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German ambassador to China Jan Hecker dies 'suddenly'
Updated 15:23, 07-Sep-2021
CGTN

German Ambassador to China Jan Hecker has died, the country's embassy in China said on Monday.

"It is with deep sadness and dismay that we learned of the sudden death of the German ambassador to China," the embassy said on its website.

China was shocked by the ambassador's passing and sent condolences to his family, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, adding China will provide assistance to his family and the German embassy.

Hecker, 54, a former foreign policy adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel, took up his post on August 24, the embassy in the Chinese capital said in a posting on its WeChat account.

The cause of his death has not been revealed.

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