Consulate-General of China, Los Angeles
{{Short description|Diplomatic representation of China to the United States of America}}
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The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles is the People's Republic of China's (PRC) diplomatic mission headquartered at 443 Shatto Place in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.{{cite web|title=General Information about the Consulate|url=http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/aboutus/contactus/|work=Website of The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in Los Angeles|publisher=The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in Los Angeles|access-date=23 September 2013|location=443 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020, USA|date=19 June 2010}} The passport and visa office is on the third floor of 500 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, California. The consulate's service area is Southern California (as defined by the PRC; Northern California is served by The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in San Francisco), Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico, and the U.S. Pacific territories.{{cite web|title=Service Area of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles|url=http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/aboutus/service/|work=Website of The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in Los Angeles|publisher=The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in Los Angeles|access-date=23 September 2013|location=443 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020, USA|date=15 June 2010}}{{cite web|title=Embassy and Consulates General of the People's Republic of China|url=http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/t84229.htm|work=Website of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America|publisher=Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America|access-date=23 September 2013|location=3505 International Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008, USA|date=1 February 2007}}
History
In 1987, China and the United States reached an agreement that each would open a fifth consular mission in the other's country, which led to the opening of the Los Angeles mission and was intended to result in the opening of the U.S. Consulate General in Wuhan.{{cite news|last=Morrison|first=Patt|title=U.S. to Allow Chinese Consulate in L.A.|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/292515420|access-date=23 September 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times [Home Edition]|date=26 February 1987|location=202 West 1st Street, Los Angeles, California, 90012, USA|page=30, Section 1; Metro Desk|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203614/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/292515420.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb%2026,%201987&author=PATT%20MORRISON&pub=Los%20Angeles%20Times%20(pre-1997%20Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=&desc=U.S.%20to%20Allow%20Chinese%20Consulate%20in%20L.A.|url-status=live}}
Liu Jian is the Consul General the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles.{{cite web|title=Biography of the Consul-General|url=http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/aboutus/cg/|publisher=The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in Los Angeles|access-date=23 September 2013|date=2013-07-26}} In 2013, he succeeded Zhang Yun, who led the consular mission from 2007 until 2013.{{Cite web | url=http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/biography/t56604.htm | title=Biography of Consul General Zhang Yun }}
In 2020, Uyghur protesters outside the consulate were joined by activists representing Tibet, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.{{cite web |last1=Huang |first1=Josie |title=In LA, Uyghurs Joined By Other Diaspora Communities In Calling Out China |url=https://laist.com/news/la-china-prc-taiwan-tibet-uyghurs-hong-kong-mongolia-human-rights |website=laist.com |date=2 October 2020 |publisher=Laist |access-date=30 December 2021}}
=Shooting incidents=
On December 16, 2011, a man fired bullets from a 9 mm handgun into the Chinese consulate, intending to kill a security guard with whom he earlier had a dispute during a protest.{{Cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hyFneLd2cL8J_PiVpTvF6fEudl3w?docId=CNG.2b1c281dc9ea574f257e01499f6e1182.a31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129081602/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hyFneLd2cL8J_PiVpTvF6fEudl3w?docId=CNG.2b1c281dc9ea574f257e01499f6e1182.a31|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2014|title=Chinese man booked over LA consulate shooting|publisher=Agence France-Presse|location=Los Angeles|date=2011-12-16|access-date=2011-12-16}} Although there were 20 people in the consulate at the time of the shooting, the assailant missed his target and no one was injured. The man subsequently drove away in his car before turning himself in to police. He was identified as a 67-year-old activist from Shanghai, who was part of a group protest, at the consulate, against China's human rights record.{{Cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gIkJyHymw0ItgvSMMnG5QZCTN4FQ?docId=39ac34fa4ae449739c1704797448e430|title=Shots fired at Chinese consulate in LA, 1 arrested|publisher=Associated Press|date=2011-12-16|location=Los Angeles}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} On December 19, 2011, he was charged with two felonies: "assault with a semiautomatic firearm" and "shooting at an inhabited dwelling".{{Cite news|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/dec/19/ca-consulate-shooting/|title=Las Vegas man charged in Chinese consulate shooting in LA|date=2011-12-19|access-date=2012-02-04|agency=Associated Press}}
On August 1, 2017, a man fired at least 17 shots into the front of the building, leaving numerous bullet holes in the windows and facade. He then committed suicide with a gunshot to the head.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-losangeles-consulate-shooting-idUSKBN1AI030|title=Man opens fire at LA Chinese consulate, kills himself|author=Reuters Editorial|work=U.S.|access-date=2018-10-18|language=en-US}}
See also
{{Portal bar|China|Los Angeles|Politics}}
References
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External links
- [http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/ Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles]
{{China–United States relations}}
{{Diplomatic missions of China}}
{{Diplomatic missions in the United States}}
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