Zhang Beisan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Beisan
张备三
Chinese Ambassador to Portugal
In office May 2010[1] – February 2013[2]
Preceded by	Gao Kexiang[1]
Succeeded by	Huang Songfu[2]
Chinese Ambassador to Angola
In office September 2002[3] – May 2008[note 1]
Preceded by	Jiang Yuande
Succeeded by	Zhang Bolun
Personal details
Born	February 1952 (age 72)[5] Zhejiang, China
Children	1[5]
Occupation	Diplomat

Zhang Beisan (Chinese: 张备三, born 1952), Chinese diplomat, is the former Ambassador to Angola and Portugal of the People's Republic of China.[5]

Early life

He replaced Jiang Yuande (Chinese: 蒋元德) as the Chinese Ambassador to Angola from 2002 through 2005 under the appointment of the then-Chinese President Jiang Zemin,[6] and was succeeded by Zhang Bolun (Chinese: 张伯伦) in May 2008.[4] He was then appointed Ambassador to Portugal,[5] in place of Gao Kexiang.[1]

On 25 February 2013, the then-Chinese President Hu Jintao announced the appointment of Huang Songfu as new Ambassador to Portugal.[2]

See also

• Sino-Angolan relations
• Sino-Portuguese relations

Notes and references

1. According to the information disclosed by the PRC Foreign Ministry,[4] Zhang's term ended in 2005. However it is not the case in his CV published on the Chinese Embassy in Portugal website,[5] and a conference paper presented in 2008.[3]

1. "Chinese president appoints new ambassadors". People's Daily Online. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 9 Nov 2013.
2. "Chinese President Hu Jintao Appoints New Ambassadors". Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Johannesburg. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 9 Nov 2013.
3. Indira Campos and Alex Vines (December 5, 2007). ANGOLA AND CHINA: A Pragmatic Partnership (PDF). Prospects for Improving U.S.-China-Africa Cooperation. Center for Strategic and International Studies (Working Paper Presented at CSIS Conference). Chatham House, London.
4. Former Ambassadors to Angola^[permanent dead link‍] (in Chinese), FMPRC. Retrieved 9 Nov 2013.
5. "Curriculum Vitae do Embaixador Zhang Beisan" (in Portuguese). Embassy of China in Portugal. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
6. "President Jiang Zemin Appoints New Ambassadors". Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Switzerland. 2002. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2007-12-27.