The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Peru; es, Embajada de la República Popular China en la República del Perú is the

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of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

. The embassy is serviced by the Chinese ambassador to Peru.

History

The embassy opened in February 1972, one year after the

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Juan Velasco Alvarado Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado (June 16, 1910 – December 24, 1977) was a Peruvian general who served as the President of Peru after a successful coup d'état against Fernando Belaúnde's presidency in 1968. Under his presidency, nationalism ...

recognized the People's Republic of China instead of the

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as the sole government of China. The Taiwanese government only opened a representative office six years after the closure of its embassy, in 1978. The embassy's opening was met with festivities organised by pro-Beijing committees, who welcomed the new Chinese ambassador upon his arrival at Jorge Chávez International Airport in numbers that reached up to 500 people. At the time, however, many Chinese Peruvians identified with the Nationalist government in

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, which caused a division in the community that faded in the following decades. In 1985, during the internal conflict in Peru, the embassy was bombed alongside the

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and

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embassies. The attacks were carried out with dynamite, with the attack on the Chinese embassy destroying its front door. The embassy was again attacked in 1989. In 2000, the embassy was relocated to San Isidro. On January 25, 2023, the building's main entrance was blocked by protestors as part of a series of protests by supporters of former president

Pedro Castillo José Pedro Castillo Terrones (; born 19 October 1969) is a Peruvian politician, former elementary school teacher, and union leader who served as the president of Peru, President of Peru from 28 July 2021 to 7 December 2022. On 7 December 2022, ...

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China–Peru relations San Isidro District, Lima

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