Cheng Yonghua (; born September 1954) is a Chinese diplomat who served as Ambassador to Japan from 2010 to 2019.
Life and career
Cheng was born in
Changchun
Changchun (, ; ), Chinese postal romanization, also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin, Jilin Province, China, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a ...
,
Jilin
Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea ( Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (P ...
in September 1954.
Beginning in 1977, he served in several posts in the Chinese Embassy in Japan, including secretary, director, and counsellor. On February 28, 2010, the Chinese president
Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao (born 21 December 1942) is a Chinese politician who served as the 16–17th general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2002 to 2012, the 6th president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 2003 to 2013, an ...
appointed Cheng the Chinese Ambassador to
Japan, succeeding
Cui Tiankai
Cui Tiankai (; born October 1952) is a Chinese diplomat and longest-serving Chinese Ambassador to the United States, a role he filled from April 2013 to June 2021.
Early life and education
In 1952, Cui was born in Shanghai, China. He is a na ...
.
Cheng was the Chinese Ambassador to
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
from 2006 to 2008, and the
Chinese Ambassador to South Korea
The Chinese Ambassador to South Korea is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Korea.
Chinese-Korean diplomatic relations were well established before the Joseon period of Korean history. In 1882, the g ...
between October 2008 to January 2010.
References
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1954 births
Living people
People from Changchun
Wako University alumni
Sōka University alumni
Ambassadors of China to Japan
Ambassadors of China to South Korea
Ambassadors of China to Malaysia