Embassy of North Korea, Beijing

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Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in Beijing
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Location Chaoyang, Beijing
AddressNo. 11, Ri Tan Bei Lu, Jian Guo Men Wai, Chaoyang District
Coordinates 39°55′02″N116°26′20″E / 39.9172°N 116.439°E / 39.9172; 116.439
OpeningSeptember 6, 1986;39 years ago (1986-09-06)
Ambassador Ri Ryong-nam

The Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Beijing is the diplomatic mission of North Korea to China. [1] It is located in Chaoyang, Beijing. In addition to its embassy in Beijing, North Korea also has consulates in Dandong and Shenyang. It is one of the largest embassies of North Korea [2] and has dormitories, [3] North Korean grocery shops, a currency exchange, an eyeglasses store, and a fruit and vegetable shop. [2] As of 2021, the ambassador is Ri Ryong-nam. [4]

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History

The embassy was established on 6 September 1986. [5] Shortly after opening, following the rumoured death of Kim Il Sung, the North Korean embassy in Beijing released a statement saying the accusation was groundless but it did close to all visitors for a number of days before Kim's actual death. [6] In 2017, it was alleged that due to being short of funding, the North Korean embassy were selling weapons to Mozambique as well as machine tools to Chinese customers from within the embassy grounds. [7] It had been reported that North Korean embassy backed restaurants in Beijing were deliberately expelling South Korean tourists from them when their nationality was discovered. [8] The North Korean embassy has also used diplomatic pressures to have South Korean exhibitions removed from being displayed within Beijing. [9]

In 2017, NK News reported that the embassy was building a hotel for visiting North Koreans. [2] The hotel reportedly neared completion in early 2018. [10] These included holding parties to celebrate the birthdays of former North Korean leaders. [11] In 2025, the North Korean embassy and the Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang agreed to expand economic and social interactions in order to further extend Sino-North Korean relations. [12] In September 2025, while visiting China to attend the 2025 Victory Day Parade, Kim Jong Un stayed at the embassy. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ 朝鲜民主主义人民共和国驻华大使馆 (in Chinese (China)). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
  2. 1 2 3 "North Korean embassy in Beijing building "hotel" for visiting citizens". NK News . 11 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Times, Ethan Epstein The Washington (4 April 2019). "Could North Korea's criminal embassies endanger the regime?". AP NEWS. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "North Korea appoints foreign trade specialist as ambassador to China". North Korea News. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Embassy of North Korea in China, Beijing". www.travelchinaguide.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Hotham, Oliver (29 August 2017). "When Kim Il Sung died in 1986". North Korea News. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Segal, David (7 October 2017). "Hosting Proms and Selling Cows: North Korean Embassies Scrounge for Cash". New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Don't visit North Korean restaurants in China, South Korean Embassy warns". North Korea News. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "North Korean defector's exhibition of satirical art cancelled in China". The Guardian. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "N. Korean embassy "hotel" nears completion in Beijing, pictures show". NK News . 16 January 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "N. Korea marks late leader's birthday with calls for loyalty for Kim Jong-un". Korea Times. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Seo-yeong, Jeong (7 July 2025). "China plans major aid initiative as N. Korea relations warm". Daily NK. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Zwirko, Colin (8 September 2025). "North Koreans get rare glimpse of Chinese military might in TV program on parade". NK News . Retrieved 26 October 2025.
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