title: List of ambassadors of China to Australia
text: # List of ambassadors of China to Australia
  
  The Chinese Ambassador to Australia is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Commonwealth of Australia.
  
  ## Ambassadors of the Republic of China (1941–1972)
  
  | Name | Start | End |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hsu Mo | September 1941 | March 1945 |
  | Cheng Yi-tung | September 1945 | June 1946 |
  | Kan Nai-Kuang | August 1948 | March 1951 |
  | Chen Tai-chu | March 1951 | July 1953 |
  | Hu Ching Yao | July 1953 | ? |
  | Chen Chih-Mai | September 1959 | October 1966 |
  | James Shen | October 1966 | July 1968 |
  | Sampson Shen | July 1968 | December 1972 |
  
  ## Ambassadors of the People's Republic of China (1973–present)
  
  | Name | Start | End | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Wang Guoquan | May 1973 | April 1975 | |
  | Zhou Qiuye | August 1976 | May 1978 | |
  | Lin Ping | November 1978 | July 1983 | |
  | Nie Gongcheng | November 1983 | October 1986 | |
  | Zhang Zai | November 1986 | August 1990 | |
  | Shi Chunlai | September 1990 | November 1993 | |
  | Hua Junze | November 1993 | June 1998 | |
  | Zhou Wenzhong | July 1998 | March 2001 | |
  | Wu Tao | August 2001 | December 2003 | |
  | Fu Ying | March 2004 | March 2007 | |
  | Zhang Junsai | March 2007 | October 2010 | |
  | Chen Yuming | October 2010 | August 2013 | |
  | Ma Zhaoxu | August 2013 | March 2016 | |
  | Cheng Jingye | May 2016 | October 2021 | |
  | Xiao Qian | January 2022 | Present | Incumbent |
  