# List of ambassadors of China to Sri Lanka

The Ambassador of China to Sri Lanka is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

## List of representatives

| Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Chinese language zh:中国驻斯里兰卡大使列表 | Observations | Premier of the People's Republic of China | List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka | Term end |
| April 1, 1945 | Yang Mianhuang | 楊冕煌 | On April 30, 1945, the Republic of China sent a consul to the British colony in Ceylon. On February 4, 1948, Ceylon became independent, the Republic of China to continue to maintain consular relations. On January 7, 1950, the Ceylon government recognized the People's Republic of China. | Chiang Kai-shek | Henry Monck-Mason Moore | January 7, 1950 |
| February 7, 1957 | | | The governments in Beijing and Colombo established diplomatic relations. | Zhou Enlai | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | |
| June 1, 1957 | Zhang Canming | zh:张灿明 | (* 1914 in Sichuan) From February 1952 to October 1955 he was deputy director of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions. From July 1952 to October 1955 he was member of the Standing Committee of the China Branch, of the World Peace Council. From October 1952 to October 1954 he was member of the Political and Legal Committee and concurrently deputy director in the Labor Department. In April 1953 he was member of the Trade Union delegation to the first of May celebrations in Moscow. From October 1955 to March 1957 he was director of consular affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. From June 1957 to August 1962 he was Ambassador in Colombo Ceylon. From September 1963 to January 1967 he was Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia. From March 1973 to July 1975 he was Chinese Ambassador to North Yemen. From September 1975 to November 1978 he was Chinese Ambassador to Finland. | Zhou Enlai | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | August 1, 1962 |
| September 1, 1962 | Xie Kexi | zh:谢克西 | *From September 1962 to December 1965 he was Ambassador in Colombo Ceylon and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives). From March 1975 - April 1979 he was Chinese Ambassador to Niger. | Zhou Enlai | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | December 1, 1965 |
| August 1, 1966 | Yao Guang | zh:姚广 | | Zhou Enlai | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | September 1, 1969 |
| October 1, 1969 | Cao Keqiang | zh:曹克强 | | Zhou Enlai | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | June 1, 1970 |
| July 1, 1970 | Ma Ziqing | zh:马子卿 | From June 1965 to December 1966 he was Chinese Ambassador to Mali. From July 1970 to February 1973 he was Ambassador in Colombo Ceylon and in July 1972 he was concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives). | Zhou Enlai | Dudley Shelton Senanayake | February 1, 1973 |
| March 1, 1973 | Huang Mingda | zh:黄明达 | Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). | Zhou Enlai | Dudley Shelton Senanayake | May 1, 1977 |
| September 1, 1977 | Sun Shengwei | zh:孙盛渭 | Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). From August 1971 - May 1977 he was Chinese Ambassador to Kuwait. From September 1977 - January 1981 he was Ambassador in Colombo and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives). From May 1981 - January 1985 he was Chinese Ambassador to Finland. | Zhou Enlai | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | January 1, 1981 |
| March 1, 1981 | Gao E | zh:高鄂 | Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). | Zhou Enlai | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | October 1, 1984 |
| November 1, 1984 | Zhou Shanyan | zh:周善延 | Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). | Hua Guofeng | Junius Richard Jayawardene | June 1, 1987 |
| September 1, 1987 | Zhang Ruijie | zh:张瑞杰 | From July 1985 - June 1987 he was Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia. September 1987 - August 1991 he was Ambassador in Colombo and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives). | Zhao Ziyang | Ranasinghe Premadasa | August 1, 1991 |
| September 1, 1991 | Zhang Lian | zh:张联 | Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). | Zhao Ziyang | Ranasinghe Premadasa | December 1, 1993 |
| December 1, 1993 | Zhang Chengli | zh:张成礼 | From September 1993 - February 1995 he was Ambassador in Colombo and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives). From April 1995 - January 1999 he was Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan. | Li Peng | Ranasinghe Premadasa | February 1, 1995 |
| March 1, 1995 | Chen Defu | zh:陈德福 | Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). | Li Peng | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga | May 1, 1999 |
| June 1, 1999 | Zhang Yun (PRC diplomat) | zh:张云 (外交官) | From June 1999 to June 2000 he was Ambassador in Colombo and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives). From May 2004 - February 2007 he was Chinese Ambassador to Singapore. | Li Peng | Ranil Wickremesinghe | June 1, 2000 |
| July 1, 2000 | Jiang Qinzheng | zh:江勤政 | Also accredited in Malé (Maldives). | Li Peng | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | February 1, 2003 |
| April 1, 2003 | Sun Guoxiang | zh:孙国祥 | From April 2003 to November 2006 he was Ambassador in Colombo and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives). From November 2006 to September 2008 he was Chinese Ambassador to Turkey. November 2008 - September 2011 he was Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam. From 2011 to December 2014 he was Chinese Consul General in New York. | Zhu Rongji | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | November 1, 2006 |
| December 1, 2006 | Ye Dabo | zh:叶大波 | (*1956) From May 2004 - October 2006 he was Chinese Ambassador to Dominica. From December 2006 - February 2009 he was Ambassador in Colombo and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives). From January 2009 to September 2010 he was Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar. | Zhu Rongji | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake | February 1, 2009 |
| February 1, 2009 | Yang Xiuping | zh:杨秀萍 | Graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. From 1980 to 1985, he was admitted to the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs From 1985 to 1988, he was a member of the Office of the United Nations Office at Geneva, and then returned to the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, From 1988 to 1993, he was appointed as Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (List of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China spokespersons) From 1993 to 1996, he was appointed to the United Nations Mission 1996 to 1998 Ministry of Foreign Affairs News Division Secretary, Director, Counselor From 1998 to 2002, he was Counselor and spokesman for the Commissioner of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. From 2002 to 2004, he served as Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Auckland, New Zealand From March 2002 to January 2005 he was Chinese Ambassador to Lithuania. From February 2009 to June 2012 he was Ambassador in Colombo and concurrently accredited in Malé (Maldives). From July 2012 to August 2015 he was the Chinese Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. | Wen Jiabao | Ranil Wickremesinghe | June 1, 2012 |
| June 1, 2012 | Wu Jianghao | 吴江浩 | | Wen Jiabao | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake | January 1, 2015 |
| February 26, 2015 | Yi Xianliang | 易先良 | | Li Keqiang | Ranil Wickremesinghe | |
| February 26, 2015 | Yang Yin (PRC diplomat) | | Charge D'affaires | Li Keqiang | Ranil Wickremesinghe | |
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