Taipei Commercial Office in Bogotá, Colombia

The Taipei Commercial Office in Bogotá, Colombia; (Chinese: 駐哥倫比亞代表處; pinyin: Zhù Gēlúnbǐyǎ Dàibiǎo Chù) (Spanish: Oficina Comercial de Taipei en Bogotá, Colombia) represents the interests of Taiwan in Colombia in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.

Taipei Commercial Office in Bogotá, Colombia
駐哥倫比亞代表處
Oficina Económica y Cultural de Taipei en Bogotá, Colombia
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Colombia
 Venezuela
 Guyana
 Suriname
HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
Agency executive
  • Chih-Cheng Han, Representative[1]
WebsiteOficina Comercial de Taipei en Colombia

Until 1980, Colombia recognised Taiwan as the Republic of China, which, in addition to its embassy in Bogotá, had a consulate general in Barranquilla.[2] In that year, it established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.[3][4]

There is no longer a counterpart organisation in Taipei, although a Colombian Trade Office was established in 1993.[5] This operated until 2002.[6]

The Office is headed by a Representative, Yeh De-guey.[1]

It also has responsibility for relations with Venezuela.[7] These were previously handled by the Oficina Economica de Taipei in Caracas, established in 1974, but closed in 2009.[8] This was following tensions with the government of Hugo Chavez, which had close ties with the People's Republic of China, and refused to renew the visas of the office's staff.[9]

See also

References
  1. Republic of Colombia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
  2. Events from day to day, Taiwan Info, 1 January 1980
  3. Li Keqiang and President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia Jointly Attend Seminar on China-Latin America People-to-People and Cultural Exchanges, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China, May 24, 2015
  4. "Colombia y China Popular establecen relaciones". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogota: Casa Editorial El Tiempo. February 9, 1980. pp. 8A. ISSN 0121-9987. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  5. Colombia trade office opens up shop in Taipei, Taiwan Info, 11 May 1993
  6. Chinese Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Volume 20, Occasional Paper/Reprints Series in Contemporary Asian Studies, Incorporated, 2002, page 525
  7. Latin America and Caribbean, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
  8. Taiwan mourns death of Venezuela's president Archived 2016-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China), March 6, 2013
  9. Taiwanese diplomats to leave Venezuela, Archived 2016-03-26 at the Wayback Machine El Universal July 18, 2007
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