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The Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium () represents interests of
Republic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...
in
Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
,
Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
, as well as in the
European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...
institutions, in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a ''de facto'' embassy. It was established in 1976 as the Chambre de Commerce Sino-Belge.Pretence of Privatisation: Taiwan's External Relations
Françoise Mengin, in''Privatising the State'', Béatrice Hibou, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2004, pages 154
It was later renamed Far East Trading Services, Inc. Since the closure of the
Luxembourg City Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Lu ...
office in 2002, it has also been responsible for relations with
Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
. The Luxembourg office had been established in 1975 as the Centre Sun Yat-sen. The Office is headed by a Representative, currently appointed October 2022, replacing Tsai Ming-yen appointed in June 2020. Its counterparts in Taiwan are the
European Economic and Trade Office The European Economic and Trade Office (EETO; ) is the representative office of European Union (EU) in Taiwan. Its counterpart body in the EU is the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium. The European Union does not have diplomati ...
, Belgian Office, and the Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office.Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office, Taipei
(Chinese)


Representatives

* (1971–1990) * (1991–1994) * Huang Yen-chao (1995–2001) * David Lee (2001–2004) *
Chen Chien-jen Chen Chien-jen (, born 6 June 1951) is a Taiwanese epidemiologist who served as the Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2016 to 2020. He joined the Chen Shui-bian presidential administration in 2003 as leader of the Departmen ...
(2004–2006) *
Michael Kau Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...
(2006–2008) * Shen Lyu-shun (2008–2009) *
David Lin Lin Yung-lo (; born 10 March 1950), also known as David Lin, is a Taiwanese politician who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan. In 2022, he was elected as the Chairman of the Association of Foreign Relations (AFR). Early life David ...
(2010–2012) *
Tung Kuo-yu Tung Kuo-yu () is a Taiwanese diplomat. Between 2013 and 2017, he was the Representative of the Republic of China to the European Union and Belgium and previously served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Fore ...
(2013–2017) *
Tseng Hou-jen Harry Ho-jen Tseng () is a Taiwanese diplomat who has served a deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan since 2020 and its representative to Canada since 2022. Career Tseng worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) between 1985 and 19 ...
(2017–2020) * Tsai Ming-yen (2020–2022) * (since 2022)


See also

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List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, has 112 diplomatic missions across the world . Due to the One-China policy held by the People's Republic of China, countries are only allowed to maintain relations with either Taiwan or the People's Re ...
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List of diplomatic missions in Belgium This article lists diplomatic missions resident in the Kingdom of Belgium. This listing excludes honorary consulates. At present, the capital city of Brussels hosts 185 embassies. Brussels is unique in that it is not only the seat of the Belgian ...


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Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium
{{Diplomatic missions in Belgium
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