Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of India is the
diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually den ...
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 ...
to India. It is located at 50-D,
Shantipath
Shantipath, also written as Shanti Path, is the main road in the diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India. In Hindi language, its name means "Peace Road". Shantipath is surrounded by green landscape on its either side. A number of fo ...
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Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi. The embassy also operates
Consulates-General in
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
and
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...
while the Consulate in
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
is under construction. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of India (Ambassador) is
Sun Weidong, who was appointed in 2019.
Protests
On 4 February 2022, Tibetans-in-exile protested outside the embassy with regard to the start of the
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022.
A few protestors who breached security barriers were detained.
Chinese Consulate-Generals
* Chinese Consulate-General, Kolkata
* Chinese Consulate-General, Mumbai
* Chinese Consulate-General, Chennai (under construction)
See also
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China–India relations
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List of diplomatic missions in India
This is a list of diplomatic missions in India. The capital of India, New Delhi, hosts 153 embassies/high commissions and 18 other representations in India. Many embassies in India are dual accredited to nearby nations of Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri ...
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List of diplomatic missions of China
This is a list of diplomatic missions of the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China has the largest diplomatic network in the world, representing the country's significant economic, commercial, political, cultural, and milit ...
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List of ambassadors of China to India
References
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