| Ambassador of China to India | |
|---|---|
since May 2024 | |
| Appointer | Thepresident pursuant to aNational People's Congress Standing Committee decision |
| Inaugural holder | Xue Shouheng |
| Formation | October 1946; 79 years ago (1946-10) |
Theambassador of China to India is the official representative from thePeople's Republic of China to theRepublic of India.[1]
This is a list of diplomatic representatives fromChina toIndia. It includes envoys of theRepublic of China (ROC) from 1946 to 1950, and those of thePeople's Republic of China (PRC) since 1950.
| Pinyin name (alternative name) | Chinese name | Title | Took office | Left office | Premier of China | Prime Minister of India | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xue Shouheng | 薛寿衡 | First Secretary | October 1946 | May 1947 | Zhang Qun | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| Luo Jialun | 羅家倫 | Ambassador | 5 May 1947 | 10 January 1950 | Zhang Qun | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| Shen Jian | 申健 | Chargé d'affaires | 27 May 1950 | September 1950 | Zhou Enlai | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| Yuan Zhongxian | 袁仲賢 | Ambassador | September 1950 | February 1956 | Zhou Enlai | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| Pan Zili | 潘自力 | Ambassador | 9 March 1956 | 18 July 1962 | Zhou Enlai | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| Ye Chengzhang | 叶成章' | Chargé d'affaires | 1962 | 1963 | Zhou Enlai | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| Chen Zhaoyuan [zh] | 陈肇源 | Chargé d'affaires | 1963 | 1969 | Zhou Enlai | Jawaharlal Nehru Lal Bahadur Shastri Gulzarilal Nanda Indira Gandhi | [N 1] |
| Huang Mingda | 黄明达 | Chargé d'affaires | 1970 | 1971 | Zhou Enlai | Indira Gandhi | [5] |
| Liu Fangpu | 刘芳圃 | First Secretary | 1972 | 1972 | Zhou Enlai | Indira Gandhi | |
| Ma Muming | 马牧鸣 | Chargé d'affaires | 1973 | 1976 | Zhou Enlai Hua Guofeng | Indira Gandhi | |
| Chen Zhaoyuan | 陈肇源 | Ambassador | 10 September 1976 | 1 December 1979 | Hua Guofeng | Indira Gandhi Morarji Desai Charan Singh | [6] |
| Shen Jian | 申健 | Ambassador | 4 March 1980 | 11 July 1984 | Hua Guofeng Zhao Ziyang | Indira Gandhi | |
| Li Lianqing | 李连庆 | Ambassador | 30 November 1984 | 1 April 1987 | Zhao Ziyang | Rajiv Gandhi | |
| Tu Guowei | 屠国维 | Ambassador | 28 July 1987 | 1 August 1991 | Zhao Ziyang Li Peng | Rajiv Gandhi V.P. Singh Chandra Shekhar P. V. Narasimha Rao | [7] |
| Cheng Ruisheng | 程瑞声 | Ambassador | 19 September 1991 | 1 November 1994 | Li Peng | P. V. Narasimha Rao | [8] |
| Pei Yuanying | 裴远颖 | Ambassador | 2 January 1995 | 1 March 1998 | Li Peng Zhu Rongji | P. V. Narasimha Rao Atal Bihari Vajpayee H. D. Deve Gowda Inder Kumar Gujral | [9] |
| Zhou Gang | 周剛 | Ambassador | 16 April 1998 | 1 June 2001 | Zhu Rongji | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | [10] |
| Hua Junduo | 華君鐸 | Ambassador | 12 September 2001 | 1 November 2004 | Zhu Rongji Wen Jiabao | Atal Bihari Vajpayee Manmohan Singh | [10] |
| Sun Yuxi | 施肇基 | Ambassador | 17 January 2005 | 1 December 2007 | Wen Jiabao | Manmohan Singh | [11] |
| Zhang Yan | 張炎 | Ambassador | 25 March 2008 | 1 October 2012 | Wen Jiabao | Manmohan Singh | [12] |
| Wei Wei | 魏苇 | Ambassador | 6 January 2013 | 1 August 2014 | Wen Jiabao Li Keqiang | Manmohan Singh Narendra Modi | [13] |
| Le Yucheng | 乐玉成 | Ambassador | 12 September 2014 | 1 April 2016 | Li Keqiang | Narendra Modi | [14] |
| Luo Zhaohui | 罗照辉 | Ambassador | 27 September 2016 | 1 May 2019 | Li Keqiang | Narendra Modi | [15] |
| Sun Weidong | 孙卫东 | Ambassador | 21 July 2019 | October 2022[16] | Li Keqiang | Narendra Modi | [17] |
| Xu Feihong | 徐飞洪 | Ambassador | May 2024 | Incumbent | Li Qiang | Narendra Modi | [18] |
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