The Taipei Representative Office in the UK (TRO; ) is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the United Kingdom (UK). It is not a fully-fledged embassy owing to the ongoing Taiwan dispute and One-China policy. However, it is the highest-level representation of the ROC government in the United Kingdom. It manages cultural, economic and political cooperation between the UK and the ROC, as well as offering consular services. Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the

British Office Taipei British Office Taipei (), formerly British Trade and Cultural Office (BTCO), is the representative office of the United Kingdom Government in Taiwan with a principal role to promote the British trade and investment interests. It functions as a ...

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 ...

's former diplomatic mission to the UK was the

Chinese Embassy This is a list of diplomatic missions of the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China has the largest diplomatic network in the world, representing the country's significant economic, commercial, political, cultural, and mili ...

, inherited from the former

Qing Empire The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

. After the Chinese Civil War of 1949, for a short time the UK continued to recognise the government of

as the sole legitimate government of

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, before switching recognition to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1950. The ROC office in London was first established in September 1963 as the Free Chinese Centre (). In 1992, it adopted its present name.

Organizational structure

* Consular Division * Culture Division * Economic Division * Education Division * Financial Division * Overseas Compatriots Division * Press Division * Science and Technology Division

Representatives

* Eugene Chien (1993–1997) * Tzen Wen-hua * Tien Hung-mao (2002–2004) * Edgar Lin (2004–2007) *

Katharine Chang Katharine Chang (; born 12 February 1953) is a Taiwanese diplomat. Early life Chang obtained her bachelor's degree from the Department of Diplomacy of National Chengchi University. She then obtained her master's degree in international relatio ...

(2007–2011) *

Shen Lyu-shun Shen Lyu-shun (; 12 November 1949 – 6 January 2023) was a Taiwanese diplomat who served at posts in the United States and Europe. He also served in the Department of North American Affairs in the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He wa ...

(15 December 2011 to 31 March 2014) *

Liu Chih-kung Liu Chih-kung () is a Taiwanese diplomat. Early life Liu obtained his bachelor's degree in diplomacy from National Chengchi University in 1972. He then continued his study in the same university and obtained his master's degree and doctoral deg ...

(July 2014 to 2016) *

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 ...

(July 2016 to July 2020) * Kelly Hsieh (since July 2020)

Transportation

The nearest station to the representative office is London Victoria station.

Branch offices

* Edinburgh

Consular districts

References

External links

*
Official site
* * {{Diplomatic missions of the Republic of China Taiwan United Kingdom Taiwan–United Kingdom relations Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster Victoria, London