Cheng Yonghua
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| office1 = Chinese Ambassador to Japan
| term_start1 = February 28, 2010
| term_end1 = May 2019
| predecessor1 = Cui Tiankai
| successor1 = Kong Xuanyou
| office2 = Chinese Ambassador to South Korea
| term_start2 = October 2008
| term_end2 = January 2010
| predecessor2 = Ning Fukui
| successor2 = Zhang Xinsen
| office3 = Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia
| term_start3 = August 2006
| term_end3 = August 2008
| predecessor3 = Wang Chungui
| successor3 = Liu Jian
| name = Cheng Yonghua
| native_name = 程永华
| native_name_lang = zh
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1954|9}}
| birth_place = Changchun, Jilin, China
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| party = Chinese Communist Party
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| children = 1
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| alma_mater = Wako University
Sōka University
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Cheng Yonghua ({{zh|s=程永华}}; born September 1954) is a Chinese diplomat who served as Ambassador to Japan from 2010 to 2019.{{cite news|url=http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0310/c70731-26665580.html |script-title=zh:驻日大使程永华：不管喜不喜欢，邻国搬不了家 |newspaper=People.com|date=2015-03-10 |language=zh}}
Life and career
Cheng was born in Changchun, Jilin in September 1954.
Beginning in 1977, he served in several posts in the Chinese Embassy in Japan, including secretary, director, and counsellor. On February 28, 2010, the Chinese president Hu Jintao appointed Cheng the Chinese Ambassador to Japan, succeeding Cui Tiankai.
Cheng was the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia from 2006 to 2008, and the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea between October 2008 to January 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/ce/cemy/chn/sgxxs/t302388.htm |title=List of the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia |newspaper=Embassy of the PRC in Malaysia |date=2015 |language=zh }}
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Category:People from Changchun
Category:Wako University alumni
Category:Sōka University alumni
Category:Ambassadors of China to Japan