Huang Xilian
{{Short description|Chinese diplomat}}
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| office1 = Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines
| term_start1 = December 2019
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| appointer1 = Xi Jinping
| predecessor1 = {{ill|Zhao Jianhua (diplomat)|zh|赵鉴华|lt=Zhao Jianhua}}
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| office2 = Chinese Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
| term_start2 = January 2018
| term_end2 = November 2019
| appointer2 = Xi Jinping
| predecessor2 = {{ill|Xu Bu|zh|徐步 (外交官)}}
| successor2 = {{ill|Deng Xijun|zh|邓锡军}}
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| name = Huang Xilian
| native_name = 黄溪连
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1967|09}}
| birth_place = China
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| party = Chinese Communist Party
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| alma_mater = Beijing Foreign Studies University
University of Manchester
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Huang Xilian ({{zh|s=黄溪连}}; born September 1967) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines since December 2019.{{cite news |title=Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over vessels in disputed waters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/philippines-summons-chinese-ambassador-over-vessels-disputed-waters-2021-04-13/ |access-date=9 December 2021 |work=reuters |date=13 April 2021}}
Biography
File:Waving Huang Xilian Manila Chinatown 29 January 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year 農曆新年 Philippines5.jpg during Chinese New Year 2025]]
Born in September 1967, Huang graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University and the University of Manchester. He joined the foreign service in 1989 and has served primarily in South Asia and the Department of Asian Affairs, where he was promoted to deputy head in 2014.
He was designated by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in January 2018 to replace {{ill|Xu Bu|zh|徐步 (外交官)}} as Chinese Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.{{cite news |title=New China envoy to Philippines Huang Xilian upbeat on Beijing-Manila ties |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/diplomacy/article/3040353/beijing-appoints-former-asean-envoy-huang-xilian-new-ambassador |access-date=9 December 2021 |work=South China Morning Post |date=3 December 2019}} In December 2019, he was appointed Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, pursuant to the National People's Congress decision, succeeding {{ill|Deng Xijun|zh|邓锡军}}.{{cite news |first=Raissa|last= Robles |title=Philippines says China is ‘the trespasser’ as it refuses to move ship from disputed South China Sea shoal |url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3157403/philippines-says-china-trespasser-it-refuses-move-ship-disputed |access-date=9 December 2021 |work=South China Morning Post |date=25 November 2021}} He wrote the lyrics for the controversial 2020 music video "Iisang Dagat".
On August 16, 2023, the municipal council of Kalayaan, Palawan have declared Huang as a persona non grata after he defended the harassment of China Coast Guard against Philippine vessels that occurred during a standoff at the Second Thomas Shoal on August 5.{{cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/879365/chinese-envoy-huang-xilian-declared-persona-non-grata-by-kalayaan-lgu/story/|title=Chinese envoy Huang Xilian declared persona non grata by Kalayaan LGU|date=19 August 2023|accessdate=21 August 2023|publisher=GMA Integrated News}}{{cite news|url=https://palawan-news.com/chinese-ambassador-huang-xilian-declared-persona-non-grata-in-kalayaan/|title=Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian declared persona non grata in Kalayaan
|date=16 August 2023|accessdate=21 August 2023|first=Celesta Anna|last=Formoso|website=Palawan News}} That year, he was summoned multiple times by the Philippine government due to a series of confrontations between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea.{{cite news|url=https://pco.gov.ph/news_releases/chinese-ambassador-huang-xilian-summoned-to-condemn-chinas-recent-wps-reckless-illegal-act-dnd-chief-teodoro/|title=Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian summoned to condemn China’s recent WPS reckless, illegal act — DND chief Teodoro|date=October 23, 2023|accessdate=May 17, 2024|website=Presidential Communications Office}}{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/11/philippines-summons-china-ambassador-after-south-china-sea-confrontations|title=Philippines summons China ambassador after South China Sea confrontations
|date=December 11, 2023|accessdate=May 17, 2024|publisher=Al Jazeera}}{{cite news|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1207320|first=Raymond Carl|last=Dela Cruz|title=DFA summons Chinese envoy over illegal activities in WPS|date=August 7, 2023|accessdate=May 17, 2024|work=Philippine News Agency}}
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Category:Beijing Foreign Studies University alumni
Category:Alumni of the University of Manchester
Category:Ambassadors of China to the Philippines
Category:Ambassadors of China to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations