Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Argentina

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Argentina; (Chinese: 駐阿根廷臺北商務文化辦事處; pinyin: Zhù Āgēntíng Táiběi Jīngjì Wénhuà Bànshì Chù) (Spanish: Oficina Comercial y Cultural de Taipei en Argentina) represents the interests of Taiwan in Argentina in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Argentina
駐阿根廷臺北商務文化辦事處
Oficina Comercial y Cultural de Taipei en Argentina
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Argentina
 Bolivia
 Uruguay
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
Agency executive
  • Antonio Hsieh, Representative[1]
WebsiteOficina Comercial y Cultural de Taipei en Argentina

The Office is headed by a Representative, Lien Sheng Huang.[2]

It also has responsibility for relations with Uruguay.[3] These were previously handled by the now closed Oficina Economica de Taipei in Montevideo.[4]

Its counterpart in Taiwan is the Argentina Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei.[5]

History

Diplomatic relations between Argentina and the Republic of China (ROC) started in 1945. However, Argentina switched diplomatic relations from ROC to the People's Republic of China on 19 February 1972. In the same year, ROC closed its embassy in Buenos Aires and established the Oficina Comercial de Taiwán or "Taiwan Trade Office" in 1973, adopting its present name in August 1995.[6]

Organizational structures
  • Consular Affairs Division
  • Economic Division
  • Press and Culture Division
  • Overseas Compatriots Division

See also

References
  1. "Informaciones Generales". Oficina Comercial y Cultural de Taipei en Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. Asume el nuevo embajador de Taiwán en la Argentina Archived 2014-04-28 at the Wayback Machine, Télam, 25 April, 2014
  3. Latin America and Caribbean, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
  4. Directory of Taiwan, China News, 2001
  5. Argentina Trade and Cultural Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
  6. "Informaciones Generales". Oficina Comercial y Cultural de Taipei en Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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