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 Taipéi en Bogotá, Colombia) represents the interests of Taiwan in Colombia in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.
| Oficina Económica y Cultural de Taipéi en Bogotá, Colombia | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Colombia Panama Venezuela Cuba |
| Headquarters | Carrera 11 # 93-53, Oficina 501, Bogotá, Colombia |
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| Website | Oficina Comercial de Taipéi 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] and closed in 2002.[6]
The Office is headed by Ms Francisca Y.T.Chang (Chinese: 張幼慈; pinyin: Zhāng Yòucí; Wade–Giles: Chang Yu-tz'u),[7] its Representative as of 2020.[1]
It also has responsibility for relations with Venezuela.[8] These were previously handled by the Oficina Economica de Taipéi in Caracas, established in 1974, but closed in 2009,[9] following tensions with the government of Hugo Chávez, which had close ties with the People's Republic of China and refused to renew the visas of the office's staff.[10]
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- ^ a b Republic of Colombia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
- ^ Events from day to day, Taiwan Info, 1 January 1980
- ^ 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
- ^ "Colombia y China Popular establecen relaciones". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogotá: Casa Editorial El Tiempo. February 9, 1980. pp. 8A. ISSN 0121-9987. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ Colombia trade office opens up shop in Taipei, Taiwan Info, 11 May 1993
- ^ Chinese Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Volume 20, Occasional Paper/Reprints Series in Contemporary Asian Studies, Incorporated, 2002, page 525
- ^ Republic of Colombia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China) in (in Chinese)
- ^ Latin America and Caribbean, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
- ^ 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
- ^ Taiwanese diplomats to leave Venezuela, Archived 2016-03-26 at the Wayback Machine El Universal July 18, 2007