Zhang Tingyan

[citation needed] In 1954 he was accepted to Peking University and graduated in 1958.

After graduation, he was assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.

[citation needed] In 1963 he became a staff member in the Chinese Embassy in North Korea, he worked there until 1969.

[citation needed] He was Chinese Counsellor to North Korea in 1986, and held that office until 1989.

[citation needed] In 1992, he was appointed the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea, and served until 1998.