| Agency Name: | Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town 駐開普敦台北聯絡辦事處 |
| Formed: | 1998 |
| Jurisdiction: | (provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape) |
| Headquarters: | Cape Town |
| Chief1 Position: | Director General |
| Website: | Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town |
The Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town 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.[1]
The Office is headed by a Representative, currently Ying-li Chen.[2]
The Office has responsibility for the provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape, as well as Namibia.
The Office was formerly the Consulate-General of the Republic of China.[3] However, when South Africa recognised the People's Republic of China, its diplomatic relations with Taiwan were terminated.[4] This led to the establishment of the Office in 1998.[5]
There is also a Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa located in Pretoria,[6] which 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.[7]