List of ambassadors of China to Australia

The ambassador of China to Australia is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Commonwealth of Australia.

Ambassador of China to Australia
中国驻澳大利亚大使
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent Xiao Qian since 26 January 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of China, Canberra
Appointer	The president pursuant to a National People's Congress Standing Committee decision
Inaugural holder	Guo Songtao
Formation	September 1941; 83 years ago (1941-09)
Website	Chinese Embassy – Canberra

List of ambassadors

Republic of China (1941–1972)

Name	Start	End	Notes
Hsu Mo	September 1941	March 1945
Cheng Yi-tung	September 1945	June 1946
Kan Nai-Kuang	August 1948	March 1951
Chen Tai-chu	March 1951	July 1953
Hu Ching Yao	July 1953	?
Chen Chih-Mai	September 1959	October 1966
James Shen	October 1966	July 1968
Sampson Shen	July 1968	December 1972

People's Republic of China (1973–present)

Name	Start	End	Notes
Wang Guoquan	May 1973	April 1975
Zhou Qiuye	August 1976	May 1978
Lin Ping	November 1978	July 1983
Nie Gongcheng	November 1983	October 1986
Zhang Zai	November 1986	August 1990
Shi Chunlai	September 1990	November 1993
Hua Junze	November 1993	June 1998
Zhou Wenzhong	July 1998	March 2001
Wu Tao	August 2001	December 2003
Fu Ying	March 2004	March 2007
Zhang Junsai	March 2007	October 2010
Chen Yuming	October 2010	August 2013
Ma Zhaoxu	August 2013	March 2016
Cheng Jingye	May 2016	October 2021
Xiao Qian	January 2022	Present	Incumbent

See also

• List of ambassadors of Australia to China

References

• Resources > Diplomatic Figures > Ambassadors > North America and Oceania: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China