List of ambassadors of China to Belgium

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Ambassador of China to Belgium
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Inaugural holder Li Lianbi
Formation25 October 1971;53 years ago (1971-10-25)

The Ambassador of China to Belgium is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Kingdom of Belgium.

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List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation Photo Ambassador Chinese nameObservations Premier of China Prime Minister of Belgium Term end
October 25, 1971The governments in Brussels and Beijing establisched diplomatic relations Zhou Enlai Gaston Eyskens
December 1, 1973 Li Lianbi zh:李连璧 With concurrent accreditation as Chinese Ambassador to Luxembourg.

(* 1923)

  • In 1941 she left her school in Shanghai and joined a medical team of the New 4th Army.
  • In 1945 she became head of the department of medicine in a field hospital.
  • From 1946 until 1949 she headed a medical
  • In 1962 May he was deputy director of the 2nd Asia department in the Foreign Ministry.
  • From 1964 Jul to 1966 he was embassy counselor in Warsaw.
  • 1962 May to Feb 1976 he was ambassador in Brussels.
  • 1973 Dec Appointed concurrently ambassador to Luxembourg (until Feb 1976)
  • 1975, Sep until Feb 1976 concurrently ambassador to the European Community.
  • 1976, Aug to Dec of 1980 he was Chinese Ambassador to Congo Brazzaville.
  • Dec of 1980 to Apr. 1983 he was elected vice-governor of Shaanxi Province. [1]
Zhou Enlai Edmond Leburton January 1, 1976
September 1, 1976 Huan Xiang zh:宦乡 With concurrent accreditation as Chinese Ambassador to Luxembourg. Hua Guofeng Leo Tindemans March 1, 1978
May 1, 1978 Kang Maozhao zh:康矛召 With concurrent accreditation as Chinese Ambassador to Luxembourg

(* 7 April 1919, Wuhan)

  • Political Commissar, PLA -1949;

Cultural Attache, Embassy, India 1950; Attache, Embassy, Nepal 1955, Embassy, Afghanistan 1956; Counsellor, Kabul Embassy, Afghanistan 1957–59; Deputy Dir. Information Dept., Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1959–64; Chargé d'affaires (a.i.), Yugoslavia 1964–66; Amb. to Cambodia 1969–74, to Mauritania 1975–78, to EEC 1978–81 and concurrently to Belgium and Luxembourg 1978–81.

Hua Guofeng Paul Vanden Boeynants February 1, 1981
March 1, 1981 Zheng Weizhi zh:郑为之 With concurrent accreditation as Chinese Ambassador to Luxembourg.

Born 1912 ... America and Australia Dept., Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1961–64; Amb. to Argentina 1972–77, to Venezuela 1978–81, to Belgium 1981–83 (also accred. to EEC 1981–83); Dir. Inst, of Int. Studies

Zhao Ziyang Mark Eyskens February 1, 1983
August 1, 1983 Zhang Shu zh:章曙 With concurrent accreditation as Chinese Ambassador to Luxembourg. Zhao Ziyang Wilfried Martens August 1, 1985
August 1, 1985 Liu Shan zh:劉山 With concurrent accreditation as Chinese Ambassador to Luxembourg. Zhao Ziyang Wilfried Martens March 1, 1988
February 1, 1990 Xia Daosheng zh:夏道生 Li Peng Wilfried Martens May 1, 1992
July 1, 1992 Ding Yuanhong zh:丁原洪 Li Peng Jean-Luc Dehaene February 1, 1997
February 1, 1997 Song Mingjiang zh:宋明江 Li Peng Jean-Luc Dehaene October 1, 2001
November 1, 2001 Guan Chengyuan zh:关呈远 Zhu Rongji Guy Verhofstadt January 1, 2005
February 1, 2005 Zhang Qiyue zh:章启月 Wen Jiabao Guy Verhofstadt July 1, 2008
August 1, 2008 Zhang Yuanyuan zh:张援远 Wen Jiabao Yves Leterme May 1, 2011
May 1, 2011 Liao Liqiang zh:廖力强 Wen Jiabao Yves Leterme December 1, 2014
December 1, 2014 Qu Xing 曲星 Li Keqiang Charles Michel March 11, 2023

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References

  1. Wolfgang Bartke, Who's who in the People's Republic of China, 1987, p.231

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