Zhang Beisan

Zhang Beisan
Zhang Beisan
张备三
Chinese Ambassador to Portugal
	In office; May 2010 – February 2013
Preceded by	Gao Kexiang
Succeeded by	Huang Songfu
Chinese Ambassador to Angola
	In office; September 2002 – May 2008
Preceded by	Jiang Yuande
Succeeded by	Zhang Bolun
Personal details
Born	February 1952 (age 72); Zhejiang, China
Children	1
Occupation	Diplomat

Zhang Beisan (Chinese: 张备三, born 1952), Chinese diplomat, is the former Ambassador to Angola and Portugal of the People's Republic of China.^[5]

Early life[edit]

He replaced Jiang Yuande (Chinese: 蒋元德) as the Chinese Ambassador to Angola from 2002 through 2005 under the appointment of the then-Chinese President Jiang Zemin,^[6] and was succeeded by Zhang Bolun (Chinese: 张伯伦) in May 2008.^[4] He was then appointed Ambassador to Portugal,^[5] in place of Gao Kexiang.^[1]

On 25 February 2013, the then-Chinese President Hu Jintao announced the appointment of Huang Songfu as new Ambassador to Portugal.^[2]

^ According to the information disclosed by the PRC Foreign Ministry,^[4] Zhang's term ended in 2005. However it is not the case in his CV published on the Chinese Embassy in Portugal website,^[5] and a conference paper presented in 2008.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Chinese president appoints new ambassadors". People's Daily Online. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 9 Nov 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Chinese President Hu Jintao Appoints New Ambassadors". Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Johannesburg. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 9 Nov 2013.
^ ^a ^b Indira Campos and Alex Vines (December 5, 2007). ANGOLA AND CHINA: A Pragmatic Partnership (PDF). Prospects for Improving U.S.-China-Africa Cooperation. Center for Strategic and International Studies (Working Paper Presented at CSIS Conference). Chatham House, London.
^ ^a ^b Former Ambassadors to Angola^{[permanent dead link]} (in Chinese), FMPRC. Retrieved 9 Nov 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Curriculum Vitae do Embaixador Zhang Beisan" (in Portuguese). Embassy of China in Portugal. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
^ "President Jiang Zemin Appoints New Ambassadors". Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Switzerland. 2002. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2007-12-27.

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