List of ambassadors of China to Vietnam explained

Post:	Ambassador of China to Vietnam
Native Name:	Chinese: 中国驻越南大使
Insignia:	National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg
Insigniasize:	100px
Insigniacaption:	National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Department:	Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of China, Hanoi
Incumbent:	He Wei
Incumbentsince:	August 2024
Appointer:	The President
Website:	Chinese Embassy – Hanoi
Appointer Qualified:	pursuant to a National People's Congress Standing Committee decision

The Ambassador of China to Vietnam is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Chinese language	Observations	Premier of the Republic of China	List of heads of state of Vietnam	Term end
	Lin Jiamin	林珈民	Chargé d'affaires of the government in Nanjing to the Japanese occupation troops in Huế.	Wang Jingwei	Bảo Đại
	Zhang Yongfu		Chargé d'affaires of the government in Nanjing to the Japanese occupation troops in Huế.(born 1872 in Singapore- 1957)	Wang Jingwei	Bảo Đại
			The Japanese occupation force declared an Empire of Vietnam independent from the Fédération indochinoise.^[1]	Wang Jingwei	Bảo Đại
			The Vietnamese Empire announced the throne abdication.	Chen Gongbo	Bảo Đại
			In Huế the Vietnamese Empire celebrated its throne abdication ceremony.	Chen Gongbo	Bảo Đại

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Chinese language	Observations	Premier of the People's Republic of China	Prime Minister of Vietnam	Term end
			In Hanoi a provisional Government of North Vietnam was established.	Zhou Enlai	Hồ Chí Minh
			The governments in Hanoi and Beijing established diplomatic relations. In 1954, after the First Indochina War, China set up an embassy in Hanoi.	Zhou Enlai	Hồ Chí Minh
	Luo Guibo		former head of China's Vietnamese political advisers.	Zhou Enlai	Hồ Chí Minh
	He Wei			Zhou Enlai	Phạm Văn Đồng
	Zhu Qiwen			Zhou Enlai	Phạm Văn Đồng
	Wang Youping			Zhou Enlai	Phạm Văn Đồng
	Fu Hao (diplomat)			Zhou Enlai	Phạm Văn Đồng
	Chen Zhifang			Hua Guofeng	Phạm Văn Đồng
	Yang Gongsu			Hua Guofeng	Phạm Văn Đồng
			Sino-Vietnamese War	Hua Guofeng	Phạm Văn Đồng
	Qiu Lixing			Zhao Ziyang	Phạm Văn Đồng
	Li Shichun			Zhao Ziyang	Phạm Văn Đồng
	Zhang Dewei			Li Peng	Võ Văn Kiệt
	Zhang Qing			Li Peng	Võ Văn Kiệt
	Li Jiazhong			Li Peng	Võ Văn Kiệt
	Qi Jianguo			Zhu Rongji	Phan Văn Khải
	Hu Qianwen			Wen Jiabao	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
	Sun Guoxiang			Wen Jiabao	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
	Gong Hyeon-U			Wen Jiabao	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
	Hong Xiaoyong			Li Keqiang	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng	November 2018
November 2018	Xiong Bo			Li Keqiang	Nguyễn Xuân Phúc

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South Vietnam

The Chinese Ambassador to South Vietnam was the official representative of the Republic of China to the Republic of Vietnam.

List of representatives (South Vietnam)

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Chinese language	Observations	List of premiers of the Republic of China	List of heads of state of Vietnam	Term end
			Establishment of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).	Yu Hung-Chun	Ngo Dinh Diem
	Yuan Zijian		The Consulate General of the Republic of China in Saigon was upgraded to an mission.	Yu Hung-Chun	Ngo Dinh Diem
			The Taiwanese Mission in Saigon was upgraded to the embassy, the minister Yuan Zijian was promoted to ambassador.	Yu Hung-Chun	Ngo Dinh Diem
	Yuan Zijian			Chen Cheng	Ngo Dinh Diem
	Hu Lien		A huge plastic bomb was set off in the Chinese Embassy at Saigon.^[3]	Yen Chia-kan	Phan Khắc Sửu
	Tchen Heou-jou	陳厚儒	Chargé d'affaires(born 1912 in Jiangsu) married to Ting Mo-hsien; 4 sons, 1 daughter. Lic. laws Aurora University (Shanghai). 1940–1942 Sect. Mem., MOFA. 1942–1946 Attaché, Ch. Emb., Teheran. 1946–1955 Vice Consul, in charge of the Consulate in Haiphong. 1955–1957 Sect. Chief, MOFA. 1957–1960 Consul Gen., Tahiti. 1960–1964 Counsl. Chargé d'affaires Emb., Senegal. 1964–1966 Min., Emb., Vietnam. In 1966 he was designated Ambassador of China to Benin and was retired.^[4]	Yen Chia-kan	Phan Khắc Sửu
	Hsu Shao-chang	许绍昌	(born 1913 in Zhejiang) graduated of the Central Political Institute in Nanjing. He served as political vice minister of foreign affairs, minister of the Chinese Embassy in Washington and ambassador to Brazil, Italy, Malta and Argentina. Also named to serve in Vietnam was Dr. Lo Tsung-chueh, a senior specialist of the Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction who became chief of the Chinese Agricultural and Technical Mission. Lo replaced Chang Lien-chun, who was invited by the Guam government to assist in its agricultural development program. Chang had served in Vietnam since 1963. Lo is a plant pathologist and served in Vietnam as crop and animal husbandry section chief of the mission.^[5]	Chiang Ching-kuo	Phan Khắc Sửu
			Fall of Saigon the Taiwanese Embassy was closed.	Chiang Ching-kuo	Nguyễn Hữu Thọ
	Wang Ruojie		(born 1914 in Zouping County) In 1955 he became Major General of the People's Liberation Army. From May 1964 – December 1972 he was Chinese Ambassador to Yemen (North Yemen). In 1973 he was appointed ambassador to the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Vietnam. From to he was Chinese Ambassador to Mauritius. In 1976 South Vietnam and North Vietnam merged to form the Vietnamese Socialist Republic.^[6]	Zhou Enlai	Phạm Văn Đồng

See also

• China–Vietnam relations
• Taiwan–Vietnam relations
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ho Chi Minh City

Notes and References

1. Web site: Japanese occupation of Vietnam. alphahistory.com. 2017-08-27.
2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Chinese Ambassadors to Vietnam, http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/ziliao_665539/wjrw_665549/3607_665555/3608_665557/t18102.shtml, 驻越南社会主义共和国历任大使, http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/web/ziliao_674904/wjrw_674925/2167_674935/2168_674937/t9149.shtml
3. W.Y. Tsao, Free China Review, 1967, Hu LienHu Lien
4. Book: China Year Book. China. Xing zheng yuan. Xin wen ju. China. Hsüan chʻuan pu. 1963. China Publishing Company. 2017-08-27.
5. http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=4,8,8,29,31,32,32,45&post=5568 Hsu Shao-chang
6. Book: Teachers' Schools and the Making of the Modern Chinese Nation-State, 1897-1937. Cong, X.. 2011. University of British Columbia Press. 9780774841337. 186. 2017-08-27.