On 07th February 1957, the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and People’s Republic of China established full diplomatic relations and set up Sri Lanka resident Embassy in Beijing. It has the jurisdiction over Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality, Chongqing Municipality, Hebei Province, Liaoning Province, Shandong Province, Shanxi Province, Shaanxi Province, Henan Province, Hubei Province, Jilin Province, Heilongjiang Province, Gansu Province, Sichuan Province, Guizhou Province, Yunnan Province, Qinghai Province, Tibet Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Xingjian Uygur Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Taiwan Province. The Embassy is headed by Ambassador, Dr. Palitha Kohona. There are two Consulates General located in Guangzhou and Shanghai. The Honorary Consulate of Sri Lanka is located in Hong Kong with the jurisdiction over Hong Kong Special Administration Region and Macao Special Administration Region.
Former Sri Lankan Envoys to the People’s Republic of China
| Ambassador Wilmot Abraham Perera | March 1957 – October 1957 |
| Ambassador William Gopallawa | June 1958 – June 1961 |
| Ambassador Robert Gunawardena | November 1965 – July 1970 |
 | Ambassador R. L. A. M. Karannagoda | October 1970 – October 1977 |
| Ambassador Charlie Mahendran | May 1980 – May 1983 |
| Ambassador Sunith Gautamadasa | February 1990 – August 1993 |
| Ambassador Rodney Vandergert | October 1997 - March 2000 |
| Ambassador Bernard Goonetilleke | July 2000 – August 2003 |
| Ambassador Nihal Rodrigo | September 2003 - April 2007 |
| Ambassador Karunatilaka Amunugama | May 2007 – March 2011 |
| Ambassador Ranjith Uyangoda | July 2011 – August 2015 |
| Ambassador Karunasena Kodituwakku | October 2015 – December 2019 |
