Post: | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Russian Federation |
Native Name: | Chinese: 中华人民共和国驻俄罗斯联邦特命全权大使 |
Insignia: | National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg |
Insigniasize: | 120px |
Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the People's Republic of China |
Incumbent: | Zhang Hanhui |
Incumbentsince: | 12 September 2019 |
Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Residence: | Moscow |
Nominator: | Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
Appointer: | President of China |
Website: | Embassy of China in Russia |
This is a list of ambassadors appointed by the Chinese government to represent it to the Soviet and Russian governments. Since China sent its first representative to Russia in 1878 under the Qing Dynasty, the government of both countries have changed multiple times through revolution, collapse of the previous state and civil war. This list does not include representatives of the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, to Russia after its official relations with the Soviet Union ended on October 2, 1949.
The current iteration of the post is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Russian Federation. Zhang Hanhui has held the post of Chinese ambassador to Russia since he presented his letter of credence to Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 5, 2020.
The Qing Empire began to send an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia in 1878.[1] [2] Chonghou, the first envoy, left Russia for China without permission and was replaced by Shao Yu-lien, who was consul at the Chinese embassy in Russia.[3] On February 17, 1902, Yang Yu became the only Qing envoy to Russia to have died in office. China appointed Luo Fenglu to become its envoy on August 29, 1901, but the appointment was rejected by Russia.
Portrait | Name | Title | Appointment | Arrival | Presentation | Termination | Departure | |||
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scope=row rowspan=2 | 1 | Chonghou (Chinese: 崇厚) | Envoy | [4] | ||||||
Ambassador | ||||||||||
scope=row | Shao Yu-lien (Chinese: 邵友濂) | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | ||||||||
scope=row | 2 | Tseng Chi-tse (Chinese: 曾紀澤) | Envoy | |||||||
scope=row | 3 | Liu Jui-fen (Chinese: 劉瑞芬) | Envoy | |||||||
scope=row | 4 | Hung Chun (Chinese: 洪鈞) | Envoy | |||||||
scope=row | 5 | Hsu Ching-cheng (Chinese: 許景澄) | Envoy | |||||||
scope=row | 6 | Yang Yu (Chinese: 楊儒) | Envoy | Died in office | ||||||
scope=row rowspan=2 | 7 | Hu Weide (Chinese: 胡惟德) | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | [5] | ||||||
Envoy | ||||||||||
scope=row | Liu Ching-jen (Chinese: 劉鏡人) | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | ||||||||
scope=row | 8 | Sayintu (Chinese: 薩蔭圖) | Envoy | |||||||
scope=row | Tang Zaifu (Chinese: 唐在復) | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | ||||||||
scope=row | 9 | Lou Tseng-tsiang (Chinese: 陸徵祥) | Envoy | Did not present |
The Republic of China was established in 1912. The Russian Empire recognized the Republic of China on October 6, 1913, and the Lou Tseng-tsiang continued his role as the envoy to Russia for the new republic. After the October Revolution, China's mission to Russia was withdrawn in February 1918, and diplomatic relations were halted.
Portrait | Name | Title | Appointment | Arrival | Presentation | Termination | Departure | |||
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scope=row | 1 | Lou Tseng-tsiang (Chinese: 陸徵祥) | Representative | |||||||
scope=row | Zheng Yanxi (Chinese: 鄭延禧) | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | ||||||||
scope=row | 2 | Liu Ching-jen (Chinese: 劉鏡人) | Envoy |
Under the Beiyang government, China established a representative office in the Soviet Union in October 1923. On May 31, 1924, diplomatic relations were restored.
Portrait | Name | Title | Appointment | Arrival | Presentation | Termination | Departure | ||
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scope=row | 1 | Li Jiaao (Chinese: 李家鏊) | Envoy | ||||||
scope=row | 2 | Sun Baoqi (孫寶琦) | Ambassador | Did not arrive | |||||
Zheng Yanxi (鄭延禧) | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | ||||||||
Liao Shigong (廖世功) | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | ||||||||
Zhu Shaoyang (朱紹陽) | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | ||||||||
Xia Weisong (夏維崧) | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | ||||||||
The Beiyang government collapsed in 1928 after the Northern Expedition and replaced by the Nationalist government in Nanjing. The Soviet Union broke ties with China on July 23, 1929 and relations were not restored until December 12, 1932. | |||||||||
3 | Yan Huiqing (顏惠慶) | Ambassador | |||||||
Wu Nanru (吳南如) | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | ||||||||
4 | Tsiang Tingfu (蔣廷黼) | Ambassador | |||||||
Yu Ming (余銘) | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | ||||||||
5 | Yang Jie (楊杰) | Ambassador | |||||||
6 | Shao Lizi (邵力子) | Ambassador | |||||||
7 | Fu Bingchang (傅秉常) | Ambassador |
Portrait | Name | Tenure begins | Tenure ends | |||
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scope=row | 1 | Wang Jiaxiang (Chinese: 王稼祥) | ||||
scope=row | 2 | Zhang Wentian (Chinese: 张闻天) | ||||
scope=row | 3 | Liu Xiao (Chinese: 刘晓) | ||||
scope=row | 4 | Pan Zili (Chinese: 潘自力) | ||||
scope=row | 5 | Zhang Dequn (Chinese: 张德群) | ||||
scope=row | 6 | An Zhiyuan (Chinese: 安致远) | ||||
scope=row | 7 | Liu Xinquan (Chinese: 刘新权) | ||||
scope=row | 8 | Li Yaowen (Chinese: 李耀文) | ||||
scope=row | 9 | Wang Youping (Chinese: 王幼平) | ||||
scope=row | 10 | Yang Shouzheng (Chinese: 杨守正) | ||||
scope=row | 11 | Li Zewang (Chinese: 李则望) | ||||
scope=row | 12 | Yu Hongliang (Chinese: 于洪亮) | ||||
scope=row | 13 | Wang Jinqing (Chinese: 王荩卿) |
The Chinese foreign ministry declared recognized the Russian Federation on December 27, 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union two days before. Wang Jinqing, who had been Ambassador to the Soviet Union, was appointed the first Chinese ambassador to post-Soviet Russia.
Portrait | Name | Title | Appointment | Arrival | Presentation | Termination | Departure | |||
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scope=row | 1 | Wang Jinqing (Chinese: 王荩卿) | Ambassador | |||||||
scope=row | 2 | Li Fenglin (Chinese: 李凤林) | Ambassador | |||||||
scope=row | 3 | Wu Tao (Chinese: 武韬) | Ambassador | |||||||
scope=row | 4 | Zhang Deguang (Chinese: 张德广) | Ambassador | [6] | [7] | |||||
scope=row | 5 | Liu Guchang (Chinese: 刘古昌) | Ambassador | [8] | [9] | |||||
scope=row | 6 | Li Hui (Chinese: 李辉) | Ambassador | [10] | [11] | |||||
scope=row | 7 | Zhang Hanhui (Chinese: 张汉晖) | Ambassador | [12] | [13] | Incumbent |