List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan

  Taiwan (Republic of China)

  Countries with embassies of Taiwan

  Countries with Representative Offices of Taiwan

The diplomatic missions of Taiwan include embassies and representative offices. Due to the special political status, the Republic of China (Taiwan) only maintains a handful of full-fledged diplomatic missions abroad. Notably, Taiwan 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 Taiwan does not have diplomatic relations, unofficial 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, assistance for citizens in distress, trade, cultural and economic relations, etc. These offices are usually titled "Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office" or "Taipei Representative Office". Owing to the One-China policy practised by many states, very few countries allow unofficial Taiwanese missions to operate under the country's official name, but among those that do are Fiji, Jordan, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates. 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

Embassy of the Republic of China in Swaziland

Country	City	Name of diplomatic missions
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou	Ambassade de la République de Chine (Taiwan), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Libya	Tripoli	Taiwan Commercial Office in Tripoli
Nigeria	Abuja	Trade Mission of the ROC (Taiwan), Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria
São Tomé and Príncipe	São Tomé	Embaixada da República da China (Taiwan) na República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe
South Africa	Pretoria	Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa
	Cape Town	Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
Swaziland	Mbabane	Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Kingdom of Swaziland

Americas

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States in Washington, D.C.

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston, Texas

Country	City	Name of diplomatic missions
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Argentina
Belize	Belize City	Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Belize
Brazil	Brasilia	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Brazil
	São Paulo	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in São Paulo
Canada	Ottawa	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada
	Toronto	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Toronto
	Vancouver	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vancouver
Chile	Santiago de Chile	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
Colombia	Bogotá	Taipei Commercial Office
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Embajada de la República de China en la Rep. Dominicana
Ecuador	Quito	Commercial Office of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Quito, Ecuador
El Salvador	San Salvador	Embajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en El Salvador
Guatemala	Guatemala City	Embajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en Guatemala
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Ambassade de la République de Chine (Taiwan) en Haiti
Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Embajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en Honduras
	San Pedro Sula	Consulate General
Mexico	Mexico City	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Mexico
Nicaragua	Managua	La Embajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en la República de Nicaragua
Panama	Panama City	Embajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en Panamá
Paraguay	Asunción	Embajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en la República del Paraguay
	Ciudad del Este	Consulado de la Republica de China (Taiwan)
Peru	Lima	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Christopher and Nevis
Saint Lucia	Castries	The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
United States	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
	Guam	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Guam

Asia

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Japan.

Country	City	Name of diplomatic missions
Bahrain	Manama	Trade Mission of Taiwan to the Kingdom of Bahrain
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Brunei Darussalam
China	Beijing	Taiwan Strait Tourism Association
	Hong Kong	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong
	Macau	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Macau
India	New Delhi	Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India
Indonesia	Jakarta	Taipei Economic and Trade Office, Jakarta, Indonesia
Israel	Tel Aviv	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Tel Aviv
Japan	Tokyo	Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan
	Fukuoka	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Branch
	Naha	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Branch
	Osaka	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Branch
	Sapporo	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Branch
	Yokohama	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Branch
Jordan	Amman	Commercial Office of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Amman, Jordan
South Korea	Seoul	Taipei Mission in Korea, Seoul Office
	Busan	Taipei Mission in Korea, Busan Office
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Taipei Commercial Representative Office in the State of Kuwait
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia
Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	Taipei Trade and Economic Representative Office in Ulaanbaatar
Myanmar	Yangon	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Myanmar
Oman	Muscat	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Muscat, Oman
Philippines	Manila	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
	Jeddah	Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jeddah Office
Singapore	Singapore	Taipei Representative Office in Singapore
Thailand	Bangkok	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand
Turkey	Ankara	Taipei Economic and Cultural Mission in Ankara, Turkey
United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Commercial Office of the Republic of China to Dubai
Vietnam	Hanoi	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Hanoi, Vietnam
	Ho Chi Minh City	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ho Chi Minh City

Europe

Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Holy See

Taipei Representative Office in the Netherlands

Country	City	Name of diplomatic missions
Austria	Vienna	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Vienna, Austria
Belgium	Brussels	Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium
Czech Republic	Prague	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Prague, Czech Republic
Denmark	Copenhagen	Taipei Representative Office in Denmark
Finland	Helsinki	Taipei Representative Office in Finland
France	Paris	Bureau de Représentation de Taipei en France
Germany	Berlin	Taipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany
	Frankfurt	Taipei Representative Office in Frankfurt
	Hamburg	Taipei Representative Office in Hamburg
	Munich	Taipei Representative Office in Munich
Greece	Athens	Taipei Representative Office in Greece
Holy See	Vatican City[note 1]	Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Holy See
Hungary	Budapest	Taipei Representative Office
Ireland	Dublin	Taipei Representative Office in Ireland
Italy	Rome	Taipei Representative Office in Italy
Latvia	Riga	Taipei Mission in the Republic of Latvia
Netherlands	The Hague	Taipei Representative Office in the Netherlands
Norway	Oslo	Taipei Representative Office in Norway
Poland	Warsaw	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Poland
Portugal	Lisbon	Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre, Lisbon, Portugal
Russia	Moscow	Representative Office in Moscow for the Taipei-Moscow Economic and Cultural Coordination Commission
Slovakia	Bratislava	Taipei Representative Office, Bratislava
Spain	Madrid	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Spain
Sweden	Stockholm	Taipei Mission in Sweden
Switzerland	Bern	Taipei Cultural and Economic Delegation
	Geneva	Taipei Cultural and Economic Delegation, Geneva Office
United Kingdom	London	Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.
	Edinburgh	Taipei Representative Office in the U.K., Edinburgh Office

Oceania

Country	City	Name of diplomatic missions
Australia	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
Fiji	Suva	Trade Mission of the Republic of China, Suva, Republic of Fiji Islands
Kiribati	Tarawa	Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati
Marshall Islands	Majuro	Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands
Nauru	Yaren	Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Yaren, Republic of Nauru
New Zealand	Wellington	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New Zealand
	Auckland	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Auckland
Palau	Koror	Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Republic of Palau
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	Trade Mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands	Honiara	Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Solomon Islands
Tuvalu	Funafuti	Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Tuvalu

Multilateral organisations

Organization	City	Name of diplomatic missions
European Union	Brussels	Taipei Representative Office in the European Union and Belgium
World Trade Organization	Geneva	Permanent Mission of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu to the World Trade Organization

See also

• Foreign relations of Taiwan
• List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office

Notes

1. The embassy to the Holy See is located outside Vatican territory in Rome.

References

1. Government statement on Chung Hwa Travel Service, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, April 22, 2000
2. "One Country, Two Systems" in Crisis: Hong Kong's Transformation Since the Handover, Yiu-chung Wong, Lexington Books, 2004, page 221
3. Different era and mood for 'little dragons' talks, South China Morning Post, 20 April 2010

External links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
• Portal of Republic of China (Taiwan) diplomatic missions