| Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in Beijing | |
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| Location | Chaoyang, Beijing, China |
| Address | No. 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 |
| Opening | September 6, 1986; 39 years ago (1986-09-06) |
| Ambassador | Ri Ryong-nam |
TheEmbassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Beijing is thediplomatic mission ofNorth Korea toChina.[1] It is located inChaoyang,Beijing. In addition to its embassy in Beijing, North Korea also has consulates inDandong andShenyang. 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]
The embassy was established on 6 September 1986.[5] Shortly after opening, following the rumoureddeath 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 toMozambique 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 inPyongyang agreed to expand economic and social interactions in order to further extendSino-North Korean relations.[12] In September 2025, while visiting China to attend the2025 Victory Day Parade, Kim Jong Un stayed at the embassy.[13]
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