# List of ambassadors of China to Zimbabwe

The Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Zimbabwe.

## List of ambassadors

| Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Chinese language zh:中国驻津巴布韦大使列表 | Observations | Premier of the People's Republic of China | List of presidents of Zimbabwe | Term end |
| April 18, 1980 | | | On independence of Zimbabwe the governments in Harare and Beijing established diplomatic relations. | Zhao Ziyang | Canaan Banana | |
| June 1, 1980 | Chu Qiyuan | zh:褚启元 | | Zhao Ziyang | Canaan Banana | December 1, 1984 |
| April 1, 1985 | Zheng Yaowen | zh:郑耀文 | From April 1985 - May 1988 he was ambassador in Harare. From November 1991 - August 1995 he was Chinese Ambassador to Denmark and Iceland. | Zhao Ziyang | Canaan Banana | May 1, 1988 |
| July 1, 1988 | Song Guoqing | zh:宋国清 | From July 1988 - July 1991 he was ambassador in Harare. From February 1994 - February 1998 he was Chinese Ambassador to Spain and Andorra. | Li Peng | Robert Mugabe | July 1, 1991 |
| November 1, 1991 | Gu Xin'er | zh:顾欣尔 | From October 1985 to January 1989 he was Chinese Ambassador to Ghana. From November 1991 to November 1995 he was ambassador in Harare. | Li Peng | Robert Mugabe | November 1, 1995 |
| December 1, 1995 | Liu Guijin | zh:刘贵今 | (* August 1945 -) From December 1995 - January 1998 he was ambassador in Harare. From March 2001 - April 2007 he was Chinese Ambassador to South Africa. | Li Peng | Robert Mugabe | January 1, 1998 |
| April 1, 1998 | Huang Guifang | zh:黄桂芳 | (September 1939 -) From October 1991 to April 1995 he was Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines. From May 1995 to January 1998 he was Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand. From January 1998 to May 2000 he was ambassador in Harare. | Zhu Rongji | Robert Mugabe | May 1, 2000 |
| June 1, 2000 | Hou Qingru | zh:侯清儒 | From December 1993 to August 1998 he was Chinese Ambassador to Fiji. From June 2000 to July 2003 he was ambassador in Harare. | Zhu Rongji | Robert Mugabe | July 1, 2003 |
| September 1, 2003 | Zhang Xianyi | zh:张宪一 | From July 2000 to June 2003 he was Chinese Ambassador to Lesotho. From September 2003 to December 2006 he was ambassador in Harare. From March 2009 to February 2012 he was Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh. From March 2012 to March 2015 he was Chinese Ambassador to Slovenia. | Wen Jiabao | Robert Mugabe | December 1, 2006 |
| December 1, 2006 | Yuan Nansheng | zh:袁南生 | (*March 1954 -) From December 2006 to July 2009 he was ambassador in Harare. From August 2009 to February 2013 he was Chinese Ambassador to Suriname. | Wen Jiabao | Robert Mugabe | July 1, 2009 |
| August 1, 2009 | Xin Shunkang | zh:忻顺康 | From Julio 2012 - Diciembre 2016 he was Chinese Ambassador to Namibia. From Diciembre 2006 - Julio 2009 he was ambassador in Harare. | Wen Jiabao | Robert Mugabe | June 1, 2012 |
| July 1, 2012 | Lin Lin (PRC diplomat) | zh:林琳 | From September 2004 to May 2008 he was Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia. From July 2012 to October 2015 he was ambassador in Harare. Since December 2015 he is Chinese Ambassador to the Slovakia. | Wen Jiabao | Robert Mugabe | October 1, 2015 |
| October 1, 2015 | Huang Ping | 黃屏 | | Li Keqiang | Robert Mugabe | March 11, 2023 |
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