The Taipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany; ( zh, t=駐德國台北代表處 , p=Zhù Déguó Táiběi Dàibiǎo Chù; german: Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) represents the interests of

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 nort ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a ''de facto'' embassy. Based in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

, it also has offices in

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

and

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

. Its counterpart in

is the

German Institute Taipei The German Institute Taipei (German: Deutsches Institut Taipei); () is the overseas representative office of Germany in Taiwan, which promotes the non-diplomatic German-Taiwanese relations and looks after German interests there. Tasks of the inst ...

History

The

Republic of China 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 ...

was a winning power of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

and thus dispatched a military mission to occupied Berlin. However, it did not re-establish diplomatic ties with either East or West Germany after the war. Its first in-official office was established in 1956 in

Bad Godesberg Bad Godesberg ( ksh, Bad Jodesbersch) is a borough ('' Stadtbezirk'') of Bonn, southern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. From 1949 to 1999, while Bonn was the capital of West Germany, most foreign embassies were in Bad Godesberg. Some buildings ar ...

Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr r ...

in the then

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

as the ''Freichina- Presse und Informationsdienst'' ("Free China Press and Information Service"), later in 1972 becoming the ''Büro der Fernost-Informationen'' ("Far East Information Office").Die Beziehungen zwischen Taiwan und Deutschland
Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland In 1992, it became the ''Taipei Wirtschafts- und Kulturbüro'' or "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office".Die Entwicklung der politischen Beziehungen zwischen der Republik China und Deutschland
''

Taiwan Info The Government Information Office, Executive Yuan (GIO; ) was a cabinet-level agency of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (the Republic of China) in charge of promoting government policies and regulating domestic media. History In April 1947, the R ...

'', 1 March 2014 In 1997, it adopted its present name.Women are just as capable: Taiwan’s representative to Germany, Hwa-yue Chen, led her team in promoting bilateral relations

Taipei Broadcasting Station Taipei Broadcasting Station or Radio Taipei (TBS; ) is a government owned radio station in the Republic of China. It has been in operation since 7 July 1961 under the direction of the Department of Information and Tourism, Taipei City Governmen ...

, July 12, 2014 In October 1999, the Taipei Representative Office moved to

, and offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich were established. There is also a Taiwan Trade Center in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...

Missions and consular districts

Representatives

* Agnes Hwa-Yue ChenFederal Republic of Germany

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

* Shieh Jhy-wey (incumbent since 2016)

References

External links

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1956 establishments in West Germany Diplomatic missions in Berlin Organizations established in 1972 Germany–Taiwan relations