Embassy of Norway in China

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Scandinavian unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and the subantarctic Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) Read More

Embassy

Address: No.1, Dong Yi Jie, San Li Tun Postal Code: 100600 Tel:  ( ? ) (+86) 10 6532 2261 Fax: (+86) 10 6532 2392 Email: emb.beijing@mfa.no Website: Website

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Consulates

Norway has consulates in the following cities

Norway-China Relations

People's Republic of China – Norway relations officially started on 7 October 1950 and shortly after established diplomatic missions on 5 October 1954

History

The first Norwegian diplomatic mission was founded 1851 during the union of Sweden and Norway. This was established in Guangzhou. In 1853, a new vice consulate was set up in Shanghai . By 1863, Shanghai Airlines became the Consulate General and the branch in Guangzhou was relegated into a vice consulate

was not until 1905 when Norway was split from the union with Sweden it had its own China's diplomatic mission. A year later, the first official visit from the Qing Empire took place with Dai Hongci, Chairman for the Imperial Court's Cultural Department.

Bilateral relations

The commencement of diplomatic relations between the two countries nearly 60 years ago has progressed from cultural and political exchanges to trade ties such as economy, industry and technology

In 2003, the volume of the bilateral trade between China and Norway was US$1.76 billion. Bilateral trade has steadily increased over the years

In 2008, the export value from Norway to China is $1.93 billion and exports from China to Norway were up to $5.43 billion. In 2009, Norway's exports to China increased by 39 percent to a value of $2.28 billion. Exports, consisting of equipment, chemicals, optical and medical appliances, have gone up. China's exports to Norway amount to some $5.25 billion, increasing by 4.5 percent from last year.

China's largest exports to Norway were ships, textiles and garments, and mechanical and electronic products

Norway's largest exports to China were crude oil, mechanical and electrical products, fertilizer, construction, mining equipment, factory and plant equipment, and salmon, as well as raw metals.

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If you are from Norway and you wish to visit china, Please Visit China Embassy in Norway

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