Somalilandsun: China is to be represented by a new envoy in Somalia.
This was revealed by current envoy Ambassador Qin Jian through his tweeter account
I will complete my mission in Somalia. I would like to deeply appreciate Somali government and people, UN agencies, AMISOM, international organizations, and all friends for valuable support, have spent a wonderful and unforgettable time with you in #Somalia.
— Qin Jian (@AmbSomQinJian) May 24, 2021
Ambassador Qin Jian assumed duties in Mogadishu in April 2017 as replacement for predecessor Ambassador: Wei Hongtian whose tour of duty ended in February that year.
In a later tweet the outgoing envoy whose replacement Beijing is yet to name praised his tenure
During my stay in Somalia, I and Somali people have witnessed the progress and development of Somalia and deeply felt the profound friendship between China and #Somalia.
— Qin Jian (@AmbSomQinJian) May 24, 2021
For Somaliland the exit of Amb Qin Jian is a blessing on disguise owing to his strong pro Greatet Somalia, a notion which encompasses the Somaliland return to its defunct union.
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Though Amb Jian is a skilled diplomat Hargeisa became his Waterloo following an unsuccessful attempt to cajole, bribe, force etc Somaliland out of her diplomatic relations with Taiwan, which China claims jurisdictional Authority over.
Not only did Amb Qian camp in Hargeisa for a number of days but his support from a high powered Chinese delegation hastily dispatched by Beining , met the same fate ,rejection.
