[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/06/europe/germany-jan-hecker-death-intl-hnk/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/06/europe/germany-jan-hecker-death-intl-hnk/index.html) "The German Ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, has died suddenly at 54, after only a few weeks in his position, according to a statement posted on the German Embassy to China's website on Monday."