Oficina Económica y Cultural de Taipéi en Bogotá, Colombia | |
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Jurisdiction |
Colombia Panama Venezuela Cuba |
Headquarters | Carrera 11 # 93-53, Oficina 501, Bogotá, Colombia |
Agency executive |
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Website | Oficina Comercial de Taipéi en Colombia |
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.
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]