United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe, covering an area of 243,610 square kilometers with a population of over 62 million people. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and unitary state consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The UK is a very developed country, with the world's sixth largest economy by nominal GDP and the seventh largest by purchasing power parity. China established diplomatic relations with UK on March 13th, 1972. Since then the bilateral relations have developed smoothly and steadily.

Embassy of China in United Kingdom
Add: 49-51 Portland Place London W1B 1JL
General Line: +44-20-72994049
Political Counsellor: Pan Hejun
Tel: +44-20-72994036
Fax: +44-20-76362981
Press Counsellor: Zhang Lirong
Tel: +44-20-72994070/71
Fax: +44-20-76365578
Email: press@chinese-embassy.org.uk
Director of Administration Office: Qin Shuren
Tel: +44-20-72994021
Fax: +44-20-76370399
Consular & Visa Counsellor: Lu Yueke
Add: 31 Portland Place London W1B 1QD
Office Hours: 9:00 am-12:00 am (Monday-Friday)
Tel: +44-20-76311430 ( Telephone Inquiry for Chinese Visa: 2:00-4:00pm )
Fax: +44-20-74369178 for visa; +44-20-76369756 for Consular affairs.
Commerce Minister-Counsellor: Shi Jianxin
Add: 1-3 Leinster Gardens, London W2 6DP
General inquiry Tel: +44-20-77238923
Trade inquiry Tel: +44-20-72620253
Investment inquiry Tel: +44-20-72623911
Fax: +4-20-77062777
Email: public@china-commerce.org.uk
Culture Counsellor: Ke Yasha
Add: 11 West Heath Road, Hampstead NW3 7UX
Tel: +44-20-74318830
Fax: +44-20-74318810
Email: culturaloffice@chinese-embassy.org.uk
Education Minister Counsellor: Wang Yongda
Add: 50 Portland Place, London W1N 3GD
Tel: +44-20-76120260
Fax: +44-20-75804474
Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Beijing
Add: No. 11, Guang Hua Lu
Tel: +86-10-51924000
Fax: +86-10-65321937, 65321938, 65321939
Consulate General of the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Guangzhou
Add: 2/F, Main Building, Guangdong International Hotel, 339 Huanshi Dong Lu
Tel: +86-20-83143000
Fax: +86-20-83312799
E-mail: Guangzhou.Consular@fco.gov.uk
Website: http://www.uk.cn/gz/chinese/index.asp
Consulate General of the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Shanghai
Add: Suite 301, Shanghai Center, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu
Tel: +86-21-62798103
Fax: +86-21-62798254
E-mail: visa.shanghai@fco.gov.uk
Website: http://www.uk.cn/bj/index.asp?city=4