Chinese president appoints new ambassadors

Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed three new ambassadors, according to a statement issued by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) on Tuesday.

Xi made the appointments in line with decisions by the Standing Committee of the NPC, China's top legislature.

Gu Xiaojie has been appointed ambassador to Nigeria, replacing Deng Boqing.

Pang Sen has been appointed ambassador to Iran, replacing Yu Hongyang.

Wang Kejian has been appointed ambassador to Syria, replacing Zhang Xun.