[3] Mexico and the Qing dynasty first began official diplomatic relations on 14 December 1899 following the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation.

[4] In 1942, Mexico reopened its legation in the city of Chongqing, the provisional home of the Republic of China, and in 1943 diplomatic missions between the two nations were elevated to that of embassies.

As part of this agreement, both countries agreed to the installation of diplomatic representations at the ambassador level in their respective capitals.

Mexico opened its first embassy in Beijing in May 1972, with its first ambassador, Eugenio Anguiano Roch, presenting his credentials to the Chinese government on 9 August 1972.

Since the establishment of relations between the two countries, every Mexican president has paid China an official state visit, beginning with Luis Echeverría in 1973.