On February 15, 2011, Chinese President Hu Jintao accepted credentials from new ambassadors of Malta, Timor-Leste, Italy, Lithuania, Ethiopia and the European Union to China at the Great Hall of the People.

The six ambassadors are Maltese Ambassador Joseph Cassar, Timor-Leste Ambassador Vicky Fun Ha Tchong, Italian Ambassador Attilio Massimo Iannucci, Lithuanian Ambassador Lina Antanaviciene, Ethiopian Ambassador Seyoum Mesfin and Delegation Head of the European Union to China Markus Ederer.