Heyan, the new ambassador to China in China, died

The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today (6th) that Jan Hecker, a resident ambassador to China, died at the age of 54.

According to a Chinese statement issued by the German Embassy in China on the official website, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: "It is learned that the German ambassador to China suddenly died, and we deeply felt sad and shocked. At this moment, we thought that his family and his family andHis relatives and friends and colleagues. "

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not announced the cause of He Yan's death.

The Voice of Germany and Reuters reported that He Yan took over the position of ambassador to China two weeks ago.Before that, he was a foreign policy consultant of Prime Minister Merkel.