Consulate-General of China, Los Angeles explained

34.0657°N -118.2901°WThe 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.[1] 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.[2] [3]

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.[4]

Liu Jian is the Consul General the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles.[5] In 2013, he succeeded Zhang Yun, who led the consular mission from 2007 until 2013.[6]

In 2020, Uyghur protesters outside the consulate were joined by activists representing Tibet, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.[7]

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 with during a protest.[8] Although there were 20 people in the consulate at the time of the shooting, the assailant missed his target and no one was injured.[8] 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.[9] On December 19, 2011, he was charged with two felonies: "assault with a semiautomatic firearm" and "shooting at an inhabited dwelling".[10]

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.[11]

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Information about the Consulate. Website of The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in Los Angeles. The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in Los Angeles. 23 September 2013. 443 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020, USA. 19 June 2010.
  2. Web site: Service Area of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles. Website of The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in Los Angeles. The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in Los Angeles. 23 September 2013. 443 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020, USA. 15 June 2010.
  3. Web site: Embassy and Consulates General of the People's Republic of China. Website of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America. Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America. 23 September 2013. 3505 International Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008, USA. 1 February 2007.
  4. News: Morrison. Patt. U.S. to Allow Chinese Consulate in L.A.. 23 September 2013. Los Angeles Times [Home Edition]. 26 February 1987. 202 West 1st Street, Los Angeles, California, 90012, USA. 30, Section 1; Metro Desk. 4 March 2016. 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.. live.
  5. Web site: Biography of the Consul-General. The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in Los Angeles. 23 September 2013. 2013-07-26.
  6. Web site: Biography of Consul General Zhang Yun .
  7. Web site: Huang . Josie . In LA, Uyghurs Joined By Other Diaspora Communities In Calling Out China . laist.com . 2 October 2020 . Laist . 30 December 2021.
  8. News: Chinese man booked over LA consulate shooting. https://web.archive.org/web/20140129081602/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hyFneLd2cL8J_PiVpTvF6fEudl3w?docId=CNG.2b1c281dc9ea574f257e01499f6e1182.a31. dead. January 29, 2014. Agence France-Presse. Los Angeles. 2011-12-16. 2011-12-16.
  9. News: Shots fired at Chinese consulate in LA, 1 arrested. Associated Press. 2011-12-16. Los Angeles.
  10. News: Las Vegas man charged in Chinese consulate shooting in LA. 2011-12-19. 2012-02-04. Associated Press.
  11. News: Man opens fire at LA Chinese consulate, kills himself. Reuters Editorial. U.S.. 2018-10-18. en-US.

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