BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed six new ambassadors in accordance with a decision by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, according to a statement by the national legislature Monday.

Yu Jianhua was appointed China's permanent representative and ambassador to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland, replacing Ma Zhaoxu.

Ma Zhaoxu was appointed China's permanent representative and ambassador to the United Nations, replacing Liu Jieyi.

Zhang Zuo was appointed ambassador to Bangladesh, replacing Ma Mingqiang.

Jiang Yan was appointed ambassador to Uzbekistan, replacing Sun Lijie.

Shen Zhifei was appointed ambassador to Lithuania, replacing Wei Ruixing.

Jin Zhijian was appointed ambassador to Iceland, replacing Zhang Weidong.