of the People's Republic of China | President of South Africa | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1976 | Kuan Yung | zh:关镛 | (September 9, 1925 -) 1967: Ambassador to Maseru (Lesotho), 1986 Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1994 Ambassador to San José, Costa Rica.[1] | Chiang Ching-kuo | Johannes de Klerk | July 1, 1979 |
| July 1, 1979 | H. K. Yang | zh:楊西崑 | Sun Yun-suan | Marais Viljoen | May 1, 1989 | |
| May 1, 1989 | Wang Fei (PRC Diplomat) | 王飞 | [2] | Lee Huan | Frederik Willem de Klerk | September 1, 1990 |
| September 1, 1990 | Loh I-Cheng | zh:陆以正 | I-cheng Loh, who is now ROC Ambassador to Guatemala, and Belize | Li Peng | Frederik Willem de Klerk | January 1, 1998 |
| December 1, 1991 | Xie Zhiheng | zh:谢志衡 | Director of the 'Chinese Center for South African Studies' in Pretoria, 1994: Ambassador in Monrovia | Li Peng | Frederik Willem de Klerk | December 1, 1993 |
| January 1, 1994 | Sun Guotong | zh:孙国桐 | Director of the 'Chinese Center for South African Studies' in Pretoria, 1990–1994 Ambassador to Daresalam | Li Peng | Nelson Mandela | June 1, 1994 |
| June 1, 1994 | Ji Peiding | zh:吉佩定 | Director of the 'Chinese Center for South African Studies' in Pretoria, 1990–1993: Ambassador in Windhoek, (Namibia). | Li Peng | Nelson Mandela | October 1, 1995 |
| December 1, 1995 | Gu Xin'er | zh:顾欣尔 | Director of the 'Chinese Center for South African Studies' in Pretoria, (born 1934 in Shanghai) 1985–1989: Ambassador in Accra Ghana, 1991–1996: Ambassador in Harare | Li Peng | Nelson Mandela | September 1, 1997 |
| October 1, 1997 | Wang Xue Xian | 王学贤 | Director of the 'Chinese Center for South African Studies' in Pretoria Wang Xinyuan | Li Peng | Nelson Mandela | December 1, 1997 |
| January 1, 1998 | Wang Xuexian | 王学贤 | United Arab Emirates | Zhu Rongji | Nelson Mandela | March 1, 2001 |
| March 1, 2001 | Liu Guijin | zh:刘贵今 | 1996: Ambassador to Harare | Zhu Rongji | Thabo Mbeki | April 1, 2007 |
| April 1, 2007 | Zhong Jianhua | 钟建华 | [3] | Wen Jiabao | Thabo Mbeki | December 1, 2011 |
| March 1, 2012 | Tian Xuejun | zh:田学军 | (born June 1962) 2004–2007: Ambassador to Athens[4] | Wen Jiabao | Jacob Zuma | 2018 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). "Events from day to day - Taiwan Today | Kuan Yung". taiwaninfo.nat.gov.tw. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ 光華畫報. 丁惟德. 1990. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Zhong Jianhua | World Economic Forum". weforum.org. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Biography of Ambassador TIAN Xuejun". chinese-embassy.org.za. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Chinese Ambassadors to South Africa, [1], 驻南非共和国历任大使, [2]