The Taipei Representative Office in the UK (TRO; ) is the

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of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the

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(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

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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

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's former diplomatic mission to the UK was the

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, inherited from the former

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. After the

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of 1949, for a short time the UK continued to recognise the government of

as the sole legitimate government of

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, before switching recognition to the

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(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 Tien Hung-mao (; born 7 November 1938) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 May 2000 until 1 February 2002. Career Tien received a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1969, where he wrote his ...

(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 degr ...

(July 2014 to 2016) * David Lin (July 2016 to July 2020) * Kelly Hsieh (since July 2020)

Transportation

The nearest station to the representative office is

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Branch offices

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Consular districts

References

External links

*
Official site
* * {{Diplomatic missions of the Republic of China

Taiwan–United Kingdom relations Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster Victoria, London