Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium

Taiwan 駐歐盟兼駐比利時台北代表處
Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium
Agency overview
Formed 1976 (as Chambre de Commerce Sino-Belge)[1]
Jurisdiction  EU
 Belgium
 Republic of the Congo
 DR Congo
 Gabon
 Cameroon
 Rwanda
 Burundi
 Luxembourg
Headquarters Brussels, Belgium
Agency executive
  • Tseng Ho-jen, Representative[2]
Website web.roc-taiwan.org/be_en/index.html

The Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium; Chinese: 駐歐盟兼駐比利時代表處; pinyin: Zhù Ōuméng Jiān Zhù Bǐlìshí Dàibiǎo Chù) represents interests of Taiwan in the European Union and Belgium in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.

It was established in 1976 as the Chambre de Commerce Sino-Belge.[1] It was later renamed Far East Trading Services, Inc.[3]

Since the closure of the Luxembourg City office in 2002, it has also been responsible for relations with Luxembourg.[4] The Luxembourg office had been established in 1975 as the Centre Sun Yat-sen.[1]

The Office is headed by a Representative, currently Tseng Ho-jen.[5] He took up the post on 30 May 2017.

Its counterparts in Taiwan are the European Economic and Trade Office,[6] Belgian Office, Taipei,[7] and the Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office, Taipei.[8]

Representatives

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Pretence of Privatisation: Taiwan's External Relations, Françoise Mengin, inPrivatising the State, Béatrice Hibou, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2004, pages 154
  2. ↑ Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  3. ↑ Taiwan Business: The Portable Encyclopedia for Doing Business with Taiwan, Christine Genzberger, World Trade Press, 1994, page 272
  4. ↑ Relations with the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine., Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium
  5. ↑ New Representative officially welcomed to Brussels, Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium, 1 June 2017. Accessed 14 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "European Union". europa.eu.
  7. ↑ Belgian Office, Taipei
  8. ↑ Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office, Taipei (Chinese)
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