Taipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1972 (as Far East Information Office) 1990 (as Taipei Economic and Cultural Office) 1997 (as Taipei Representative Office) |
| Jurisdiction |  Germany |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland |
The The Taipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany; (Chinese: 駐德國台北代表處; pinyin: Zhù Déguó Táiběi Dàibiǎo Chù) (German: Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) represents the interests of Taiwan in Germany in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.
Based in Berlin, it also has offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich.[2]
The office was first established in Bad Godesberg in Bonn in the then West Germany in 1958 as the Freichina-Informationsdienst ("Free China Information Service"), later becoming the Büro der Fernost-Informationen ("Far East Information Office") in 1972.[3]
In 1990, it became the Taipei Wirtschafts- und Kulturbüro or "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office".[4] In 1997, it adopted its present name.[5] In October 1999, the Taipei Representative Office moved to Berlin, and offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich were established.[3]
Its counterpart in Taiwan is the German Institute Taipei.[6]
References
- ↑ Federal Republic of Germany, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- ↑ Büros der Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Die Beziehungen zwischen Taiwan und Deutschland, Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- ↑ Die Entwicklung der politischen Beziehungen zwischen der Republik China und Deutschland, Taiwan Info, 1 March 2014
- ↑ Women are just as capable: Taiwan’s representative to Germany, Hwa-yue Chen, led her team in promoting bilateral relations, Taipei Broadcasting Station, July 12, 2014
- ↑ German Institute Taipei
