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Li Yan, Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo, passed away in Beijing on February 27, 2025, at the age of 52, Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday.

Li Yan was born on December 16, 1972, in Luoyang, Central China's Henan Province. She joined the Communist Party of China in June 1994 and began working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in August 1996. In June 2023, she was appointed as the Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo, Xinhua reported.

During her working at China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she had successively worked in Department of Western European Affair, Chinese Embassy in Belgium, Chinese Embassy in Poland, China's Permanent Mission to UN, according to Xinhua.

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