List of ambassadors of China to the United Kingdom

The Ambassador of China to the United Kingdom is the official representative from the People's Republic of China to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Ambassador of China to the United Kingdom
中国驻英国大使
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent Zheng Zeguang since 8 June 2021
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of China, London
Appointer	The President pursuant to a National People's Congress Standing Committee decision
Inaugural holder	Guo Songtao
Formation	28 August 1875; 149 years ago (1875-08-28)
Website	Chinese Embassy – London

Formerly, the Chinese ambassadors represented the Qing Empire (1875–1912) and the Republic of China (1912–1950).

List of ambassadors

• 1875–1878: Guo Songtao^[1]
• 1878–1885: Zeng Jize
• 1885–1889: Liu Ruifen [ja; zh]
• 1889–1893: Xue Fucheng
• 1893–1896: Kung Chao-Yuan
• 1896–1901: Luo Fenglu
• 1901–1905: Zhang Deyi [de; ja; zh]
• 1905–1907: Wang Daxie
• 1907–1910: Li Jingfang
• 1910–1914: Lew Yuk Lin [zh]
• 1914–1920: Alfred Sao-ke Sze
• 1920–1922: Wellington Koo
• 1922–1925: Zhu Zhaoxin [ja; zh]
• 1925: Yan Huiqing
• 1926–1929: Wang Jingwei
• 1929–1932: Alfred Sao-ke Sze
• 1932–1941: Guo Taiqi
• 1941–1946: Wellington Koo
• 1946–1950: Cheng Tien-hsi
• 1954–1962: Huan Xiang [fr; zh]
• 1962–1967: Xiong Xianghui
• 1967–1969: Shen Ping [pl; zh]
• 1969–1970: Ma Jiajun
• 1970–1972: Pei Jianzhang
• 1972–1977: Song Zhiguang
• 1978–1983: Ke Hua
• 1983–1985: Chen Zhaoyuan [zh]
• 1985–1987: Hu Dingyi [zh]
• 1987–1991: Ji Chaozhu
• 1991–1995: Ma Yuzhen [zh]
• 1995–1997: Jiang Enzhu
• 1997–2002: Ma Zhengang [zh]
• 2002–2007: Zha Peixin [zh]
• 2007–2010: Fu Ying
• 2010–2021: Liu Xiaoming
• 2021–Present: Zheng Zeguang

See also

• List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to China
• China–United Kingdom relations

References

1. Howland, Douglas (1996). Borders of Chinese Civilization: Geography and History at Empire's End. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-8203-4.