Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§288i Liaison Office of the People’s Republic of China; Extension of Privileges and Immunities to Members
Title 22 › CHAPTER 7 — INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › SUBCHAPTER XVIII — PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS › § 288i
Summary
President may give China's Liaison Office in Washington and its staff the same diplomatic legal protections, under rules he sets consistent with law.
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Title 22, §288i
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Under such terms and conditions as he shall determine and consonant with the purposes of this section, the President is authorized to extend to the Liaison Office of the People’s Republic of China in Washington and to the members thereof the same privileges and immunities subject to corresponding conditions and obligations as are enjoyed by diplomatic missions accredited to the United States and by members thereof.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was not enacted as part of the International Organizations Immunities Act which comprises this subchapter.
Executive Documents
Executive Order No. 11771 Ex. Ord. No. 11771, Mar. 18, 1974, 39 F.R. 10415, which extended diplomatic privileges and immunities to the Liaison Office of the People’s Republic of China in Washington, D.C., was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, Feb. 25, 1986, 51 F.R. 7237.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 288i
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102