Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ho Chi Minh City

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ho Chi Minh City
駐胡志明市台北經濟文化辦事處
Agency overview
Văn phòng Kinh tế Văn hóa Đài Bắc tại thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Formed	1992
Jurisdiction	Vietnam (southern regions) Cambodia
Agency executive	Richard R.C. Shih, Representative^[1]
Website	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ho Chi Minh City

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Hanoi, Vietnam (Chinese: 駐胡志明市台北經濟文化辦事處; pinyin: Zhù Húzhìmíng Shì Táiběi Jīngjì Wénhuà Bànshì Chù) (Vietnamese: Văn phòng Kinh tế Văn hóa Đài Bắc tại thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) represents the interests of Taiwan in southern regions of Vietnam and Cambodia, functioning as a de facto consulate in the absence of diplomatic relations. There is also a Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hanoi.^[2] This has responsibility for relations with Laos as well as northern regions of Vietnam.^[3]

Its counterpart body in Vietnam is the Vietnam Economic and Culture Office in Taipei.^[4]

History

The Ho Chi Minh City office, along with its counterpart in Hanoi, was established in June 1992.^[5] Until 1975, Taiwan, as the Republic of China, had an Embassy in Saigon.^[6] From 1964 to 1972, Republic of China Army General Hu Lien served as Ambassador.^[7] However, it suspended its operations after the defeat of South Vietnam by the Communist North, which had maintained full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.^[8]

References

↑ Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
↑ Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Hanoi, Vietnam
↑ Asia Pacific Area, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
↑ Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office
↑ Foreign Policy of the New Taiwan: Pragmatic Diplomacy in Southeast Asia, Jie Chen, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002, page 81
↑ Maoists kill Chinese publisher in Saigon, Current Issue, December 5, 1971
↑ Free China Review, Volume 20, W.Y. Tsao, 1970, page 4
↑ The Republic Of China Yearbook 1996, David Robertson, Taylor & Francis, 1996, page 652

Diplomatic missions of the Republic of China

Africa	Algeria¹ ¹⁵ Angola¹ ¹⁰ Benin¹ ¹² Burundi¹ ¹⁰ Cameroon¹ ¹² Comoros¹ ¹⁰ Eritrea¹ ¹⁰ Gabon¹ ¹⁵ Gambia¹ ¹² Ghana¹ ¹² Lesotho¹ ¹⁰ Liberia¹ ¹² Libya¹ Malawi¹ ¹⁰ Mauritania¹ ¹⁵ Mauritius¹ ¹⁰ Madagascar¹ ¹⁰ Morocco¹ ¹⁵ Mozambique¹ ¹³ Namibia¹ ¹¹ Nigeria¹ Republic of Congo¹ ¹⁵ Réunion¹ ¹⁰ Rwanda¹ ¹⁰ Seychelles¹ ¹⁰ Sierra Leone¹ ¹² Somalia¹ ¹⁰ South Africa¹(Cape Town)¹ Swaziland Tanzania¹ ¹⁰ Tunisia¹ ¹⁵ Uganda¹ ¹⁰ Zambia¹ ¹⁰ Zimbabwe¹ ¹⁰

Americas	Argentina¹ Brazil¹ Canada¹ Colombia¹ Mexico¹ United States¹ Uruguay¹ ⁹ Venezuela¹ ¹⁴

Asia	Mainland China¹ (Hong Kong¹, Macau¹) Bangladesh¹ ² Bhutan¹ ² Cambodia¹ ⁵ East Timor¹ ⁶ India¹ (Chennai)¹ Indonesia¹ Japan¹ Jordan¹ ¹³ Laos¹ ⁴ Maldives)¹ ³ Malaysia¹ Mongolia¹ Myanmar¹ ¹⁰ Nepal¹ ² Philippines¹ Saudi Arabia¹ Singapore¹ South Korea¹ Sri Lanka¹ ³ Thailand¹ Turkey¹ Vietnam¹ (Ho Chi Minh City)¹

Europe	European Union¹ Andorra¹ ¹⁵ Austria¹ Belgium¹ Denmark¹ France¹ Germany¹ Holy See Iceland¹ ⁸ Italy¹ Luxembourg¹ ⁷ Monaco¹ ¹⁵ Netherlands¹ Norway¹ Portugal¹ Spain¹ Sweden¹ United Kingdom¹

Oceania	Australia¹ New Zealand¹

¹ No diplomatic relations with Republic of China, functions as an informal diplomatic mission. ² Responsibility of Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India in New Delhi. ³ Responsibility of Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in Chennai. ⁴ Responsibility of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hanoi. 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. ¹¹ Responsibility of Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town. ¹² Responsibility of Trade Mission of the ROC in Abuja. ¹³ Responsibility of Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Mbabane. ¹⁴ Responsibility of Taipei Commercial Office in Bogotá. ¹⁵ Responsibility of Taipei Commercial Office in Paris.

Diplomatic missions in Vietnam

in Hanoi	Philippines Taiwan¹

in Ho Chi Minh City	Canada Taiwan¹ United States ~~(former)~~

¹ No diplomatic relations with Vietnam, functions as an informal diplomatic mission.

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Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ho Chi Minh City

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