The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is China’s chief diplomatic mission to Laos, located in Vientiane. The mission’s origins trace to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and Laos on April 25, 1961, when Laos switched recognition from the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the PRC government in Beijing. However, diplomatic relations experienced significant challenges, with Laos severing diplomatic relations with the PRC in May 1962 and restoring relations with the Republic of China, before recognition was changed again in 1975 when the new Lao communist government came to power. Relations were fully normalized in 1989, and diplomatic ties were restored to the ambassadorial level in June 1988. The embassy is currently located at Wat Nak Road, Sisattanak, Vientiane, Lao P.D.R. The current ambassador is Fang Hong (方红).