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. Chen Zhihong was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Mali, replacing Zhu Liying.

II. Lin Xianjiang was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Commonwealth of Dominica, replacing Lu Kun.

III. Guo Haiyan (female) was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, replacing Cui Jianchun.