Whilst on your china tour you travel to Beijing and you are a US citizen then you can feel at ease and relax as the Embassy of the United States has an office situated in Beijing.
The US Embassy was set up to show the diplomatic relations between China and the US which can date back to the 18th Century which makes this the longest diplomatic tie between a country in Asia and the US.
The main aim of the US Embassy is to assist the US Citizens in any legal, unexpected or physical problems that may arise whilst in Beijing. On their website, the US embassy will give the latest news on America and the updates on the progress of the relationship between the US and China. The embassy has a wide range of departments and offices in:
- Commercial Service: assisting US companies with US exports to China
- Agricultural Service: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Agency for International Development: supporting people of developing countries trying to achieve economic and social progress
- Department of Energy: coordinate all the offices dealing with nuclear security and energy cooperation with China.
- Public Affairs: US Government’s official information, cultural exchange manners and education
- Economic Section: provides support by delivering reports on various subjects
- Political Section: reports on a wide range of topics
- Information Resource Centre: provides services on U.S. policy, legislation, and social issues to Chinese searching for details on the US
- Environmental, Scientific, Technological and Health: trying to improve the US and China on these issues
- Citizen Services/Visa: offers help to US citizens visiting or living in China and helps with their visas
- Marine Security Guards: provide internal security to designated locations
- Procurement: purchasing
- Property Auction: assists on buying local property in China
This is a brief outline of what the embassy can help you with. They do go into detail about the services they hand out to the US citizens while they are in Beijing, whether it’s for business or pleasure.
The main office that US citizens visiting China would have to go to is the US citizen service desk. This department carry out a great deal of projects to ensure that US citizens are able to make the most of their time in China. However, if something goes wrong then they are able to assist. Here is a list of some of the jobs that they will carry out:
- Emergency
- Important Notice
- US Citizen Enrolment
- Country information
- Voting
- Passports
- Notary Services
- Federal Benefits
- US Customs
- Legal Assistance
- Obtaining US Records
- Holidays
If you need to get to go to the US Embassy these are details you will need:
United States Embassy of Beijing, China
No. 55 An Jia Lou Lu, 100600
Tel: (86-10) 8531-3000
If you are a US citizen, it may be wise to store the emergency number for the US Embassy in your phone to act as just a precaution: 010-8531-4000 (called from China) or to call from the US (011-8610)8531-4000. Anything that a US citizen may have a problem with during their china travel are able to seek the US Embassy for a range of help, but hopefully, there will be no need to.
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