Embassy of China, Tel Aviv

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Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the State of Israel
中华人民共和国驻以色列国大使馆
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Embassy of China, Tel Aviv
Location Old North District, Tel Aviv, Israel Flag of Israel.svg
Address222 Ben Yehuda St., Tel Aviv, Israel
Ambassador Run Cai
Website il.china-embassy.gov.cn/chn

The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the State of Israel (Chinese :中华人民共和国驻以色列国大使馆 ; Hebrew : שגרירות הרפובליקה העממית של סין במדינת ישראל) is the official diplomatic mission of the People's Republic of China to the State of Israel, located in Tel Aviv. The embassy was opened in 1992, and the current ambassador is Run Cai.

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History

The Chinese Embassy in Israel was established on September 15, 1989, as the Tel Aviv office of the China International Travel Service, which received official status on February 1, 1990. On January 24, 1992, Israel and China established full diplomatic relations, and on February 9, Tang Zhenqi, the manager of the office, became China's ambassador to Israel. [1]

On May 17, 2020, China's ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, was found dead in his apartment in Herzliya Pituah. There were no signs of violence, and the cause of death appears to be cardiac arrest. [2] His death led to some conspiracy theories, but none were verified. [3]

On December 7, 2022, a Spanish human rights organization called Safeguard Defenders claimed that a covert representative was operating in the embassy without the knowledge of the Israeli authorities. Officials in the Prime Minister's Office said that the issue is under review. [4]

List of Ambassadors

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Chinese language
zh:中国驻以色列大使列表
Observations Premier of the People's Republic of China President of Israel Term end
January 9, 1950Israel announced its recognition of the People's Republic of China. Zhou Enlai Chaim Weizmann
September 1989China established the China International Travel Service office in Tel Aviv. Li Peng Chaim Herzog
1992Establishment of diplomatic relations Li Peng Chaim Herzog
September 1989 Tang Zhenqi zh:唐振琪 (February 1944)
  • In 1966, he graduated from the Department of Shanghai Normal University Foreign Languages.
  • In 1972, transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the embassy in the translation of Pakistan, industry officials Foreign Ministry Foreign Affairs Division North Africa.
  • In 1989, he served as director of the tourism office in Israel.
  • In 1993, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as WANA Counselor.
  • In 1998 he was ambassador to Namibia. In 2000 was Ministry of Foreign Affairs head of staff.
  • From 2002 to 2004 he was ambassador to Athens Greece. In 2005 he retired.
Li Peng Chaim Herzog January 1992
January 1992 Lin Zhen zh:林真 (外交官)
  • From 1989 to 1992 he was ambassador in Yemen, RDP
Li Peng Chaim Herzog February 1992
November 1995 Wang Changyi zh:王昌义
  • 1983–1986: Djibouti
  • 1986–1989: Syria
Li Peng Ezer Weizman August 1995
November 2000 Pan Zhanlin zh:潘占林
  • From July 1992 to January 1995 he was Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.
  • From December 1994 to April 1998 was Ambassador to Ukraine.
  • From December 1997 to October 2000 he was Ambassador in Belgrade Yugoslavia.
Zhu Rongji Moshe Katsav April 2000
November 2003 Chen Yonglong zh:陈永龙
  • From April 2001 to October 2003 he was ambassador to Jordan.
Wen Jiabao Moshe Katsav June 2003
April 2007 Zhao Jun zh:赵军 (外交官) Wen Jiabao Shimon Peres May 2007
September 2011 Gao Yanping zh:高燕平 Wen Jiabao Shimon Peres September 2011
February 2015 Zhan Yongxin 詹永新 Li Keqiang Reuven Rivlin February 2020
February 2020 Du Wei 杜伟
  • From 2016 to 2019 he was ambassador to Ukraine
  • Died in office
Li Keqiang Reuven Rivlin May 17, 2020
January 2021 Cai Run 蔡润 Li Keqiang Reuven Rivlin
[5] [6]

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