| Agency Name: | Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom |
| Nativename A: | 駐英國台北代表處 |
| Jurisdiction: | |
| Headquarters: | 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0EB, Victoria, London |
| Chief1 Name: | Vincent Yao |
| Chief1 Position: | Representative |
| Parent Agency: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Website: | Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. |
The Taipei Representative Office in the UK (TRO;) is a liaison office of Taiwan in the United Kingdom. It is not a fully-fledged diplomatic mission owing to the ongoing Taiwan dispute and One-China policy. However, it is the highest-level representation of the Taiwan authority in the United Kingdom. It manages cultural, economic and political cooperation between the UK and Taiwan, as well as offering consular services.[1] Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the British Office Taipei.[2]
Qing Empire established the Chinese Embassy to the UK, which was inherited by Republic of China. After the Chinese Civil War 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.[1] Taiwan's office in London was first established in September 1963 as the Free Chinese Centre (Chinese: 自由中國中心).[3] In 1992, it adopted its present name.[4]
The nearest station to the representative office is London Victoria station.
| Representative Office | Consular district[8] | |
|---|---|---|
| Taipei Representative Office in the UK (London) | Southern England (excluding County Durham and Cumbria), Northern Ireland, Wales, Guernsey, Jersey Also serving Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Falkland Islands, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands | |
| Northern England (County Durham and Cumbria), Scotland, Isle of Man |