Cheng Yonghua

Cheng Yonghua
Cheng Yonghua
	程永华
Chinese Ambassador to Japan
	In office; February 28, 2010 – May 2019
Preceded by	Cui Tiankai
Succeeded by	Kong Xuanyou
Chinese Ambassador to South Korea
	In office; October 2008 – January 2010
Preceded by	Ning Fukui
Succeeded by	Zhang Xinsen
Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia
	In office; August 2006 – August 2008
Preceded by	Wang Chungui
Succeeded by	Liu Jian
Personal details
Born	September 1954 (age 66); Changchun, Jilin, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Children	1
Alma mater	Wako University; Sōka University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	程永華
Simplified Chinese	程永华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chéng Yǒnghuá

Cheng Yonghua (Chinese: 程永华; born September 1954) is a Chinese diplomat who served as Ambassador to Japan from 2010 to 2019.[1]

Life and career

Cheng was born in Changchun, Jilin in September 1954.

Beginning in 1977, he served in several posts in the Chinese Embassy in Japan, including secretary, director, and counsellor. On February 28, 2010, the Chinese president Hu Jintao appointed Cheng the Chinese Ambassador to Japan, succeeding Cui Tiankai.

Cheng was the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia from 2006 to 2008, and the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea between October 2008 to January 2010.[2]

References

驻日大使程永华：不管喜不喜欢，邻国搬不了家. People.com (in Chinese). 2015-03-10.
"List of the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia". Embassy of the PRC in Malaysia (in Chinese). 2015.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Wang Chungui	Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia 2006–2008	Succeeded by Liu Jian
Preceded by Ning Fukui	Chinese Ambassador to South Korea 2008–2010	Succeeded by Zhang Xinsen
Preceded by Cui Tiankai	Chinese Ambassador to Japan 2010–2019	Succeeded by Kong Xuanyou

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[1] 驻日大使程永华：不管喜不喜欢，邻国搬不了家. People.com (in Chinese). 2015-03-10.

[2] "List of the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia". Embassy of the PRC in Malaysia (in Chinese). 2015.

China's Ambassadors to Japan
Qing Empire 1636–1912	He Ruzhang 1876–1877 Zhang Sigui 1877–1880 Xu Jingcheng 1880–1881 Li Shuchang 1881–1884 Xu Chengzu 1884–1887 Li Xingrui 1887 Li Shuchang 1887–1890 Li Jingfang 1890–1892 Wang Fangzao 1892–1894 Yugeng 1895–1898 Huang Zunxian 1898 Li Shengduo 1898–1901 Cai Juni 1901–1903 Yang Shu 1903–1907 Li Jiaju 1907–1908 Hu Weide 1908–1910 Wang Daxie 1910–1913
Republic of China (Beiyang) 1912–1928	Ma Tingliang 1913 Zhong Lu 1913–1916 Liu Chongjie 1916 Zhang Zongxiang 1916–1919 Liu Jingren 1919–1920 Hu Weide 1920–1922 Shi Luben 1922–1923 Zhang Yuanjie 1925–1926
Republic of China (Nationalist) 1928–1938	Jiang Zuobin 1931–1936 Xu Shiying 1936–1938
Republic of China (Collaborationist) 1940–1945	Chu Minyi 1940–1941 Xu Liang 1941–1943 Cai Pei 1943–1945 Lian Yu 1945
Republic of China on Taiwan 1952–1972	Hollington Tong 1952–1956 Shen Jinding 1956–1959 Chang Li-sheng 1959–1963 Wei Tao-ming 1964–1966 Cheng Zhimai 1966–1969 Peng Mengji 1969–1972
People's Republic of China 1973–present	Chen Chu 1973–76 Fu Hao 1977–82 Song Zhiguang 1982–85 Zhang Shu 1985–83 Yang Zhenya 1988–93 Xu Dunxin 1993–98 Chen Jian 1998–2001 Wu Dawei 2001–04 Wang Yi 2004–07 Cui Tiankai 2007–09 Cheng Yonghua 2010–19 Kong Xuanyou 2019–present