Germany 's ambassador to China has died suddenly less than two weeks after taking up his post, the German government said on Monday. There was no suggestion that the death of Jan Hecker, previously a senior adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel , was linked to his role, the Foreign Ministry said. The short Foreign Ministry statement announcing the 54-year-old's death gave no details of where or when Hecker died, nor did it provide a cause of death. Ministry spokeswoman Andrea Sasse said there were 'no indications that the death is connected to Ambassador Hecker's political function.' When asked whether authorities…