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.Ta Chen, Chinese Migrations, with Special Reference to Labor Conditions, p. 40 In 1517 a formal Portuguese embassy got bogged down in Chinese protocol and procrastination, and China expelled the Portuguese in 1522.Richard Bulliet, Pamela Crossley, Daniel Headrick, Steven Hirsch, Lyman JohnsonThe Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History, p. 563 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.Edited by David Shambaugh, Eberhard Sandschneider, Zhou Hong, China-Europe Relations: Perceptions, Policies and Prospects, p. 86

List of representatives Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations Residence List of heads of state of Portugal Emperor of China Term endAlexandre Metelo de Sousa e MenesesEmbaixador BangkokPeter III of PortugalYongzheng EmperorFrancisco Xavier Assis Pacheco e Sampaio MeloMinistro Plenipotenciário BangkokPeter III of PortugalQianlong EmperorJosé Maria de Sousa Horta e CostaMinister Plenipotentiary: resident in Macao, accredited in Japan and Siam. Between 1862 and 1902, diplomatic representatives of Portugal in China combine their functions with those of Governor of Macao and Timorese. () BangkokLuís I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiVisconde da Praia Grande de MacauLegation to China, Japan and Siam. BangkokLuís I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiJosé Rodrigues Coelho do AmaralLegation to China, Japan and Siam. BangkokLuís I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiJosé Maria da Ponte e HortaLegation to China, Japan and Siam. BangkokLuís I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiAntónio Sérgio de SousaLegation to China, Japan and Siam. BangkokLuís I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiVisconde de S. JanuárioLegation to China, Japan and Siam. BangkokLuís I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiJanuário Correia de Almeida BangkokLuís I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiJosé Maria Lobo D'Ávila BangkokLuís I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiVisconde de Paço de Arcos BangkokLuís I of PortugalEmpress Dowager Cixi BangkokLuís I of PortugalEmpress Dowager Cixi BangkokLuís I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiFirmino José da Costa BangkokLuís I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiTomás de Sousa RosaMissão Especialnon residentLuís I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiJoão José da SilvaChargé d'affaires BangkokLuís I of PortugalEmpress Dowager Cixi BangkokCarlos I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiCoronel Francisco Augusto Ferreira da SilvaChargé d'affaires BangkokCarlos I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiCustódio Miguel BorjaChargé d'affaires BangkokCarlos I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiCustódio Miguel Borja BangkokCarlos I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiJosé de Sousa Horta e Costa BangkokCarlos I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiEduardo Augusto Rodrigues Galhardo BangkokCarlos I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiJosé Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa BangkokCarlos I of PortugalEmpress Dowager Cixi BangkokCarlos I of PortugalEmpress Dowager Cixi BangkokCarlos I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiGabriel de Almeida SantosChargé d'affaires BangkokCarlos I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiIgnácio de Costa DuarteChargé d'affaires BangkokCarlos I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiMartinho Teixeira Homem de BrederodeChargé d'affaires BangkokCarlos I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiGabriel de Almeida SantosChargé d'affaires BangkokCarlos I of PortugalEmpress Dowager CixiBarão de Sendalalso accredited in Bangkok and Tokyo.BeijingManuel II of PortugalPuyiHenrique O'Connor MartinsChargé d'affairesBeijingManuel José de ArriagaPuyi

Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations Residence List of heads of state of Portugal List of premiers of China Term endJosé Batalha de Freitas*In 1919 the legation was transferred to Bangkok.BeijingManuel José de ArriagaXiong XilingJoão António de BianchiBeijingBernardino MachadoXu ShiyingLuís Esteves FernandesChargé d'affairesNanjingAntónio de Oliveira SalazarTan YankaiArmando Navarro*In 1937 the legation was transferred to Shanghai.NanjingAntónio de Oliveira SalazarChiang Kai-shekJoão Maria da Silva Lebre e LimaMinistro PlenipotenciárioShanghaiAntónio de Oliveira SalazarH. H. KungJoão de Barros Ferreira da FonsecaNanjingAntónio de Oliveira SalazarChiang Kai-shekJoao Rodrigues Simoes AffraChargé d'affairesNanjingAntónio de Oliveira SalazarChiang Kai-shekJoão de Deus Pereira Bramão RamosEncarregado de NegóciosBeijingAntónio Ramalho EanesHua GuofengAntónio Eduardo de carvalho Ressano GarciaAntónio Eduardo de carvalho Ressano GarciaBeijingAntónio Ramalho EanesHua GuofengAntónio Leal da Costa LoboBeijingAntónio Ramalho EanesZhao Ziyang1961: Mr. Nyerere stated in the National Assembly that recognition accorded to the Portuguese Consul-General, Senhor Octavio Neto Valerio, to be Consul-General for Portugal in Tanganyika had been revoked from October 17.Octávio Neto ValérioBeijingAntónio Ramalho EanesZhao ZiyangJosé Manuel Peixoto de Vilas Boas de Vasconcelos FariaBeijingMário SoaresLi PengJosé Manuel Duarte de JesusJosé Manuel Duarte de JesusBeijingMário SoaresLi PengPedro Manuel dos Reis Alves CatarinoPedro Manuel dos Reis Alves CatarinoBeijingJorge SampaioLi PengAntónio Nunes de Carvalho Santana CarlosAntónio Nunes de Carvalho Santana CarlosBeijingJorge SampaioZhu RongjiRui Quartin-SantosBeijingAníbal Cavaco SilvaWen JiabaoJosé Tadeu da Costa SoaresBeijingAníbal Cavaco SilvaWen JiabaoJorge Ryder Torres Pereira10th Portuguese ambassador in BeijingJorge Ryder Torres PereiraBeijingAníbal Cavaco SilvaLi KeqiangMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Portugal), , Acesso - Instituto Diplomático -"Anexos 1. Diplomatas Portugueses acreditados na China de 1902 a 1997 (Ministros Plenipotenciários e Encarregados de Negócio)" p. 260, A NORMALIZAÇÃO DAS Moisés Silva Fernande, RELAÇÕES LUSO-CHINESAS E A QUESTÃO DA RETROCESSÃO DE MACAU À CHINA, 1974-1979 published by the , José Augusto de Jesus Duarte BeijingMarcelo Rebelo de SousaLi KeqiangOctober 2022 Paulo Jorge Pereira do Nascimento BeijingMarcelo Rebelo de SousaLi Keqiang

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