Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.

The Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. (TRO; Chinese: 駐英國台北代表處; pinyin: Zhù Yīngguó Táiběi Dàibiǎo Chù) is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of China (ROC) in the United Kingdom (UK).[1] It is not a fully-fledged embassy owing to the ongoing Taiwan dispute and One-China policy. However, it is the highest-level representation of the ROC government in the United Kingdom. It manages cultural, economic and political cooperation between the UK and the ROC, as well as offering consular services.[2] Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the British Office Taipei.[3]

駐英國台北代表處
Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom
Agency overview
Jurisdiction United Kingdom
 Ireland
Headquarters50 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0EB, Victoria, London
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Foreign Affairs
WebsiteTaipei Representative Office in the U.K.

History

The Republic of China's former diplomatic mission to the UK was the Chinese Embassy, inherited from the former Qing Empire. After the Chinese Civil War of 1949, for a short time the UK continued to recognise the government of Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of China, before switching recognition to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1950.[4] The ROC office in London was first established in September 1963 as the Free Chinese Centre (自由中國中心).[5] In 1992, it adopted its present name.[6]

Organizational structure
  • Economic Division
  • Education Division
  • Press Division
  • Science and Technology Division
  • Overseas Compatriots Division
  • Financial Division
  • Consular Division

Representatives

Transportation

The nearest station to the representative office is London Victoria station.

Branch offices

See also

References
  1. "Taiwan-UK relations". 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013.
  2. "Taiwan-UK relations". 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013.
  3. British Office Taipei
  4. "Taiwan-UK relations". 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013.
  5. The Cold War's Odd Couple: The Unintended Partnership Between the Republic of China and the UK, 1950–1958, Steven Tsang, I.B.Tauris, 2006, page 39
  6. Former diplomats to Great Britain remember Thatcher, The China Post, 10 April 2013
  7. Edinburgh Office, Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom Archived 2014-10-12 at the Wayback Machine

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