List of ambassadors of China to Kiribati explained

Post:	Chinese Ambassador to Kiribati
Incumbent:	Tang Songgen
Incumbentsince:	24 March 2020
Inaugural:	Shen Zhiwei

The Chinese Ambassador to Kiribati is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to Kiribati.

Between 2003 and 2019, Kiribati has maintained diplomatic relations with the Republic of China, but these were severed by the ROC when Kiribati established relations with the People's Republic of China in 2019.

List of representatives (People's Republic of China, until 2003)

Ambassador	Chinese language	Observations	List of premiers of the People's Republic of China	President of Kiribati
		The governments in Beijing and Tarawa established diplomatic relations.^[1]	Zhao Ziyang	Ieremia Tabai
Shen Zhiwei	申志伟	Concurrently accredited, with residence in Suva (Fiji)	Zhao Ziyang	Ieremia Tabai
Ji Chaozhu		Concurrently accredited, with residence in Suva (Fiji)	Zhao Ziyang	Ieremia Tabai
Xu Mingyuan		Concurrently accredited, with residence in Suva (Fiji)	Li Peng	Ieremia Tabai
Du Zhongying		Concurrently accredited, with residence in Port Vila (Vanuatu)	Li Peng	Teatao Teannaki
Wang Shaohua	王少华		Li Peng	Teatao Teannaki
Cui Guangjun	崔广俊		Li Peng	Teburoro Tito
Yang Zhikuan		Previously Chinese Ambassador to Barbados (November 2001 to March 2005)	Zhu Rongji	Teburoro Tito
Ma Shuxue		Previously Chinese Ambassador to The Bahamas (July 1997 to June 2001)	Zhu Rongji	Teburoro Tito
		The government in Beijing ceased diplomatic relations with the government in Tarawa.^[2]	Wen Jiabao	Anote Tong

List of representatives (Republic of China, from 2003, until 2019)

Ambassador	Chinese language	Observations	List of premiers of the Republic of China	President of Kiribati
		The governments in Tarawa and Taipei established diplomatic relations.	Yu Shyi-kun	Anote Tong
Samuel Chen	陈士良	Chen Shih-liang^[3] ^[4]	Yu Shyi-kun	Anote Tong
Benjamin T.H. Ho	何登煌	Formerly deputy head of Taiwan's representative office in Singapore, afterwards Ambassador to Belize^[5]	Wu Den-yih	Anote Tong
Abraham Chu			Jiang Yi-huah	Anote Tong
Donald Lee (Taiwanese diplomat)	李傳通	Former director-general of the Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan).	Chang San-cheng	Anote Tong
Song Wen-chang	宋文城		Tsai Ing-Wen	Taneti Mamau
		The government in Taipei ceased diplomatic relations with the government in Tarawa.	Tsai Ing-Wen	Taneti Mamau

List of representatives (People's Republic of China, from 2019)

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Chinese language	Observations	List of premiers of the People's Republic of China	President of Kiribati	Term end
			The governments in Beijing and Tarawa restore diplomatic relations.	Li Keqiang	Taneti Mamau
	Tang Songgen	唐松根		Li Keqiang	Taneti Mamau

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References

Other references

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Chinese Ambassadors to Kiribati, http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/ziliao_665539/wjrw_665549/3607_665555/3613_665567/t25386.shtml
驻基里巴斯共和国历任大使, http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/web/ziliao_674904/wjrw_674925/2167_674935/2173_674947/t9269.shtml
Web site: 首頁 - Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati 駐吉里巴斯共和國大使館. Team. Internet. www.taiwanembassy.org. 2017-07-23.
Web site: Organizations. Team. Internet. Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati 駐吉里巴斯共和國大使館. 2017-07-23.

Notes and References

, The diplomatic service of the People's Republic of China as of November 1984, Institut für Asienkunde, 1985, 120 p. p. 100
Web site: China ceases diplomatic relations with Kiribati. ee.china-embassy.org. 2017-07-23.
Web site: Taiwan appoints ambassador to Kiribati. www.radioaustralia.net.au. en-intl. 2017-07-23.
Web site: The news ticker - Taiwan Today. (Taiwan). Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China. 2009-01-02. Taiwan Today. en. 2017-07-23.
Web site: The New Taiwanese Ambassador . www.7newsbelize.com . 2014-07-15 . 2017-07-23.