| Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Chinese language
| Observations | Premier of the People's Republic of China | List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka | Term end |
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| Yang Mianhuang | 楊冕煌 | - On April 30, 1945, the Republic of China sent a consul to the British colony in Ceylon.
- On February 4, 1948, Ceylon became independent, the Republic of China to continue to maintain consular relations.
- On January 7, 1950, the Ceylon government recognized the People's Republic of China.[1]
| Chiang Kai-shek | Henry Monck-Mason Moore | |
| | | The governments in Beijing and Colombo established diplomatic relations. | Zhou Enlai | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | |
| Zhang Canming | | (* 1914 in Sichuan)- From February 1952 to October 1955 he was deputy director of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.
- From July 1952 to October 1955 he was member of the Standing Committee of the China Branch, of the World Peace Council.
- From October 1952 to October 1954 he was member of the Political and Legal Committee and concurrently deputy director in the Labor Department.
- In April 1953 he was member of the Trade Union delegation to the first of May celebrations in Moscow.
- From October 1955 to March 1957 he was director of consular affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
- From June 1957 to August 1962 he was Ambassador in Colombo Ceylon.
- From September 1963 to January 1967 he was Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia.
- From March 1973 to July 1975 he was Chinese Ambassador to North Yemen.
- From September 1975 to November 1978 he was Chinese Ambassador to Finland.[2]
| Zhou Enlai | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | |
| Xie Kexi | | - From September 1962 to December 1965 he was Ambassador in Colombo Ceylon and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives).
- From March 1975 - April 1979 he was Chinese Ambassador to Niger.
| Zhou Enlai | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | |
| Yao Guang | | | Zhou Enlai | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | |
| Cao Keqiang | | | Zhou Enlai | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | |
| Ma Ziqing | | - From June 1965 to December 1966 he was Chinese Ambassador to Mali.
- From July 1970 to February 1973 he was Ambassador in Colombo Ceylon and in July 1972 he was concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives).
| Zhou Enlai | Dudley Shelton Senanayake | |
| Huang Mingda | | Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). | Zhou Enlai | Dudley Shelton Senanayake | |
| Sun Shengwei | | Also accredited in Malé (Maldives).- From August 1971 - May 1977 he was Chinese Ambassador to Kuwait.
- From September 1977 - January 1981 he was Ambassador in Colombo and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives).
- From May 1981 - January 1985 he was Chinese Ambassador to Finland.
| Zhou Enlai | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | |
| Gao E | | Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). | Zhou Enlai | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | |
| Zhou Shanyan | | Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). | Hua Guofeng | Junius Richard Jayawardene | |
| Zhang Ruijie | | - From July 1985 - June 1987 he was Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia.
- September 1987 - August 1991 he was Ambassador in Colombo and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives).
| Zhao Ziyang | Ranasinghe Premadasa | |
| Zhang Lian | | Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). | Zhao Ziyang | Ranasinghe Premadasa | |
| Zhang Chengli | | - From September 1993 - February 1995 he was Ambassador in Colombo and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives).
- From April 1995 - January 1999 he was Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan.
| Li Peng | Ranasinghe Premadasa | |
| Chen Defu | | Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). | Li Peng | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga | |
| Zhang Yun (PRC diplomat) | | - From June 1999 to June 2000 he was Ambassador in Colombo and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives).
- From May 2004 - February 2007 he was Chinese Ambassador to Singapore.
| Li Peng | Ranil Wickremesinghe | |
| Jiang Qinzheng | | Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). | Li Peng | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | |
| | | - From April 2003 to November 2006 he was Ambassador in Colombo and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives).
- From November 2006 to September 2008 he was Chinese Ambassador to Turkey.
November 2008 - September 2011 he was Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam.
- From 2011 to December 2014 he was Chinese Consul General in New York.
| Zhu Rongji | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | |
| Ye Dabo | | (*1956)- From May 2004 - October 2006 he was Chinese Ambassador to Dominica.
- From December 2006 - February 2009 he was Ambassador in Colombo and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives).
- From January 2009 to September 2010 he was Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar.
| Zhu Rongji | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake | |
| Yang Xiuping | | - Graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University.
- From 1980 to 1985, he was admitted to the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- From 1985 to 1988, he was a member of the Office of the United Nations Office at Geneva, and then returned to the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
- From 1988 to 1993, he was appointed as Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (List of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China spokespersons)
- From 1993 to 1996, he was appointed to the United Nations Mission
- 1996 to 1998 Ministry of Foreign Affairs News Division Secretary, Director, Counselor
- From 1998 to 2002, he was Counselor and spokesman for the Commissioner of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
- From 2002 to 2004, he served as Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Auckland, New Zealand
- From March 2002 to January 2005 he was Chinese Ambassador to Lithuania.
- From February 2009 to June 2012 he was Ambassador in Colombo and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives).
- From July 2012 to August 2015 he was the Chinese Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
| Wen Jiabao | Ranil Wickremesinghe | |
| Wu Jianghao | 吴江浩 | | Wen Jiabao | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake | |
| Yi Xianliang | 易先良 | | Li Keqiang | Ranil Wickremesinghe | |
| Yang Yin (PRC diplomat) | | Charge D'affaires | Li Keqiang | Ranil Wickremesinghe | | |
