List of ambassadors of China to Australia

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

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Ambassadors of the Republic of China (1941–1972)

NameStartEndNotes
Hsu Mo September 1941March 1945
Cheng Yi-tung September 1945June 1946
Kan Nai-Kuang August 1948March 1951
Chen Tai-chu March 1951July 1953
Hu Ching Yao July 1953 ?
Chen Chih-Mai September 1959October 1966
James Shen October 1966July 1968
Sampson Shen July 1968December 1972

Ambassadors of the People's Republic of China (1973–present)

NameStartEndNotes
Wang Guoquan May 1973April 1975
Zhou Qiuye August 1976May 1978
Lin Ping November 1978July 1983
Nie Gongcheng November 1983October 1986
Zhang Zai November 1986August 1990
Shi Chunlai September 1990November 1993
Hua Junze November 1993June 1998
Zhou Wenzhong July 1998March 2001
Wu Tao August 2001December 2003
Fu Ying March 2004March 2007
Zhang Junsai March 2007October 2010
Chen Yuming October 2010August 2013
Ma Zhaoxu August 2013March 2016
Cheng Jingye May 2016October 2021
Xiao Qian January 2022PresentIncumbent

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