Embassy of the United States, Beijing
{{Short description|United States diplomatic mission to the People's Republic of China}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = February 2019}}
{{Use American English|date = February 2019}}
{{Infobox Diplomatic Mission
| name = Embassy of the United States, Beijing
| caption = {{small|Embassy as seen from above}}
| address = 55 Anjialou Road, Chaoyang, Beijing
| location = Beijing, China
| coordinates = {{coord|39|9|53|N|116|4|59|E|region:CN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| ambassador = Anny Vu
| jurisdiction = {{CHN}}
| website = {{Official|https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn}}
}}
The Embassy of the United States in Beijing is the diplomatic mission of the United States in China. It serves as the administrative office of the United States Ambassador to China. The embassy complex is in Chaoyang, Beijing."[https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/embassy-consulates/beijing/contact-us/ Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722182240/https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/embassy-consulates/beijing/contact-us/ |date=July 22, 2020 }}." Embassy of the United States, Beijing. Retrieved on October 21, 2012. "No. 55 An Jia Lou Lu 100600" - [https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/zh/embassy-consulates-zh/beijing-zh/contact-us-zh/ Address in Chinese] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722184941/https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/zh/embassy-consulates-zh/beijing-zh/contact-us-zh/ |date=July 22, 2020 }}: "北京安家楼路55号 邮编：100600"
In addition to Beijing, it covers the municipalities of Tianjin and Chongqing and the provinces of Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangxi, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Yunnan.{{cite web|url=https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/u-s-citizen-services/emergency-contact/|title=Emergency Contacts – All Locations|publisher=U.S. Embassy in China|accessdate=2021-03-12|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422160241/https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/u-s-citizen-services/emergency-contact/|url-status=dead}}
History
File:Gary Locke With Chen Guangcheng May 1, 2012.jpg Gary Locke with Chen Guangcheng]]
The current U.S. Embassy in Beijing was opened and dedicated on August 8, 2008, by U.S. President George W. Bush"[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-08-fg-embassy8-story.html New U.S. Embassy in Beijing dedicated]." Associated Press at the Los Angeles Times. August 8, 2008. Retrieved on October 18, 2012. and is the third largest American diplomatic mission in the world, after the Embassy of the United States, Baghdad and the Embassy of the United States, Yerevan. The U.S. embassy had its origins in 1935 when the legation was upgraded into the embassy in Nanjing. However, the central government of the nationalists was relocated to Taipei in 1949 due to the Chinese Civil War and the embassy was reopened in 1953. On January 1, 1979, the embassy was transferred to Beijing after normalizing relations with the communist government on the mainland.{{Cite web|url=https://diplomacy.state.gov/places/u-s-embassy-beijing-china/|title = U.S. Embassy Beijing, China - National Museum of American Diplomacy}}
The {{convert|500000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}}, eight story facility incorporates a great deal of free-standing transparent and opaque glass in its design. It is located on a {{convert|10|acre|ha|adj=on}} plot of land. The embassy warehouse is located in the Beijing Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone in Shunyi District."[https://photos.state.gov/libraries/china/240500/pdf/Ad_001.pdf U.S. Embassy Auction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084947/http://photos.state.gov/libraries/china/240500/pdf/Ad_001.pdf |date=March 4, 2016 }}." () U.S. State Department. "U.S. Embassy Warehouse – No.18 Tianzhu Road, Area A, Beijing Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone Shunyi, Beijing (See attached map)" and "北京市顺义区天竺空港工业区A区天柱路18号"
Since the embassy is legally out of reach of the Government of China, it was used as the hiding place of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng after he escaped from house arrest.{{cite news
| last= Chin
| first= Josh
| url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303916904577373961921550778
| title= China cracks down after Chen escape
| publisher= wsj.com
| date= 2012-04-29
}}
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Principal officers
=Ambassadors=
{{main|List of ambassadors of the United States to China}}
=Deputy Chiefs of Mission (DCM)=
See also
{{Portal|China|United States|Politics}}
- List of diplomatic missions of the United States
- United States Ambassador to China
- U.S. Consulate General Chengdu
- U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou
- U.S. Consulate General Shanghai
- U.S. Consulate General Shenyang
- U.S. Consulate General Wuhan
- Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau
- Embassy of People's Republic of China in Washington, D.C.
- International School of Beijing
- Americans in China
Notes
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External links
{{Commons category|Embassy of the United States in Beijing}}
- [https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/ Embassy of the United States, Beijing]
{{Chaoyang District, Beijing}}
{{China–United States relations}}
{{US diplomatic missions}}
{{Diplomatic missions in China}}
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Category:China–United States relations
Category:Buildings and structures in Chaoyang District, Beijing