List of diplomatic missions 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. 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
Country | City | Name of diplomatic missions | Former name |
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Mbabane | Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Kingdom of Eswatini | ||
Lagos | Taipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic of Nigeria | The Trade Mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Nigeria | |
Pretoria | Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa | ||
Cape Town | Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa |
Americas
Country | City | Name of diplomatic missions | Former name |
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Buenos Aires | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Argentina | ||
Belize City | Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Belize | ||
Brasília | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Brazil | ||
São Paulo | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in São Paulo | ||
Ottawa | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada | ||
Toronto | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Toronto | ||
Vancouver | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Vancouver | ||
Santiago de Chile | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office | ||
Bogotá | Taipei Commercial Office, Bogotá | ||
Quito | Taipei Commercial Office, Quito, Ecuador
(Oficina Comercial de Taipei) |
Oficina Comercial de la Republica de China (Taiwan), Quito, Ecuador[4] | |
Guatemala City | Embajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en Guatemala | ||
Port-au-Prince | Ambassade de la République de Chine (Taiwan) en Haiti | ||
Tegucigalpa | Embajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en Honduras | ||
San Pedro Sula | Consulate General | ||
Mexico City | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Mexico | ||
Managua | Embajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en la República de Nicaragua | ||
Asunción | Embajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en la República del Paraguay | ||
Ciudad del Este | Consulado de la Republica de China (Taiwan) | ||
Lima | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office | ||
Basseterre | Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Christopher and Nevis | ||
Castries | The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Lucia | ||
Kingstown | The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
Washington, D.C. | Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States | ||
Atlanta | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta | ||
Boston | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston | ||
Chicago | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago | ||
Denver | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Denver | ||
Honolulu | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Honolulu | ||
Houston | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston | ||
Los Angeles | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles | ||
Miami | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami | ||
New York City | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York City | ||
San Francisco | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco | ||
Seattle | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle |
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Country | City | Name of diplomatic missions | Former name |
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Canberra | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia | ||
Brisbane | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Brisbane, Australia | ||
Melbourne | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Melbourne | ||
Sydney | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Sydney | ||
Suva | Taipei Trade Office in Fiji | Trade Mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Republic of Fiji[9] | |
Majuro | Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands | ||
Yaren | Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Yaren, Republic of Nauru | ||
Wellington | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New Zealand | ||
Auckland | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Auckland | ||
Koror | Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Republic of Palau | ||
Port Moresby | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Papua New Guinea | ||
Funafuti | Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Tuvalu |
Multilateral organizations
Organization | City | Name of diplomatic missions |
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Brussels | Taipei Representative Office in the European Union and Belgium | |
Geneva | Permanent Mission of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu to the World Trade Organization |
Former missions
Embassies
The following countries previously maintained diplomatic relations with Taiwan, but have switch their relations with the People's Republic of China.
Burkina Faso (closed in 2018) Costa Rica (closed in 2007) Dominican Republic (closed in 2018) El Salvador (closed in 2018) Gambia (closed in 2013) Kiribati (closed in 2019) Malawi (closed in 2008) Panama (closed in 2017) São Tomé and Príncipe (closed in 2016)
Representative offices
Bangladesh - Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Bangladesh (closed in 2009, transferred to Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India and Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand) Bolivia - Taipei Economic Office in La Paz (closed in 2009, transferred to Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Argentina) Guam (suspended in 2017, transferred to Embassy of the Republic of China in Palau) Libya - Taiwan Commercial Office in Tripoli (closed in 2011, transferred to Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Jordan) Norway - Taipei Representative Office in Norway (closed in 2017, transferred to Taipei Mission in Sweden) Uruguay - Taipei Economic Office in Montevideo (closed, transferred to Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Argentina) Venezuela - Taipei Economic Office in Caracas (closed in 2009, transferred to Taipei Commercial Office in Bogotá, Colombia)
See also
Notes
- The embassy to the Holy See is located outside Vatican territory in Rome, in a country in which the ROC's government is not recognized
References
- Government statement on Chung Hwa Travel Service, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, 22 April 2000
- "One Country, Two Systems" in Crisis: Hong Kong's Transformation Since the Handover, Yiu-chung Wong, Lexington Books, 2004, page 221
- Different era and mood for 'little dragons' talks, South China Morning Post, 20 April 2010
- "Taiwan trade office in Ecuador forced to change name: MOFA - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- "Taiwan's representative office in Bahrain operating normally: MOFA - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- "Officials celebrate name change for Japanese office - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- "Taiwan office in Jordan to be renamed under pressure from China: MOFA - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- News, Taiwan. "Taiwan changes name of its office in Fiji und..." Taiwan News. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
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