List of ambassadors of China to Tonga

The Chinese ambassador in Nukuʻalofa is the official representative of the Government in Beijing to the Government of Tonga.

Ambassador of China to Tonga
Incumbent
Wang Baodong
since May 1, 2017
Inaugural holderSampson C. Shen
FormationApril 1, 1972

List of Representatives
Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Chinese language
zh:中国驻汤加大使列表		 Observations Prime Minister of Tonga Premier of the People's Republic of China Term end
April 10, 1972 The govermemts in Nukuʻalofa and Taipei established diplomatic relations. Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake Zhou Enlai
April 1, 1972 Sampson C. Shen zh:沈锜 (*October 1, 1917 – 2004) Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake Zhou Enlai May 1, 1978
June 7, 1975 Kao Chen zh:高铮 Chargé d'affaires Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake Hua Guofeng
May 1, 1978 Kao Chen zh:高铮 Also accredited as ambassador to Tuvalu.

(*January 23, 1920) graduated from the National University in Political Science.

  • received a master's degree from the University of Southern California.
  • chief, the Consulate General of the Republic of China in Los Angeles.
  • chief of the Embassy in Saigon South Vietnam.
  • chief of the consulate in Timor.
  • In 1966 he was appointed Consul General of the Republic of China in Songkhla.
  • In 1969 he was appointed Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  • In 1975 he became Chargé d'affaires in Nukuʻalofa
  • In 1978 was promoted ambassador to Tonga.
  • In 1979 he was accredited concurrently as ambassador to Tuvalu.
 Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake Hua Guofeng February 1, 1981
1979 Chang Kas Chargé d'affaires[1] Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake Hua Guofeng
February 1, 1981 Chien Ai-wen 钱爱虔 Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake Zhao Ziyang December 1, 1989
July 1, 1989 Hugh H. Ou-Yang 欧阳璜
  • In 1989 he was accredited concurrently as ambassador to Tuvalu.
  • In 1993 he was accredited concurrently as ambassador to Nauru.
 Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake Li Peng February 1, 1996
February 1, 1996 Tu, Chi-Kwang 屠继光
  • In 1999 he was accredited concurrently as ambassador to Tuvalu and Nauru.[2]
 Baron Vaea Li Peng November 1, 1998
November 2, 1998 The govermemts in Nukuʻalofa and Beijing established diplomatic relations. Baron Vaea Zhu Rongji
December 1, 1998 Zhang Binhua zh:张滨华
  • From December 1998 - March 2002 he was Ambassador in Nukuʻalofa.
  • From April 2002 - June 2004 he was Chinese Ambassador to Micronesia.
 Baron Vaea Zhu Rongji March 1, 2002
December 1, 2001 Gao Shanhai zh:高善海 Tupou VI Zhu Rongji November 1, 2005
December 1, 2005 Hu Yeshun zh:胡业顺
  • From December 2005 - October 2008 he was Ambassador in Nukuʻalofa.
  • From August 2010 - March 2013 he was Chinese Ambassador to Latvia.[3]
 Tupou VI Wen Jiabao October 1, 2008
October 1, 2008 Fan Guijin zh:樊桂金 Feleti Sevele Wen Jiabao October 1, 2010
October 1, 2010 Wang Donghua zh:王東華 Feleti Sevele Wen Jiabao November 1, 2013
December 1, 2013 Huang Huaguang 黄华光 Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō Li Keqiang May 1, 2017
May 1, 2017 Wang Baodong 王保东 [4] ʻAkilisi Pōhiva Li Keqiang

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See also

References
  1. Clements, John (1979). The United Kingdom, the Commonwealth of Nations, a Directory of Governments. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  2. Republic of China Yearbook. 1990. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  3. "New Zealand Troops Arrive in Tonga". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  4. "His Excellency Wang Baodong, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Kingdom of Tonga Presents Copy of Credentials". Fmprc.gov.cn. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  5. "Chinese Ambassadors to Tonga". Fmprc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  6. "驻汤加王国历任大使 — 中华人民共和国外交部". Fmprc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
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