Taipei Mission in South Korea explained

Agency Name:Taipei Mission in Korea
駐韓國台北代表部
Nativename:주한국 타이페이 대표부
Formed:25 January 1994
Chief1 Name:Kuang-chung Liang
Chief1 Position:Representative[1]
Website:Taipei Mission in Korea

The Taipei Mission in Korea (;) represents the interests of Taiwan in South Korea, functioning as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations.

Its South Korean counterpart is the Korean Mission in Taipei.[2]

History

The mission was established on 25 January 1994.[3] following an agreement on July 27, 1993.[4] This was after South Korea ceased to recognise the government in Taipei as the Republic of China, following the establishment of relations with the People's Republic of China on 27 August 1992.[5] [6]

On September 1, 2004, representatives of the two countries' missions signed an aviation agreement allowing aircraft of each side to enter the airspace of the other, permitting the resumption of direct scheduled flights by Korean and Taiwanese airlines, which had been discontinued in 1992.[7]

Busan office

There is also a branch office in Busan, the country's second largest city.[8] This was originally established as the Consulate of the Republic of China.[9]

Representatives

Name Tenure Reference
Lin Tsung-hsien (Chinese: 林尊賢) 1993–2001 [10]
Francias Lee (Chinese: 李宗儒) 2001–2003
Lee Tsai-fang (Chinese: 李在方) 2003–2006
Chen Yeong-Cho (Chinese: 陳永綽) 2006–2010[11]
Benjamin Liang (Chinese: 梁英斌) 2010–2014
Joseph Shih (Chinese: 石定) 2014–2018
Daniel Diann-wen Tang (Chinese: 唐殿文) 2018–2022[12]
Kuang-chung Liang (Chinese: 梁光中) 2022–present[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mofa.gov.tw/en/CountryInfoEn.aspx?CASN=0984A85A3A9A6677&n=EFABC8295286B40B&sms=A76B7230ADF29736&s=26A0B1DA6A0EBAA2 Republic of Korea
  2. http://taiwan.mofa.go.kr Korean Mission in Taipei
  3. Book: 中華民國八十三年外交年鑑. 1994. 9570047364. 外交部外交年鑑編輯委員會 . 90. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan).
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=A2IWAHsz5VMC&dq=Taipei+Mission+in+Korea&pg=PA10 Prospects for Taiwan's Membership in the United Nations
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/23/world/china-and-south-korea-planning-to-establish-diplomatic-relations.html China and South Korea Planning To Establish Diplomatic Relations
  6. http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=14674&CtNode=122 Seoul tries to mend Taipei tie
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20040916023257/http://atimes.com/atimes/Korea/FI15Dg01.html Korea-Taiwan flying close to the wind
  8. http://www.boca.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=%201826&ctNode=801&mp=2 Korea-Busan
  9. https://books.google.com/books?id=thE_AQAAIAAJ&q=%22consulate+general+of+the+republic+of+china%22+pusan Chinese Yearbook of International Law and Affairs
  10. Book: 韓國與朝鮮現代史. 簡江作、劉順福 . National Institute for Compilation and Translation. 2009. 978-986-02-0023-2. 347.
  11. News: 新任駐韓代表梁英斌將履新 . https://archive.today/20170523062334/http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/ch/news/1362596 . 2017-05-23 . . 2010-09-01 . . 姜遠珍 . dead .
  12. https://www.roc-taiwan.org/kr_ko/post/4.html
  13. News: Taiwan's new top envoy to South Korea named: source . Focus Taiwan . 2022-04-20.