The ambassador of China to South Africa is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of South Africa.
History
In 1905, a Consul General of the Qing dynasty got Exequatur for Johannesburg.
The majority of the Chinese community in South Africa had contracts with the East Rand Mine.
In 1976, the Republic of China and South Africa opened embassies.
Since 1998, the People's Republic of China and South Africa has recognised each other.
From 1991 to 1997, the People's Republic of China hosted the 'Chinese Center for South African Studies' in Pretoria, headed by a diplomat in the rank of ambassador.
List of representatives Official Full TitleDurationAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of China to the Republic of South Africa1976–1997Director of the Chinese Center for South African Studies in Pretoria1991–1997Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of South Africa1998–Incumbent
Republic of China NameChinesenameAppointmentArrivalSubmission of CredentialsRemovalResignationKuan Yung关镛3 May 197626 June 19762 July 197626 July 197928 August 1979H. K. Yang楊西崑26 July 197910 September 197912 September 197912 May 1989Wang Fei王飞12 May 19896 September. 1990Loh I-cheng陆以正6 September 19905 December 1990January 1998
Director of the Chinese Center for South African Studies in Pretoria NameChinesenameArrivalRemovalXie Zhiheng谢志衡19 December 1991December 1993Sun Guotong孙国桐January 199416 June 1994Ji Peiding吉佩定10 July 199419 October 1995Gu Xin'er顾欣尔17 December 199529 September 1997Wang Xuexian王学贤12 October 1997December 1997
People's Republic of China NameChinesenameAppointmentArrivalSubmission of CredentialsRemovalResignation NPC StandingCommittee President NPC StandingCommittee PresidentWang Xuexian王学贤29 December 1997 6 January 1998N/A3 February 199828 December 200030 March 2001March 2001Liu Guijin刘贵今28 December 200030 March 2001March 200112 April 200131 October 200614 June 2007April 2007Zhong Jianhua钟建华31 October 200614 June 200729 April 20073 May 200729 October 20116 April 201215 January 2012Tian Xuejun田学军29 October 20116 April 201222 March 201214 June 201224 February 20178 July 201722 March 2017Lin Songtian林松添27 April 20177 June 20179 August 201724 August 201729 April 202010 October 202023 March 2020Chen Xiaodong陈晓东18 May 202010 October 202023 September 202019 November 20205 July 202411 March 2024Wu Peng吴鹏5 July 202417 June 2024Incumbent
See also China–South Africa relations South Africa–Taiwan relations
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