List of ambassadors of China to Sri Lanka

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Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Yang Yin
since 26 February 2015
Inaugural holderYang Mianhuang
Formation1 April 1945;78 years ago (1945-04-01)

The Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

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List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Chinese language
zh:中国驻斯里兰卡大使列表 		Observations Premier of the People's Republic of China List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka Term end
April 1, 1945Yang Mianhuang楊冕煌
  • On April 30, 1945, the Republic of China sent a consul to the British colony in Ceylon.
  • On February 4, 1948, Ceylon became independent, the Republic of China to continue to maintain consular relations.
  • On January 7, 1950, the Ceylon government recognized the People's Republic of China. [1]
Chiang Kai-shek Henry Monck-Mason Moore January 7, 1950
February 7, 1957The governments in Beijing and Colombo established diplomatic relations. Zhou Enlai S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
June 1, 1957 Zhang Canming zh:张灿明 (* 1914 in Sichuan) Zhou Enlai S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike August 1, 1962
September 1, 1962 Xie Kexi zh:谢克西 *From September 1962 to December 1965 he was Ambassador in Colombo Ceylon and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives). Zhou Enlai Sirimavo Bandaranaike December 1, 1965
August 1, 1966 Yao Guang zh:姚广 Zhou Enlai S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike September 1, 1969
October 1, 1969 Cao Keqiang zh:曹克强 Zhou Enlai Sirimavo Bandaranaike June 1, 1970
July 1, 1970 Ma Ziqing zh:马子卿 Zhou Enlai Dudley Shelton Senanayake February 1, 1973
March 1, 1973 Huang Mingda zh:黄明达 Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). Zhou Enlai Dudley Shelton Senanayake May 1, 1977
September 1, 1977 Sun Shengwei zh:孙盛渭 Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). Zhou Enlai Sirimavo Bandaranaike January 1, 1981
March 1, 1981 Gao E (PRC diplomat) zh:高鄂 Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). Zhou Enlai Sirimavo Bandaranaike October 1, 1984
November 1, 1984 Zhou Shanyan zh:周善延 Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). Hua Guofeng Junius Richard Jayawardene June 1, 1987
September 1, 1987 Zhang Ruijie zh:张瑞杰 Zhao Ziyang Ranasinghe Premadasa August 1, 1991
September 1, 1991 Zhang Lian zh:张联 Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). Zhao Ziyang Ranasinghe Premadasa December 1, 1993
December 1, 1993 Zhang Chengli zh:张成礼 Li Peng Ranasinghe Premadasa February 1, 1995
March 1, 1995 Chen Defu zh:陈德福 Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). Li Peng Dingiri Banda Wijetunga May 1, 1999
June 1, 1999 Zhang Yun (PRC diplomat) zh:张云 (外交官) Li Peng Ranil Wickremesinghe June 1, 2000
July 1, 2000 Jiang Qinzheng zh:江勤政 Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). Li Peng Sirimavo Bandaranaike February 1, 2003
April 1, 2003 Sun Guoxiang zh:孙国祥

November 2008 - September 2011 he was Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam.

 Zhu Rongji Sirimavo Bandaranaike November 1, 2006
December 1, 2006 Ye Dabo zh:叶大波 (*1956) Zhu Rongji Ratnasiri Wickremanayake February 1, 2009
February 1, 2009 Yang Xiuping zh:杨秀萍 Wen Jiabao Ranil Wickremesinghe June 1, 2012
June 1, 2012 Wu Jianghao 吴江浩 Wen Jiabao Ratnasiri Wickremanayake January 1, 2015
February 26, 2015 Yi Xianliang 易先良 Li Keqiang Ranil Wickremesinghe
February 26, 2015 Yang Yin (PRC diplomat) Charge D'affaires Li Keqiang Ranil Wickremesinghe

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References

  1. ↑ Sir, Adam Roberts (20 August 2012). Democracy, Sovereignty and Terror: Lakshman Kadirgamar on the Foundations of International Order. I.B.Tauris. ISBN   9780857732668.
  2. ↑ Zhang Canming
  3. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China , Chinese Ambassadors to Sri Lanka, , 驻斯里兰卡民主社会主义共和国历任大使, , Malcolm Lamb, Directory of Officials and Organizations in China,
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