title: List of ambassadors of Malta to China
text: # List of ambassadors of Malta to China
  
  The Maltese ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government in Valletta to the Government of the People's Republic of China.
  
  ## List of representatives
  
  | Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | List of prime ministers of Malta | Premier of the People's Republic of China | Term end |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | June 14, 1972 | Joseph Lennard Forace | | Dom Mintoff | Zhou Enlai | 1978 |
  | 1981 | Alfred J. Falzon | | Dom Mintoff | Zhao Ziyang | 1982 |
  | 1986 | Clifford Borg Marks | Chargé d'affaires, (*1957 in Malta) In 1982 he graduated from Peking University. In 1987 he completed graduate studies in Chinese Law at the University of East Asia. He studied South Pacific law with the University of the South Pacific and is admitted to practice in Tonga. | Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici | Zhao Ziyang | |
  | August 1997 | Olaph Terribile | Chargé d'affaires | Eddie Fenech Adami | Li Peng | July 2001 |
  | 2001 | Saviour F. Borg | | Eddie Fenech Adami | Zhu Rongji | 2004 |
  | 2004 | Saviour Gauchi | | Lawrence Gonzi | Wen Jiabao | |
  | 2006 | Marilla Grech | | Lawrence Gonzi | Wen Jiabao | |
  | November 21, 2007 | Karl Xuereb | | Lawrence Gonzi | Wen Jiabao | |
  | August 23, 2013 | Clifford Borg Marks | | Joseph Muscat | Li Keqiang | |
  | May 5, 2016 | John Aquilina | twelfth ambassador | Joseph Muscat | Li Keqiang | |
  
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