China has condemned last week's attack on its consulate in Mandalay, urging Myanmar authorities to make every effort to arrest the perpetrators, a spokesperson of its foreign ministry said on Monday.

China expressed deep shock at an attack at its Consulate-General in Mandalay, Myanmar, and strongly condemned the act, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian at a regular press briefing.

The blast occurred at the consulate office in central Mandalay, south of the Royal Palace, around 7pm local time on Friday China's consulate in Myanmar's Mandalay city was attacked with an explosive device,

Beijing expresses “deep shock” at what appears to have been a grenade attack on the consulate in Mandalay last week and “sternly condemns” the blast.