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Embassy of Switzerland in China

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica, hence its abbreviation CH), is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in western Europe, where it is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Read More

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Address:	No. 3, Dong Wu Jie, San Li Tun
Postal Code:	100600
Tel: ( ? )	(+86) 10 8532 8888
Fax:	(+86) 10 6532 4353
Email:	vertretung@bei.rep.admin.ch
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Consulates

Switzerland has consulates in the following cities

Hong Kong
Shanghai
Guangzhou

Address:	Suite 6206-07, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai
Tel:	(+852) 2522 7147
Fax:	(+852) 2845 2619
Email:	vertretung@hon.rep.admin.ch

Address:	22/F, Building A, Far East International Plaza, No.319 Xianxia Road
Postal Code:	200051
Tel:	(+86) 21 6270 0519
Fax:	(+86) 21 6270 0522
Email:	Vertretung@sha.rep.admin.ch
Consular Areas:	Shanghai , Zhejiang Province, Jiangsu Province, Anhui Province

Address:	27/F, Grand Tower, No.228, Tianhe Rd.,Tianhe District
Postal Code:	510620
Tel:	(+86) 20 3833 0450
Fax:	(+86) 20 3833 0453
Consular Areas:	Fujian Province, Guangdong Province, Guangxi Province, Hainan Province

Switzerland-China Relations

People's Republic of China–Switzerland relations officially began when mainland China came under communist control in the early 1950s.

History

Diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and Switzerland were formally established on 17 January 1950.

Switzerland's economic relationship with China goes back to the late 18th century when colonial powers held foreign concessions in China and benefited from consular protection, unequal contracts and extraterritoriality rights. It was not after World War II, Switzerland along with European powers gave up unequal rights and moved from trading textile and food to watches and machinery.

Bilateral relations

Sino-Swiss economic relations have accelerated since Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in the early 1980s. Switzerland's trade with China is not in deficit as other industrialized nations trade with China. Two way trade between the two countries is growing at an annual rate of 20–30 percent. In 2007, Swiss exports were valued at SFr5.4 billion or US $5.36 billion. China is now Switzerland's top trading partner in Asia, ahead of Japan.

Swiss firms have been investing in China substantially over the last decade. There are approximately 300 Swiss firms with more than 700 branches operating in China with a total employment of 55 000 people. Chinese firms have a small but growing presence in Switzerland as a base to expand in Europe. Chinese firms are entering markets such as bicycles, motorcycles, high technology parts, textiles and shoes. Some Chinese firms have started local production or assembly of home and consumer appliances