Taipei Representative Office in Germany

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.

Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
駐德國台北代表處
Taipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany
Agency overview
Formed1956 (as Free China Information Service)
1972 (as Far East Information Office)
1992 (as Taipei Economic and Cultural Office)
1997 (as Taipei Representative Office)
Jurisdiction Germany
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
Agency executive
  • Shieh Jhy-wey[1], Representative
WebsiteTaipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Based in Berlin, it also has offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich.[2] Its counterpart in Taiwan is the German Institute Taipei.[3]

History

The Republic of China was a winning power of World War II 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 in Bonn in the then West Germany 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").[4]

In 1992, it became the Taipei Wirtschafts- und Kulturbüro or "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office".[5] In 1997, it adopted its present name.[6] In October 1999, the Taipei Representative Office moved to Berlin, and offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich were established.[4] There is also a Taiwan Trade Center in Düsseldorf.

Missions and consular districts
Mission Consular district
Taipei Representative Office in Germany Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia
Frankfurt Office North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
Hamburg Office Hamburg, Bremen, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Munich Office Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg

Representatives
  • Agnes Hwa-Yue Chen[7]
  • Shieh Jhy-wey (incumbent since 2016)

References
  1. "Diplomats, officials formally sworn in for new postings". Focus Taiwan.
  2. Büros der Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  3. German Institute Taipei
  4. Die Beziehungen zwischen Taiwan und Deutschland, Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  5. Die Entwicklung der politischen Beziehungen zwischen der Republik China und Deutschland, Taiwan Info, 1 March 2014
  6. 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
  7. Federal Republic of Germany, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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