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Headquarters 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0EB, Victoria, London Agency executive Liu Chih-kung, Representative Parent agency Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. Address 50 Grosvenor Gardens, Belgravia, London SW1W 0EB, UK Hours Closed today SaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday9:30AM–12:30PMTuesday9:30AM–12:30PMWednesday9:30AM–12:30PMThursday9:30AM–12:30PMFriday9:30AM–12:30PMSuggest an edit Similar Embassy of Japan, Embassy of the People's, Embassy of France, High Commissi for the Re, Embassy Of The Federal R | ||
The Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. (TRO; Chinese: 駐英國台北代表處; pinyin: Zhù Yīngguó Táiběi Dàibiǎo Chù) is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of China (ROC) in the United Kingdom (UK). It is not a fully-fledged embassy owing to the ongoing Taiwan dispute and One-China policy. However, it is the highest-level representation of the ROC government in the United Kingdom. It manages cultural, economic and political cooperation between the UK and the ROC, as well as offering consular services. Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the British Office Taipei.
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History
The Republic of China's former diplomatic mission to the UK was the Chinese Embassy, inherited from the former Qing Empire. After the Chinese revolution of 1949, for a short time the UK continued to recognise the government of Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of China, before switching recognition to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1950. The ROC office in London was first established in September 1963 as the Free Chinese Centre (自由中國中心). In 1992, it adopted its present name.
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Representatives
Transportation
The nearest station to the representative office is London Victoria station.