The new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana has arrived in Georgetown to take up her new office.
Ambassador Yang Yang arrived in Guyana on April 17. Upon arrival, the new Chinese diplomat was welcomed by the Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Guyana, Ambassador Ivan Evelyn.
Also present at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) to welcome Ambassador Yang were senior diplomats of the Chinese Embassy in Georgetown including Chargé d’Affaires, Huang Rui.
Ambassador Yang is expected to present her Letters of Credence to President Dr Irfaan Ali in the coming days, formally accrediting her as China’s Ambassador to Guyana.
Ambassador Yang Yang with officials upon her arrival in Guyana
The arrival of this new Chinese envoy comes on the heels of former Ambassador, Guo Haiyan, completing her tenure back in December.
Ambassador Guo left Guyana on December 10, 2024 after three years at the Chinese Embassy in Georgetown. She had assumed office in October, 2021.
Prior to her departure, President Dr Irfaan Ali hosted a farewell dinner during which he praised Ambassador Guo’s extraordinary contribution to promoting Guyana-China friendship and pragmatic cooperation.
The Head of State had expressed his satisfaction with the strengthening of bilateral cooperation and said Guyana stands ready to continuously work with China in agriculture, health and other fields, and welcomes more investment from China.
During the reception held in her honour, Ambassador Guo had noted that the already-strong bilateral relations between Guyana and China continues to grow with tangible results in almost every field including trade, which saw a whopping 31 per cent increase in the first half of 2024.
“Practical cooperation between China and Guyana has made significant progress. In the first half of this year, our bilateral trade reached US$800 million, reflecting a 31 per cent year-on-year increase,” she stated.
Currently, China is playing a major role in Guyana’s development especially on the infrastructure from with the new US$260 million Demerara River Bridge that is currently being constructed by Chinese-based China Railway Construction (International); the signing of contractors for both the Guyana Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Programme, and the new US$35 million Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge Project, and also the ongoing US$10 million construction of the China-Guyana Friendship Joe Vieira Park Project.
