Embassy of China, Belgrade
![]() Chinese: 中國駐塞爾維亞大使館 Serbian: Амбасада НР Кине у Републици Србији | |
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Embassy building in 2009, 10 years after its bombing | |
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Location | Topčidersko Brdo, Belgrade, Serbia ![]() |
Address | 25 Užice St., Belgrade 11000 |
Ambassador | Ming Li |
Website | rs |
The Embassy of China in Belgrade(Chinese: 中國駐塞爾維亞大使館 ; Serbian: Амбасада НР Кине у Републици Србији)is the official diplomatic mission of People's Republic of China to the Republic of Serbia. The embassy was opened in 1955, and the current ambassador is Ming Li.
History
[edit]Establishment of Relations
[edit]The history of the Chinese embassy in Serbia can be traced back to the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Yugoslavia in 1955, when embassies were established in Belgrade and Beijing, and both sides exchanged ambassadors. The Chinese side appointed Wu Xiuquan, the Deputy Foreign Minister at the time, to be the ambassador to Yugoslavia. On April 13, 1955, Qiuye Zhou, adviser for state affairs at the Embassy, came to Yugoslavia to prepare for the opening of the embassy. Then, on May 24, Wu Xiuquan arrived in Yugoslavia, and presented to Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito his letter of credence two days later.[1]
Bombing
[edit]At 11:45 p.m. local time on May 7, 1999 (early dawn on May 8, Beijing time), a B-2 bomber that took off from the United States launched five JDAM bombs that directly hit the Chinese embassy building. Three Chinese journalists, Shao Yunhuan from Xinhua News Agency, along with Su Singhu and Zhu Yi from Guangming Daily, were killed on the spot. More than twenty employees were injured, and the embassy building was completely destroyed.[2] After this accident, the Embassy rented premises in several different locations until further notice.[3]
After Serbian Independence
[edit]In 2004, the Chinese government signed an agreement with the government of Serbia and Montenegro on the issue of the embassy premises. The Chinese side agreed to hand over the right of ownership to the site of the old embassy, and in return, Serbia and Montenegro would provide land for the construction of a new building free of charge. On May 7, 2008, the nine-year commemoration of the bombing, the new embassy organized the foundation stone–laying ceremony.[4] On July 15, 2010, the building officially held an opening ceremony. Wu Bangguo, then president of the Chinese Standing Committee arrived at Serbia for this occasion, and cut the ribbon at the ceremony.[5] At the end of 2010, Belgrade's city administration demolished the remains of the bombed embassy, and placed a commemorative plaque in that place.[2] In 2017, the construction of the Chinese Cultural Center in Belgrade began.[6]
Embassy Building
[edit]At the site of the former embassy, there was originally a three-story residence of a high-ranking Yugoslav official, built in a Western style with three marble columns. The first Yugoslav ambassador to China Milentije Popović used to reside here.[1]
List of Ambassadors
[edit]Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Chinese language 中国驻塞尔维亚大使列表 |
Observations | Premier of the People's Republic of China | List of presidents of Serbia | Term end |
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February 26, 1955 | Wu Xiuquan | 伍修权 | (March 6, 1908 - November 9, 1997)
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Zhou Enlai | Josip Broz Tito | September 1, 1958 |
September 1, 1958 | Chargé d'affaires | August 1, 1970 | ||||
August 1, 1970 | Zeng Tao | 曾涛 | Zhou Enlai | Josip Broz Tito | April 1, 1973 | |
August 1, 1973 | Zhang Haifeng | 张海峰 | Zhou Enlai | Josip Broz Tito | April 1, 1978 | |
July 1, 1978 | Zhou Qiuye | 周秋野 | Hua Guofeng | Josip Broz Tito | January 1, 1981 | |
May 1, 1981 | Peng Guangwei | 彭光伟 | Zhao Ziyang | Sergej Kraigher | November 1, 1983 | |
December 1, 1983 | Xie Li | 谢黎 | Zhao Ziyang | Mika Špiljak | November 1, 1986 | |
June 1, 1986 | Tian Zengpei | 田曾佩 | Zhao Ziyang | Sinan Hasani | April 1, 1988 | |
January 1, 1988 | Ma Xusheng | 马叙生 | Li Peng | Raif Dizdarević | July 1, 1991 | |
March 1, 1991 | Zhang Dake | 张大可 | Li Peng | Slobodan Milošević | 1993 | |
December 1, 1992 | During the Breakup of Yugoslavia, Republic of Serbia (1992–2006) and Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006) formed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), with Belgrade as Capital city. | Li Peng | Slobodan Milošević | |||
December 1, 1992 | Zhu Ankang | 朱安康 | Li Peng | Dobrica Ćosić | May 1, 1998 | |
December 1, 1997 | Pan Zhanlin | 潘占林 | May 7, 1999: United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. | Li Peng | Srđa Bozović | October 1, 2000 |
April 1, 2000 | Wen Xigui | 温西贵 | Zhu Rongji | Vojislav Koštunica | January 1, 2003 | |
April 1, 2003 | Li Guobang | 李国邦 | Wen Jiabao | Svetozar Marović | June 3, 2006 | |
June 3, 2006 | The Montenegrin Parliament declared the independence of Montenegro. | Wen Jiabao | Svetozar Marović | |||
June 3, 2006 | Li Guobang | 李国邦 | Wen Jiabao | Svetozar Marović | 2008 | |
August 1, 2008 | Wei Jinghua | 魏敬华 | Wen Jiabao | Svetozar Marović | July 1, 2011 | |
August 1, 2011 | Zhang Wanxue | 张万学 |
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Wen Jiabao | Svetozar Marović | June 1, 2014 |
July 1, 2014 | Li Manchang | 李满长 | Li Keqiang | Tomislav Nikolić | 2023 | |
October 2, 2023 | Li Ming | 李明 |
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Xi Jinping | Aleksandar Vučić |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wu, Xiuquan (1983). 在外交部八年的经历(四). 世界知識. pp. 12–15.
- ^ a b "The night the US bombed a Chinese embassy". BBC News. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ Kong, Hanbing (2011). 凭吊中国原驻南联盟大使馆. 世界知識. pp. 62–63.
- ^ "中国驻塞尔维亚大使馆举行新馆址奠基仪式_新闻中心_新浪网". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "吴邦国出席中国驻塞使馆新馆舍竣工仪式". 2010-07-15. Archived from the original on 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "贝尔格莱德中国文化中心:"为塞中人民友谊架起新桥梁"". 2018-12-26. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Chinese Ambassadors to Serbia and Montenegro, [1], 驻塞尔维亚和黑山历任大使, [2]
External links
[edit]Related Pages
[edit]- China-Serbia relations
- China-Yugoslavia relations
- Embassy of Serbia, Beijing
- List of diplomatic missions of China
- List of diplomatic missions in Serbia
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