The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles (Simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国驻洛杉矶总领事馆, Traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國駐洛杉磯總領事館) is the People's Republic of China's diplomatic mission at 443 Shatto Place in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles, California, United States.[1][2] The passport and visa office resides on the third floor of 500 Shatto Place in Koreatown. The consulate's jurisdiction includes Southern California, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico, and U.S. Pacific territories.[1]
In 1987 the United States State Department approved the establishment of the fifth PRC mission in the United States.[3]
The Chinese Consul General in Los Angeles is Zhang Yun.[4]
On December 16, 2011 a man fired nine shots from a 9mm handgun into the Chinese consulate, intending to kill a security guard with whom he earlier had a dispute during a protest.[5] Although there were 20 people in the consulate at the time of the shooting, the assailant missed his target and nobody was injured.[5] The man subsequently drove away in his car, before turning himself in to police. He was identified as a 67-year-old activist from Shanghai, who was protesting China's human rights record in a group at the embassy just before the shooting.[6] Chinese leaders urged the United States to ensure the safety of their consulates.[7]