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Ke Hua (Chinese:柯华; 19 December 1915 – 1 January 2019) was a Chinese diplomat who wasChinese Ambassador to Guinea from 1960 to 1964, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana from 1972 to 1974,Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines from 1975 to 1978, andChinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1983.^[1]

Biography

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Ke Hua was born asLin Dechang (Chinese:林德常) in Lihu Town ofPuning County,Guangdong Province, on December 19, 1915.

He entered theYenching University in 1935, during his school days, he participated in theDecember 9th Movement. In April 1937, he visitedYan'an, where he got the chance to meetMao Zedong. In November 1937, he went toLinfen,Shanxi to join theEighth Route Army.

After the establishment of the Communist State in 1949, he became vice-party chief ofXi'an, Shaanxi. In December 1954, he was transferred toBeijing, capital of China, where he was appointed director of the Department of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In March 1960, he was appointed Chinese Ambassador to Guinea, a position he held until May 1964. Then, he successively served asChinese Ambassador to Ghana from 1972 to 1974,Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines from 1975 to 1978, andChinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1983. Ke returned to China in 1983, and that same year, he was appointed counselor of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council. He was involved in the early stage of Sino-British talks onHong Kong's future in the early 1980s.^[2] In 1988, he became a member of the 7th National Committee Standing committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He retired in 1995. On January 1, 2019, he died of an illness in Beijing, 13 days after his 103rd birthday.^[2]

Personal life

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Ke married Zhang Ming (Chinese:张明), and the couple had three daughters. His youngest daughter,Ke Lingling (Chinese:柯玲玲), wasXi Jinping's first wife.^[2]