Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.
| 駐英國台北代表處 | |
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| Jurisdiction |
 United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0EB, Victoria, London |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Website | 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).[2] 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.[3] Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the British Office Taipei.[4]
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 revolution 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.[5] The ROC office in London was first established in September 1963 as the Free Chinese Centre (自由中國中心).[6] In 1992, it adopted its present name.[7]
Organizational structure
- Economic Division
- Education Division
- Press Division
- Science and Technology Division
- Overseas Compatriots Division
- Financial Division
- Consular Division
Representatives
- Katharine Chang (2007–2011)
- Shen Lyu-shun (15 December 2011 – 31 March 2014)
- Liu Chih-kung (July 2014 –)
Transportation
The nearest station to the representative office is London Victoria station.
Branch offices
Gallery
See also
- List of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office
- List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan
- British Office Taipei
References
- ↑ Liu Chih-kung named as Taiwan's new representative to U.K., Focus Taiwan, May 20, 2014
- ↑ "Taiwan-UK relations". 30 August 2013.
- ↑ "Taiwan-UK relations". 30 August 2013.
- ↑ British Office Taipei
- ↑ "Taiwan-UK relations". 30 August 2013.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Former diplomats to Great Britain remember Thatcher, The China Post, 10 April 2013
- ↑ Edinburgh Office, Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom
External links
Coordinates: 51°29′47″N 0°08′45″W / 51.49626°N 0.145969°W
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1 No diplomatic relations with Republic of China, functions as an informal diplomatic mission. 5 Responsibility of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh City. 6 Responsibility of Taipei Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta. 7 Responsibility of Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium in Brussels. 8 Responsibility of Taipei Representative Office in Denmark in Copenhagen. 9 Responsibility of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Buenos Aires. 10 Responsibility of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Bangkok. 10 Responsibility of Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa in Pretoria. | |
