| Ambassador of China to Barbados | |
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| Residence | Rockley, Christ Church, Bridgetown |
| Inaugural holder | Yang Daqun |
| Formation | 30 May 1977 |
| Website | China's Embassy in Barbados |
The Ambassador of China to Barbados is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to Barbados.
| Designated/accredited | Ambassador | Chinese language zh:中国驻巴巴多斯大使名单 | Observations | Premier of the People's Republic of China | Prime Minister of Barbados | Term end |
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| May 30, 1977 | The governments in Bridgetown and Beijing established diplomatic relations. | Hua Guofeng | J.M.G.M. "Tom" Adams | |||
| May 30, 1977 | Yang Daqun | zh:杨达群 | Preparation for opening, Temporary charge d'affaires. | Hua Guofeng | J.M.G.M. "Tom" Adams | May 1979 |
| May 1979 | Wang Tao | zh:汪滔 (外交官) | Concurrently as ambassador to Antigua & Barbuda.
| Hua Guofeng | J.M.G.M. "Tom" Adams | April 1984 |
| September 1984 | Li Jie | zh:李颉 | Concurrently as ambassador to Antigua & Barbuda. | Zhao Ziyang | J.M.G.M. "Tom" Adams Harold Bernard St. John | May 1986 |
| September 1986 | Gu Zhifang | zh:顾志方 | Concurrently as ambassador to nations of Antigua & Barbuda and Grenada. Died of illness while in office. [1] | Zhao Ziyang | Errol Barrow | May 1987 |
| September 1987 | Lu Zongqing | zh:陆宗卿 | Concurrently as ambassador to nations of Antigua & Barbuda and Grenada. | Li Peng | Lloyd Erskine Sandiford | April 1990 |
| September 1990 | Zhou Wenzhong | zh:周文重 | Concurrently as ambassador to Antigua & Barbuda. | Li Peng | Lloyd Erskine Sandiford | October 1992 |
| November 1992 | Jiang Chengzong | zh:江承宗 | Concurrently as ambassador to Antigua & Barbuda. | Li Peng | Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Owen Arthur | November 1996 |
| January 1997 | Zhan Daode | zh:詹道德 | Concurrently as ambassador to Antigua & Barbuda. | Li Peng Zhu Rongji | Owen Arthur | January 1999 |
| February 1999 | Yang Youyong | zh:杨友勇 | Zhu Rongji | Owen Arthur | October 2001 | |
| November 2001 | Yang Zhikuan | zh:杨智宽 | Zhu Rongji Wen Jiabao | Owen Arthur | March 2005 | |
| June 2005 | Liu Huanxing | zh:刘焕兴 | Wen Jiabao | Owen Arthur David Thompson | March 2009 [2] | |
| May 2009 [3] | Wei Qiang | zh:魏强 | Wen Jiabao | David Thompson Freundel Stuart | February 2012 [4] | |
| April 2012 [5] [6] | Xu Hong | zh:徐宏 | Wen Jiabao Li Keqiang | Freundel Stuart | November 2013 | |
| December 2013 [7] [8] | Wang Ke | zh:王克 (外交官) | Li Keqiang | Freundel Stuart | September 2017 | |
| January 2018 [9] | Yan Xiusheng | zh:延秀生 | Li Keqiang | Freundel Stuart Mia Mottley | March 2023 |
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