In 1885, when Yuan Shikai went to Joseon to negotiate trade matters, it was renamed again to the "Prime Minister's Office".

The embassy buildings and other assets were taken over by the South Korean government and transferred to China.

[1] In response to the Korean government's hard stance on taking over the embassy, some of the diplomats who worked there wreaked havoc on the building, including cutting it off from water and electricity, and destroying carpets and furniture.

Soon after, engineering and technical personnel were called from Shandong Province to repair the building, which was completed by January 1993.

[citation needed] The move-in of the embassy was officially complete on February 5, 1993.