List of ambassadors of China to Zimbabwe

The Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Zimbabwe.

Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Inaugural holder	Chu Qiyuan
Formation	1 June 1980; 45 years ago (1980-06-01)

List of ambassadors

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Chinese language zh:中国驻津巴布韦大使列表	Observations	Premier of the People's Republic of China	List of presidents of Zimbabwe	Term end
April 18, 1980			On independence of Zimbabwe the governments in Harare and Beijing established diplomatic relations.	Zhao Ziyang	Canaan Banana
June 1, 1980	Chu Qiyuan	zh:褚启元		Zhao Ziyang	Canaan Banana	December 1, 1984
April 1, 1985	Zheng Yaowen	zh:郑耀文	From April 1985 - May 1988 he was ambassador in Harare. From November 1991 - August 1995 he was Chinese Ambassador to Denmark and Iceland.	Zhao Ziyang	Canaan Banana	May 1, 1988
July 1, 1988	Song Guoqing	zh:宋国清	From July 1988 - July 1991 he was ambassador in Harare. From February 1994 - February 1998 he was Chinese Ambassador to Spain and Andorra.	Li Peng	Robert Mugabe	July 1, 1991
November 1, 1991	Gu Xin'er	zh:顾欣尔	From October 1985 to January 1989 he was Chinese Ambassador to Ghana. From November 1991 to November 1995 he was ambassador in Harare.	Li Peng	Robert Mugabe	November 1, 1995
December 1, 1995	Liu Guijin	zh:刘贵今	(* August 1945 -) From December 1995 - January 1998 he was ambassador in Harare. From March 2001 - April 2007 he was Chinese Ambassador to South Africa.	Li Peng	Robert Mugabe	January 1, 1998
April 1, 1998	Huang Guifang	zh:黄桂芳	(September 1939 -) From October 1991 to April 1995 he was Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines. From May 1995 to January 1998 he was Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand. From January 1998 to May 2000 he was ambassador in Harare.	Zhu Rongji	Robert Mugabe	May 1, 2000
June 1, 2000	Hou Qingru	zh:侯清儒	From December 1993 to August 1998 he was Chinese Ambassador to Fiji. From June 2000 to July 2003 he was ambassador in Harare.	Zhu Rongji	Robert Mugabe	July 1, 2003
September 1, 2003	Zhang Xianyi	zh:张宪一	From July 2000 to June 2003 he was Chinese Ambassador to Lesotho. From September 2003 to December 2006 he was ambassador in Harare. From March 2009 to February 2012 he was Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh. From March 2012 to March 2015 he was Chinese Ambassador to Slovenia.	Wen Jiabao	Robert Mugabe	December 1, 2006
December 1, 2006	Yuan Nansheng	zh:袁南生	(*March 1954 -) From December 2006 to July 2009 he was ambassador in Harare. From August 2009 to February 2013 he was Chinese Ambassador to Suriname.	Wen Jiabao	Robert Mugabe	July 1, 2009
August 1, 2009	Xin Shunkang	zh:忻顺康	From Julio 2012 - Diciembre 2016 he was Chinese Ambassador to Namibia. From Diciembre 2006 - Julio 2009 he was ambassador in Harare.	Wen Jiabao	Robert Mugabe	June 1, 2012
July 1, 2012	Lin Lin (PRC diplomat)	zh:林琳	From September 2004 to May 2008 he was Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia. From July 2012 to October 2015 he was ambassador in Harare. Since December 2015 he is Chinese Ambassador to the Slovakia.	Wen Jiabao	Robert Mugabe	October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015	Huang Ping	黃屏		Li Keqiang	Robert Mugabe	March 11, 2023

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See also

• China–Zimbabwe relations