Embassy of China, Canberra

Coordinates: 44°06′43″N 87°54′47″W / 44.112°N 87.913°W / 44.112; -87.913
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Embassy of China, Canberra
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LocationYarralumla, Canberra
Address15 Coronation Drive, Yarralumla ACT 2600, Australia
Coordinates44°06′43″N 87°54′47″W / 44.112°N 87.913°W / 44.112; -87.913
AmbassadorXiao Qian
WebsiteOfficial website

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Commonwealth of Australia is the

embassy of China in Canberra, Australia
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The embassy opened in 1990.[1] During its construction in the late 1980s, members of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the American National Security Agency "covertly installed an elaborate system of fibre optic bugging devices".[2] This became public in 1995.

As of 2013, a new embassy building was under construction.[3] Paul Daley suggests that "Beijing's growing presence in this highly symbolic part of the city seems an appropriate, if unwelcome, reflection of Australia's international diplomatic, defence and trade priorities.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bell, Andrew (25 September 2017). "How many embassies are there in Canberra and are there rules about how they're designed?". ABC News. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ Corcoran, Mark (8 November 2013). "The Chinese Embassy bugging controversy". ABC News. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. Canberra Times
    . 3 February 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. . Retrieved 11 August 2019.