List of ambassadors of China to Kiribati
Appearance
Ambassador of Taiwan to Kiribati | |
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since July 1, 2015 | |
Inaugural holder | Shen Zhiwei |
Formation | December 1, 1981 |
The Chinese Ambassador to Kiribati is the official representative of the Government of the Republic of China in Taipei to the Government of Kiribati, and is based in Bairiki, Tarawa. From 1980 to 2003, Kiribati maintained diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, but these were severed by the PRC when Kiribati established relations with Taiwan in 2003.
List of Representatives (People's Republic of China, until 2003)
Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | ambassador | Chinese language zh:中国驻基里巴斯大使列表 |
Observations | List of premiers of the People's Republic of China | President of Kiribati | Term end |
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June 25, 1980 | The governments in Beijing and Tarawa established diplomatic relations.[1] | Zhao Ziyang | Ieremia Tabai | |||
December 1, 1981 | Shen Zhiwei | 申志伟 | Concurrently accredited, with residence in Suva (Fiji) | Zhao Ziyang | Ieremia Tabai | February 1, 1985 |
October 1, 1985 | Ji Chaozhu | zh:冀朝铸 | Concurrently accredited, with residence in Suva (Fiji) | Zhao Ziyang | Ieremia Tabai | May 1, 1987 |
September 1, 1987 | Xu Mingyuan | 徐明远 | Concurrently accredited, with residence in Suva (Fiji) | Li Peng | Ieremia Tabai | March 1, 1991 |
July 1, 1991 | Du Zhongying | 杜钟瀛 | Li Peng | Teatao Teannaki | April 1, 1993 | |
April 1, 1993 | Wang Shaohua | 王少华 | Li Peng | Teatao Teannaki | November 1, 1996 | |
November 1, 1996 | Cui Guangjun | 崔广俊 | Li Peng | Teburoro Tito | January 1, 1999 | |
January 1, 1999 | Yang Zhikuan | zh:杨智宽 | Previously Chinese Ambassador to Barbados (November 2001 to March 2005) | Zhu Rongji | Teburoro Tito | September 1, 2001 |
September 1, 2001 | Ma Shuxue | zh:马书学 | Previously Chinese Ambassador to The Bahamas (July 1997 to June 2001) | Zhu Rongji | Teburoro Tito | December 1, 2003 |
November 29, 2003 | The government in Beijing ceased diplomatic relations with the government in Tarawa.[2] | Wen Jiabao | Anote Tong |
List of Representatives (Republic of China, from 2003)
Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | ambassador | Chinese language zh:中華民國駐基里巴斯大使列表 |
Observations | List of premiers of the Republic of China | President of Kiribati | Term end |
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November 7, 2003 | The governments in Tarawa and Taipei established diplomatic relations. | Yu Shyi-kun | Anote Tong | |||
November 1, 2003 | Samuel Chen | 陈士良 | Chen Shih-liang[3][4] | Yu Shyi-kun | Anote Tong | May 1, 2009 |
May 1, 2009 | Benjamin T.H. Ho | 何登煌 | Formerly deputy head of Taiwan's representative office in Singapore, afterwards Ambassador to Belize[5] | Wu Den-yih | Anote Tong | February 1, 2012 |
February 1, 2012 | Abraham Chu | 朱文祥 | Jiang Yi-huah | Anote Tong | July 1, 2015 | |
July 1, 2015 | Donald Lee (Taiwanese diplomat) | 李傳通 | Former director-general of the Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan). | Chang San-cheng | Anote Tong |
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See also
References
- ^ Wolfgang Bartke , The diplomatic service of the People's Republic of China as of November 1984, Institut für Asienkunde, 1985, 120 p. p. 100
- ^ "China ceases diplomatic relations with Kiribati". ee.china-embassy.org. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ "Taiwan appoints ambassador to Kiribati". www.radioaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ (Taiwan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (2009-01-02). "The news ticker - Taiwan Today". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "The New Taiwanese Ambassador". www.7newsbelize.com. 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
Other references
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Chinese Ambassadors to Kiribati, [1]
- 驻基里巴斯共和国历任大使, [2]
- Team, Internet. "首頁 - Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati 駐吉里巴斯共和國大使館". www.taiwanembassy.org. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- Team, Internet. "Organizations". Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati 駐吉里巴斯共和國大使館. Retrieved 2017-07-23.