TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 13079 

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DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS 

Privileges and Immunities 

 Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and CHINA 

Effected by Exchange of Notes 

Done at Washington January 5, 1981 

 

 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued 

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent 

 evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than 

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and 

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the 

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof 

or authentication thereof.” 
 CHINA 

 Diplomatic Relations: 

 Privileges and Immunities 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes 

Done at Washington January 5, 1981; 

Entered into force January 5, 1981. 
The Department of State refers to the Note of the Embassy

of the People's Republic of China dated November 25, 1980, in

response to the Department's Note dated August 3, 1979, on the

question of privileges and immunities for the staff of the

respective diplomatic missions in Washington and Beijing. Based

upon the exchange of views contained in these notes, the

Department proposes that agreement be reached on this matter as

follows:

1. All members of the staff of the Embassy of the

People's Republic of China in Washington and members of their

families will be accorded the privileges and immunities of

diplomatic agents and members of their families under the

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

2. All members of the staff of the Embassy of the United

States of America in Beijing and members of their families will

be accorded the privileges and immunities of diplomatic agents

and members of their families under the Vienna Convention on

Diplomatic Relations.

3. The stated privileges and immunities will not be

accorded to persons who are nationals or permanent residents of

the receiving State.
4. Either side may propose revisions to this agreement.

5. Either side may terminate this agreement by giving six

months written notice to the other.

This note and the Embassy's reply confirming its contents

shall constitute an agreement between the two sides.

Department of State,
No. 001/81

The Embassy of the People's Republic of China refers to

the Note of the Department of State dated January 5,1981,

relating to the privileges and immunities for the respective

diplomatic missions in Washington and Beijing, which Note

contains the following proposed agreement:

" 1. All members of the staff of the Embassy of the

People's Republic of China in.Washington and members of

their families will be accorded the privileges and immunities

of diplomatic agents and members of their families under

the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

" 2. All members of the staff of the Embassy of the

United States of America in Beijing and members of their

families will be accorded the privileges and immunities of

diplomatic agents and members of their families under the

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

" 3. The stated privileges and immunities will not be

accorded to persons who are nationals or permanent residents

of the receiving State.
" 4. Either side may propose revisions to this agreement.

" 5. Either side may terminate this agreement by giving

six months written notice to the other. "

The Embassy of the People's Republic of China confirms

the contents of the Department's Note and herewith inform the

Department of its agreement thereto.

Washington

Department of State of

the United States of America

Washington,D.C.

January 5, 1981