The Portuguese ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government in Lisbon to the Government of the People's Republic of China.
History
- In 1511 Manuel I of Portugal sent Ambassador Fernão Pires de Andrade to China to ask for trading privileges.
- In 1517 a formal Portuguese embassy got bogged down in Chinese protocol and procrastination, and China expelled the Portuguese in 1522.
- In 1979 the government of Portugal left the Holy See as last European subject of international law with diplomatic relations with the government in Taipei.
List of representatives
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