List of ambassadors of China to Lithuania
The Chinese Ambassador to Lithuania was the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Lithuania.
List of representatives
[edit]| Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | ambassador | Observations | List of premiers of the Republic of China | Prime Minister of Lithuania | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1992 | Pei Yuanying | Li Peng | Gediminas Vagnorius | March 1992 | |
| April 1992 | Chen Di | "(*1940), concurrently accredited to Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania
|
Li Peng | Gediminas Vagnorius | August 1993 |
| September 1993 | Wang Zhaoxian | Li Peng | Adolfas Šleževičius | August 1998 | |
| September 1998 | Guan Hengguang | Zhu Rongji | Gediminas Vagnorius | February 2002 | |
| March 2002 | Chen Yuming | Zhu Rongji | Algirdas Brazauskas | January 2005 | |
| January 2005 | Xiang Xiuping | Wen Jiabao | Algirdas Brazauskas | November 2008 | |
| January 2009 | Tong Mingtao | Wen Jiabao | Andrius Kubilius | December 2011 | |
| January 2012 | Liu Zengwen | Wen Jiabao | Andrius Kubilius | March 2015 | |
| April 2015 | Wei Ruixing | Li Keqiang | Algirdas Butkevičius | January 2018 | |
| March 2018[1][2] | Shen Zhifei | August 2021[3] |
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On November 18, 2021, Lithuania permitted the establishment of a "Taiwan Representative Office in Lithuania" by Taiwanese officials, against China's formal objections. China articulated a formal protest in this matter and reduced diplomatic relations between the two nations to the level of chargé d'affaires.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Chinese Ambassadors to Lithuania, [1], 驻立陶宛共和国历任大使, [2]
- ^ "国家主席习近平任免驻外大使-新华网". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
- ^ "China recalls its ambassador to Lithuania". POLITICO. 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "中方决定将中立两国外交关系降为代办级-新华网". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
