Taipei Mission in Sweden
Agency overview | |
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Formed |
1981 (as Taipei Trade, Tourism and Information Office)[1] 1994 (as Taipei Mission in Sweden) |
Jurisdiction |
Sweden Norway (starting 30 September 2017)[2] |
Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
Agency executive |
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Website | Taipei Mission in Sweden |
The Taipei Mission in Sweden (Chinese: 駐瑞典台北代表團; pinyin: Zhù Ruìdiǎn Táiběi Dàibiǎo Tuán) represents the interests of Taiwan in Sweden in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.[4] Its counterpart in Taiwan is the Swedish Trade and Invest Council in Taipei.[1][4] The office will also handle affairs of Taiwanese in Norway after the Taipei Representative Office in Norway will be suspended on 30 September 2017.[5]
History
Sweden established official diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1950, which required the Swedish government to break off relations with the government in Taiwan.[6]
The Taipei Mission was established as the Taipei Trade, Tourism and Information Office in 1981[1] and renamed to Taipei Mission in Sweden in 1994.
Organizational structures
- Political Division
- Consular Division
- Education Division
- Economic Division
Representatives
- Lee Chen-jan (2014–2016)[7]
- David Liao (2016–)[8]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 A Pretence of Privatisation: Taiwan's External Relations, Françoise Mengin, in Privatising the State, Béatrice Hibou, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2004, pages 154
- ↑ Hou, Elaine (27 July 2017). "Taiwan suspending operations at 3 overseas offices". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ http://web.roc-taiwan.org/se_en/post/9.html
- 1 2 Kjellgren, Björn (2000). Kinakunskap. Studentlitteratur. p. 74. ISBN 978-91-44-01445-6.
- ↑ Hou, Elaine (27 July 2017). "Taiwan suspending operations at 3 overseas offices". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ Leijonhufvud, Göran (2016). "Norden og Kina: Lao pengyou. En gammal god vän? Sveriges förhållande till Kina". Internasjonal Politikk. 74 (3): 1–9. doi:10.17585/ip.v74.495. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ↑ http://www.mofa.gov.tw/en/MofaLeader_Content.aspx?n=8C1B5DF8A167A082&sms=83A9AD4277955F24&s=A22859B204186560
- ↑ http://web.roc-taiwan.org/se_en/post/9.html