The German ambassador to China Jan Hecker, died suddenly a Beijing. He announced this on his website on Berlin foreign ministry. “It is with deep sadness and consternation that we were greeted by the sudden death of theGerman ambassador to China“the note reads,” Right now, our thoughts are with his family and those close to him. “
Hecker he died a few days after his inauguration on 24 August. He had never shown signs of illness. After arriving a Beijing, the ambassador and his family had regularly observed the period of forty required by Chinese standards. The Foreign Ministry German did not want to divulge details on the causes of death. Before taking office in Beijing, Hecker he had been Advisor to the Chancellor Angela Merkel for foreign policy.
The sudden death of the German ambassador to China, came just three days after the last event the diplomat attended. The agency reports Reuters. Last Friday, Hecker he had hosted an event dedicated to the German artist in his residence Joseph Beuys for the hundred years since his birth, and according to reports from a guest at the reception, the 54-year-old diplomat appeared in normal condition and healthy. The German embassy raised the flags at half mast today.