Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations
This is a list of permanent representatives and ambassadors of China to the United Nations. The current office holder is Fu Cong, who took office in 2024. The permanent mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations is located at 350 East 35th Street at Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
List of permanent representatives
; Appointed by| # | Name | Image | Years served | Paramount leader | President of China |
| 1 | Huang Hua 黄华 | 1971–1976 | Mao Zedong | Abolition of the presidency | |
| 2 | Chen Chu 陈楚 | 1977–1980 | Hua Guofeng | Abolition of the presidency | |
| 3 | Ling Qing 凌青 | 1980–1985 | Hua Guofeng | Li Xiannian | |
| 4 | Li Luye 李鹿野 | 1985–1990 | Deng Xiaoping | Li Xiannian | |
| 5 | Li Daoyu 李道豫 | 1990–1993 | Deng Xiaoping | Yang Shangkun | |
| 6 | Li Zhaoxing 李肇星 | 1993–1995 | Jiang Zemin | Yang Shangkun | |
| 7 | Qin Huasun 秦华孙 | 1995–2000 | Jiang Zemin | Jiang Zemin | |
| 8 | Wang Yingfan 王英凡 | 2000–2003 | Jiang Zemin | Jiang Zemin | |
| 9 | Wang Guangya 王光亚 | 2003–2008 | Jiang Zemin | Jiang Zemin | |
| 10 | Zhang Yesui 张业遂 | 2008–2010 | Hu Jintao | Hu Jintao | |
| 11 | Li Baodong 李保东 | 2010–2013 | Hu Jintao | Hu Jintao | |
| 12 | Liu Jieyi 刘结一 | 2013–2018 | Xi Jinping | Xi Jinping | |
| 13 | Ma Zhaoxu 马朝旭 | 2018–2019 | Xi Jinping | Xi Jinping | |
| 14 | Zhang Jun 张军 | 2019–2024 | Xi Jinping | Xi Jinping | |
| 15 | Fu Cong 傅聪 | 2024–present | Xi Jinping | Xi Jinping |
Pre-1971 representatives
; Appointed by| # | Name | Image | Years served | President of China | Vice President of China |
| 1 | Guo Taiqi 郭泰祺 | 1946–1947 | Chiang Kai-shek | Li Zongren | |
| 2 | Tsiang Tingfu 蔣廷黻 | 1947–1962 | Chiang Kai-shek | Li Zongren | |
| 3 | Liu Chieh 劉鍇 | 1962–1971 | Chiang Kai-shek | Chen Cheng Yen Chia-kan |