New Chinese Ambassador Sing Haiming to Announce China's Position on 'Novel Coronavirus' Today

Unprecedented Pre-Ambassador Credential Ceremony Press Briefing... Novel Coronavirus Spreads Worldwide

Sing Haiming (邢海明), the newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Korea, is arriving through Incheon International Airport on the 30th. / Yeongjongdo - Photo by Kim Hyunmin kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Xing Haiming, the newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Korea, will explain the Chinese government's position on the novel coronavirus (Wuhan pneumonia), which originated in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and has spread worldwide.

According to the Chinese Embassy in Korea on the 4th, Ambassador Xing is scheduled to hold a press briefing at 10 a.m. at the main building of the Chinese Embassy in Myeongdong, Jung-gu, Seoul, where he will explain the Chinese government's stance on the current status of the novel coronavirus prevention within China and the bilateral cooperation between Korea and China.

It is very unusual for a newly appointed ambassador, who has been in office for less than a week, to hold an official press briefing before the presentation of credentials. Generally, for an ambassador of one country to conduct official activities such as press briefings in the host country, they must submit the original letter of credence received from their own head of state to the head of state of the host country.

This unusual move is interpreted as a response to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus within China and the confirmation of cases in 27 countries. An embassy official explained, "There was a need to explain the Chinese government's position, so the briefing was decided."

Ambassador-designate Xing Haiming was one of the embassy staff who were assigned to Seoul shortly after the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and China in August 1992. He worked in Seoul for three years until 1995, then returned as a counselor in 2003 and served for another three years. In 2008, he was assigned to Seoul for the third time as a minister-counselor and worked there for three years. This time, he was appointed as the eighth Chinese ambassador to Korea in history.

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