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Taipei Commercial Office in Bogotá, Colombia

Taipei Commercial Office in Bogotá, Colombia

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The Taipei Commercial Office in Bogotá, Colombia (Chinese: 駐哥倫比亞代表處; pinyin: Zhù Gēlúnbǐyǎ Dàibiǎo Chù) (Spanish: Oficina Comercial de Taipéi en Bogotá, Colombia) represents the interests of Taiwan in Colombia in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.

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Until 1980, Colombia recognised Taiwan as the Republic of China, which, in addition to its embassy in Bogotá, had a consulate general in Barranquilla.[2] In that year, it established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.[3][4]

There is no longer a counterpart organisation in Taipei, although a Colombian Trade Office was established in 1993[5] and closed in 2002.[6]

The Office is headed by Ms Francisca Y.T.Chang (Chinese: 張幼慈; pinyin: Zhāng Yòucí; Wade–Giles: Chang Yu-tz'u),[7] its Representative as of 2020.[1]

It also has responsibility for relations with Venezuela.[8] These were previously handled by the Oficina Economica de Taipéi in Caracas, established in 1974, but closed in 2009,[9] following tensions with the government of Hugo Chávez, which had close ties with the People's Republic of China and refused to renew the visas of the office's staff.[10]

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References

  1. [1]
    Republic of Colombia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
  2. [2]
    Events from day to day, Taiwan Info, 1 January 1980
  3. [3]
    Li Keqiang and President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia Jointly Attend Seminar on China-Latin America People-to-People and Cultural Exchanges, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China, May 24, 2015
  4. [4]
    "Colombia y China Popular establecen relaciones". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogotá: Casa Editorial El Tiempo. February 9, 1980. pp. 8A. ISSN 0121-9987. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  5. [5]
    Colombia trade office opens up shop in Taipei, Taiwan Info, 11 May 1993
  6. [6]
    Chinese Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Volume 20, Occasional Paper/Reprints Series in Contemporary Asian Studies, Incorporated, 2002, page 525
  7. [7]
    Republic of Colombia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China) in (in Chinese)
  8. [8]
    Latin America and Caribbean, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
  9. [9]
    Taiwan mourns death of Venezuela's president Archived 2016-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China), March 6, 2013
  10. [10]
    Taiwanese diplomats to leave Venezuela, Archived 2016-03-26 at the Wayback Machine El Universal July 18, 2007

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