Jan. 29, 2003, Chinese President Jiang Zemin appointed and removed a number of Chinese ambassadors toother countries in accordance with a decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress:

-- Wei Wei replaced Qu Wenming as ambassador to Brunei;

-- Xie Hangsheng replaced Tao Miaofa as ambassador to Bulgaria;

-- Chen Naiqing (female) replaced Ma Enhan as ambassador to Norway;

-- Qiu Xiaoqi was appointed ambassador to Spain and Andorra, replacing Tang Yonggui; and

-- Wang Yongzhan replaced Huo Shuzhen (female) as ambassador toUruguay.