Huang Xilian

In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.

Huang Xilian (Chinese: 黄溪连; born September 1967) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines since December 2019.^[1]

Huang Xilian
黄溪连
Huang in 2020
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2019
Appointed by	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Zhao Jianhua [zh]
Chinese Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
In office January 2018 – November 2019
Appointed by	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Xu Bu [zh]
Succeeded by	Deng Xijun [zh]
Personal details
Born	September 1967 (age 57) China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Beijing Foreign Studies University University of Manchester
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	黄溪连
Traditional Chinese	黃溪連
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huáng Xīlián

Biography

Huang waving in Manila during Chinese New Year 2025

Born in September 1967, Huang graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University and the University of Manchester. He joined the foreign service in 1989 and has served primarily in South Asia and the Department of Asian Affairs, where he was promoted to deputy head in 2014.

He was designated by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in January 2018 to replace Xu Bu [zh] as Chinese Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.^[2] In December 2019, he was appointed Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, pursuant to the National People's Congress decision, succeeding Deng Xijun [zh].^[2][3] He wrote the lyrics for the controversial 2020 music video "Iisang Dagat".

On August 16, 2023, the municipal council of Kalayaan, Palawan have declared Huang as a persona non grata after he defended the harassment of China Coast Guard against Philippine vessels that occurred during a standoff at the Second Thomas Shoal on August 5.^[4][5] That year, he was summoned multiple times by the Philippine government due to a series of confrontations between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea.^[6][7][8]

In July 2025, the Philippine government summoned him over the Chinese sanction against former senator Francis Tolentino. According to the Chinese embassy, Huang told the Philippine foreign ministry that "anti-China" Filipino politicians had done "malicious deeds" on China-related issues for political self-interest.^[9]