List of ambassadors of China to South Africa

Ambassador of China to South Africa
中国驻南非大使
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent Wu Peng since 5 July 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of China, Pretoria
Appointer	The President pursuant to a National People's Congress Standing Committee decision
Inaugural holder	Kuan Yung
Formation	3 May 1976;48 years ago (1976-05-03)
Website	Chinese Embassy – Pretoria

The Chinese Ambassador to South Africa is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of South Africa.

History

In 1905, a Consul General of the Qing dynasty got Exequatur for Johannesburg.

The majority of the Chinese community in South Africa had contracts with the East Rand Mine.

In 1976, the Republic of China and South Africa opened embassies.

Since 1998, the People's Republic of China and South Africa has recognised each other.

From 1991 to 1997, the People's Republic of China hosted the 'Chinese Center for South African Studies' in Pretoria, headed by a diplomat in the rank of ambassador.

List of representatives

Official Full Title	Duration
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of China to the Republic of South Africa	1976–1997
Director of the Chinese Center for South African Studies in Pretoria	1991–1997
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of South Africa	1998–Incumbent

Republic of China

Name	Chinese name	Appointment	Arrival	Submission of Credentials	Removal	Resignation	Ref.
Kuan Yung	关镛	May 3, 1976	June 26, 1976	July 2, 1976	July 26, 1979	August 28, 1979
H. K. Yang	楊西崑	July 26, 1979	September 10, 1979	September 12, 1979	May 12, 1989
Wang Fei	王飞	May 12, 1989			September 6. 1990		[1]
Loh I-cheng	陆以正	September 6, 1990		December 5, 1990		January 1998

Director of the Chinese Center for South African Studies in Pretoria

Name	Chinese name	Arrival	Removal	Ref.
Xie Zhiheng	谢志衡	December 19, 1991	December 1993
Sun Guotong	孙国桐	January 1994	June 16, 1994
Ji Peiding	吉佩定	July 10, 1994	October 19, 1995	[2]
Gu Xin'er	顾欣尔	December 17, 1995	September 29, 1997
Wang Xuexian	王学贤	October 12, 1997	December 1997

People's Republic of China

Name	Chinese name	Appointment		Arrival	Submission of Credentials	Removal		Resignation	Ref.
		NPC Standing Committee	President			NPC Standing Committee	President
Wang Xuexian	王学贤	29 December 1997	January 6, 1998	N/A	February 3, 1998	December 28, 2000	March 30, 2001	March 2001	[3] [4] [5]
Liu Guijin	刘贵今	December 28, 2000	March 30, 2001	March 2001	April 12, 2001	October 31, 2006	June 14, 2007	April 2007	[5] [6] [7]
Zhong Jianhua	钟建华	October 31, 2006	June 14, 2007	April 29, 2007	May 3, 2007	October 29, 2011	April 6, 2012	January 15, 2012	[6] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Tian Xuejun	田学军	October 29, 2011	April 6, 2012	March 22, 2012	June 14, 2012	February 24, 2017	July 8, 2017	March 22, 2017	[9] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Lin Songtian	林松添	April 27, 2017	June 7, 2017	August 9, 2017	August 24, 2017	April 29, 2020	October 10, 2020	March 23, 2020	[13] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Chen Xiaodong	陈晓东	May 18, 2020	October 10, 2020	September 23, 2020	November 19, 2020		July 5, 2024	March 11, 2024	[16] [20] [21] [22]
Wu Peng	吴鹏		July 5, 2024	June 17, 2024		Incumbent			[23] [22]

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See also

• China–South Africa relations
• South Africa–Taiwan relations

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