List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan

  Republic of China
  Countries with embassies of Taiwan
  Countries with Representative Offices of Taiwan

The diplomatic missions of Taiwan include embassies and representative offices. Due to its unique political status, the Republic of China (Taiwan) only maintains a handful of full-fledged diplomatic missions abroad. Notably, the Republic of China is one of the few countries in the world that has resident embassies in all of the countries with which it has diplomatic relations.

In countries with which the ROC does not have diplomatic relations, semi-official intermediary bodies, whose heads are nonetheless appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, are maintained for routine matters that would otherwise be handled by embassies or consulates, such as passport and visa issuance, public affairs, economic, cultural, and educational cooperation, etc. These offices are usually titled "Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office" or "Taipei Representative Office". Owing to the One-China policy practised by the international community, no countries allow semi-official Taiwanese missions to operate under the country's official name, the only exception being Fiji. In turn, many countries maintain missions in Taipei, such as the American Institute in Taiwan, which function as de facto embassies.

Taiwan is represented in an unofficial capacity in the two Special Administrative Regions of China. In Hong Kong the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Hong Kong provides a limited range of services on behalf of the Taiwanese government, working strictly in an unofficial capacity.[1] When Hong Kong was under British administration, the service was managed by Taiwan's foreign ministry, but since the handover in 1997, it has been administered by the Mainland Affairs Council.[2] In Macau, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Macau works under a similar remit. In addition, under a mechanism established in 2010, governments of Taiwan and Hong Kong engage through representation by the Taiwan-Hong Kong Economic and Cultural Co-operation Council (ECCC) and Hong Kong-Taiwan Economic and Cultural Co-operation and Promotion Council (ECCPC) respectively.[3]

Africa

Embassy of the Republic of China in Swaziland
CountryCityName of diplomatic missions
 NigeriaLagosTaipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic of Nigeria
 South AfricaPretoriaTaipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa
Cape TownTaipei Liaison Office in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
 SwazilandMbabaneEmbassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Kingdom of Swaziland

Americas

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States in Washington, D.C.
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston, Texas
CountryCityName of diplomatic missions
 ArgentinaBuenos AiresTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Argentina
 BelizeBelize CityEmbassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Belize
 BrazilBrasíliaTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Brazil
São PauloTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in São Paulo
 CanadaOttawaTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada
TorontoTaipei Economic and Cultural Office, Toronto
VancouverTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vancouver
 ChileSantiago de ChileTaipei Economic and Cultural Office
 ColombiaBogotáTaipei Commercial Office
 EcuadorQuitoTaipei Commercial Office, Quito, Ecuador
 GuatemalaGuatemala CityEmbajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en Guatemala
 HaitiPort-au-PrinceAmbassade de la République de Chine (Taiwan) en Haiti
 HondurasTegucigalpaEmbajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en Honduras
San Pedro SulaConsulate General
 MexicoMexico CityTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Mexico
 NicaraguaManaguaEmbajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en la República de Nicaragua
 ParaguayAsunciónEmbajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en la República del Paraguay
Ciudad del EsteConsulado de la Republica de China (Taiwan)
 PeruLimaTaipei Economic and Cultural Office
 Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterreEmbassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Christopher and Nevis
 Saint LuciaCastriesThe Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Lucia
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstownThe Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 United StatesWashington, D.C.Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States
AtlantaTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta
BostonTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston
ChicagoTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago
DenverTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Denver
HonoluluTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Honolulu
HoustonTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston
Los AngelesTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles
MiamiTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami
New York CityTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York City
San FranciscoTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco
SeattleTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle

