Recently, President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping announced the appointment of the following new Ambassadors in line with decisions adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress:

I. Zhou Jingxing was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Kingdom of Norway, replacing Hou Yue (female).

II. Zhou Qian was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Czech Republic, replacing Feng Biao.

III. Hou Yue (female) was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Italy and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of San Marino, replacing Jia Guide.

IV. Yao Fei was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Kiribati, replacing Zhou Limin.

V. Chen Haiping was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Fiji, replacing Zhou Jian.

VI. Zhao Xing was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to New Zealand, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Cook Islands and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Niue, replacing Wang Xiaolong.