Taipei_Representative_Office_in_the_U.K.

Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom

Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom

Diplomatic mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the United Kingdom

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

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History

Qing Empire established the Chinese Embassy to the UK, which was inherited by Republic of China. 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.[1] Taiwan's office in London was first established in September 1963 as the Free Chinese Centre (自由中國中心).[3] In 1992, it adopted its present name.[4]

Organizational structure

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

Representatives

Transportation

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

Branch offices

Consular districts

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Taiwan-UK relations". 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013.
  2. [2]
    "British Office Taipei - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk.
  3. [3]
    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
  4. [4]
    Former diplomats to Great Britain remember Thatcher, The China Post, 10 April 2013
  5. [5]
    Team, Internet. "About the Representative". Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. 駐英國台北代表處.
  6. [6]
    Team, Internet. "代表簡介". 駐英國台北代表處 Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.
  7. [7]
    "Edinburgh Office, Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom". Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
  8. [8]
    Team, Internet. "Consular Jurisdiction". Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. 駐英國台北代表處.

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