Recently, President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China announced the appointment of the following new Ambassadors in line with decisions adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress:

I. Hong Xiaoyong was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Singapore, replacing Chen Xiaodong.

II. Chen Dong was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Central African Republic, replacing Ma Fulin.

III. Peng Jingtao was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Benin, replacing Diao Mingsheng.

IV. Fu Jijun was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Liberia, replacing Zhang Yue.

V. Liu Guangyuan was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Poland, replacing Xu Jian.

VI. Wu Xi (female) was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Niue, replacing Wang Lutong.

VII. Tian Qi was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Jamaica, replacing Niu Qingbao.

VIII. Wang Gang was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, replacing Dong Xiaojun.