Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ho Chi Minh City
駐胡志明市台北經濟文化辦事處
Văn phòng Kinh tế Văn hóa Đài Bắc tại thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Agency overview
Formed1992
Jurisdiction Vietnam (southern regions)
 Cambodia
HeadquartersHo Chi Minh City
Agency executive
  • Han, Kuo-Yao [zh], Director General[1]
WebsiteTaipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ho Chi Minh City

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ho Chi Minh City (Chinese: 駐胡志明市台北經濟文化辦事處; pinyin: Zhù Húzhìmíng Shì Táiběi Jīngjì Wénhuà Bànshì Chù) (Vietnamese: Văn phòng Kinh tế Văn hóa Đài Bắc tại thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) represents the interests of Taiwan in the southern regions of Vietnam and Cambodia, functioning as a de facto consulate in the absence of diplomatic relations. There is also a Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam located in Hanoi,[2] which has responsibility for relations with the northern regions of Vietnam as well as Laos.[3]

Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the Vietnam Economic and Culture Office in Taipei.[4]

History

The Ho Chi Minh City office, along with its counterpart in Hanoi, was established in June 1992.[5] Until 1975, Taiwan, as the Republic of China, had an embassy in Saigon.[6] From 1964 to 1972, General Hu Lien served as the ambassador.[7] However, the embassy suspended operations after the defeat of South Vietnam by the Communist North, which has diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
  2. ^ "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Hanoi, Vietnam". Archived from the original on 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  3. ^ Asia Pacific Area, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
  4. ^ Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Foreign Policy of the New Taiwan: Pragmatic Diplomacy in Southeast Asia, Jie Chen, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002, page 81
  6. ^ Maoists kill Chinese publisher in Saigon, Current Issue, December 5, 1971
  7. ^ Free China Review, Volume 20, W.Y. Tsao, 1970, page 4
  8. ^ The Republic Of China Yearbook 1996, David Robertson, Taylor & Francis, 1996, page 652


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