Asia

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan.
CountryCityName of diplomatic missions
 BahrainManamaTaipei Trade Office in the Kingdom of Bahrain
 BruneiBandar Seri BegawanTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Brunei Darussalam
 People's Republic of China  Hong KongTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong
 MacauTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Macau
 India New DelhiTaipei Economic and Cultural Center in India
ChennaiTaipei Economic and Cultural Center in Chennai
 IndonesiaJakartaTaipei Economic and Trade Office, Jakarta, Indonesia
SurabayaTaipei Economic and Trade Office in Surabaya
 IsraelTel AvivTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Tel Aviv
 JapanTokyoTaipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan
FukuokaFukuoka Branch, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Osaka
NahaNaha Branch, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Japan
OsakaTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Osaka
SapporoSapporo Branch, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan
YokohamaYokohama Branch, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan
 JordanAmmanTaipei Economic and Cultural Office, Amman[4]
 South KoreaSeoulTaipei Mission in Korea
BusanTaipei Mission in Korea, Busan Office
 KuwaitKuwait CityTaipei Commercial Representative Office in the State of Kuwait
 MalaysiaKuala LumpurTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia
 MongoliaUlaanbaatarTaipei Trade and Economic Representative Office in Ulaanbaatar
 MyanmarYangonTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Myanmar
 OmanMuscatTaipei Economic and Cultural Office, Muscat, Oman
 PhilippinesManilaTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines
 Saudi ArabiaRiyadhTaipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
 SingaporeSingaporeTaipei Representative Office in Singapore
 ThailandBangkokTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand
 TurkeyAnkaraTaipei Economic and Cultural Mission in Ankara, Turkey
 United Arab EmiratesDubaiCommercial Office of Taipei to Dubai
 VietnamHanoiTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh CityTaipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ho Chi Minh City

Europe

Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Holy See
Taipei Representative Office in the Netherlands
Taipei Representative Office in France
CountryCityName of diplomatic missions
 AustriaViennaTaipei Economic and Culture Office in Austria
 BelgiumBrusselsTaipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium
 Czech RepublicPragueTaipei Economic and Cultural Office, Prague, Czech Republic
 DenmarkCopenhagenTaipei Representative Office in Denmark
 FinlandHelsinkiTaipei Representative Office in Finland
 FranceParisBureau de Représentation de Taipei en France
 GermanyBerlinTaipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany
FrankfurtTaipei Representative Office in Frankfurt
HamburgTaipei Representative Office in Hamburg
MunichTaipei Representative Office in Munich
 GreeceAthensTaipei Representative Office in Greece
 Holy SeeVatican City[note 1]Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Holy See
 HungaryBudapestTaipei Representative Office
 IrelandDublinTaipei Representative Office in Ireland
 ItalyRomeTaipei Representative Office in Italy
 LatviaRigaTaipei Mission in the Republic of Latvia
 NetherlandsThe HagueTaipei Representative Office in the Netherlands
 PolandWarsawTaipei Representative Office in Poland
 PortugalLisbonTaipei Economic and Cultural Centre, Lisbon, Portugal
 RussiaMoscowRepresentative Office in Moscow for the Taipei-Moscow
Economic and Cultural Coordination Commission
 SlovakiaBratislavaTaipei Representative Office, Bratislava
 SpainMadridTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Spain
 SwedenStockholmTaipei Mission in Sweden
  SwitzerlandBernTaipei Cultural and Economic Delegation
GenevaTaipei Cultural and Economic Delegation, Geneva Office
 United KingdomLondonTaipei Representative Office in the U.K.
EdinburghTaipei Representative Office in the U.K., Edinburgh Office

Oceania

CountryCityName of diplomatic missions
 AustraliaCanberraTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia
BrisbaneTaipei Economic and Cultural Office, Brisbane, Australia
MelbourneTaipei Economic and Cultural Office Melbourne
SydneyTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Sydney
 FijiSuvaTrade Mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Republic of Fiji
 KiribatiTarawaEmbassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati
 Marshall IslandsMajuroEmbassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands
 NauruYarenEmbassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Yaren, Republic of Nauru
 New ZealandWellingtonTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in New Zealand
AucklandTaipei Economic and Cultural Office, Auckland
 PalauKororEmbassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Republic of Palau
 Papua New GuineaPort MoresbyTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Papua New Guinea
 Solomon IslandsHoniaraEmbassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Solomon Islands
 TuvaluFunafutiEmbassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Tuvalu

Multilateral organizations

OrganizationCityName of diplomatic missions
 European UnionBrusselsTaipei Representative Office in the European Union and Belgium
 World Trade OrganizationGenevaPermanent Mission of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu to the World Trade Organization

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The embassy to the Holy See is located outside Vatican territory in Rome, in a country which the ROC's government is not recognized

References

  1. ↑ Government statement on Chung Hwa Travel Service, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, 22 April 2000
  2. ↑ "One Country, Two Systems" in Crisis: Hong Kong's Transformation Since the Handover, Yiu-chung Wong, Lexington Books, 2004, page 221
  3. ↑ Different era and mood for 'little dragons' talks, South China Morning Post, 20 April 2010
  4. ↑
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