Cai Run is set to become the new Chinese ambassador to the EU. EU circles confirmed this to Table.Briefings on Friday. The South China Morning Post (SCMP) first reported on the appointment. Cai succeeds Fu Cong, who has represented China at the United Nations since the spring. Cai has been ambassador to Israel since 2021. Cai already had a longer stint in Europe: Between 2015 and 2020, he served as China’s envoy to Portugal. Prior to that, he held various posts in the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Between 2005 and 2008, he was a minister counselor at the Chinese embassy in the USA.