Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town

The Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa (Chinese: 駐開普敦台北聯絡辦事處; pinyin: Zhù Kāi Pǔ Dūn Táiběi Liánluò Dàibiǎo Chù) represents the interests of Taiwan in South Africa in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto consulate. Its counterpart in Taiwan is the Liaison Office of the Republic of South Africa in Taipei.

The Office is headed by a Representative, currently Liu Keh-yue.

It has responsibility for the interests of Taiwan in the Office has responsibility for the provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape, as well as Namibia.

There is also a Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa in Pretoria. This has responsibility for the rest of South Africa, as well as Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Réunion, Comoros, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, Eritrea, Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho.

The Office was formerly the Consulate-General of the Republic of China. However, when South Africa recognised the People's Republic of China, its diplomatic relations with Taiwan were terminated. This led to the establishment of the Office in 1998.