List of ambassadors of China to France

The Chinese Ambassador to France is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the French Republic.

The ambassador is also accredited to the Principality of Monaco.

History

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The position was established in a de facto sense with Guo Songtao's appointment as Minister to France (as well as concurrently with the UK) from 1877 to 1879 as part of the United Kingdom's demands after the Margary Affair for an Imperial commissioner to be posted to Britain.

 
A Victorian photograph of Walter Goodman's 1877 portrait of Guo Songtao.

Qing dynasty

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Republic of China (Beiyang government)

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Republic of China (Nationalist government in Nanjing)

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For representatives after 1964, see the list of representatives of Taipei Representative Office in France.

People's Republic of China (1964–present)

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Though the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, France did not recognize it until 1964 under Charles De Gaulle.