Taipei Mission in South Korea

The Taipei Mission in Korea (Chinese: 駐韓國台北代表部; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chù Hân-kok Tâi-pak Tāi-piáu-pō͘; Korean: 주한국 타이페이 대표부) represents the interests of Taiwan in South Korea, functioning as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations.

Taipei Mission in Korea
駐韓國台北代表部

주한국 타이페이 대표부
Agency overview
Formed	25 January 1994
Jurisdiction	South Korea
Agency executive	Kuang-chung Liang, Representative[1]
Website	Taipei Mission in Korea

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

See also

• Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office
• Korean Mission in Taipei
• South Korea–Taiwan relations
• Chinese people in Korea

References

1. Republic of Korea, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
2. Korean Mission in Taipei (Korean)
3. 外交部外交年鑑編輯委員會 (1994). 中華民國八十三年外交年鑑. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan). p. 90. ISBN 9570047364.
4. Prospects for Taiwan's Membership in the United Nations, Lung-chu Chen in Taiwan's Expanding Role in the International Arena, Maysing H. Yang, M.E. Sharpe, 1997, page 10
5. China and South Korea Planning To Establish Diplomatic Relations, New York Times, August 23, 1992
6. Seoul tries to mend Taipei tie Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Taiwan Today, November 8, 1996
7. Korea-Taiwan flying close to the wind, Andrew Petty, Asia Times Online, September 15, 2004
8. Korea-Busan, Bureau of Consular Affairs
9. Chinese Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Volume 1, Occasional Paper/Reprints Series in Contemporary Asian Studies, Incorporated, 1981, page 257
10. 簡江作、劉順福 (2009). 韓國與朝鮮現代史. National Institute for Compilation and Translation. p. 347. ISBN 978-986-02-0023-2.
11. 姜遠珍 (2010-09-01). "新任駐韓代表梁英斌將履新". Central News Agency. Taiwan News. Archived from the original on 2017-05-23.
12. , Taipei Mission in Korea
13. "Taiwan's new top envoy to South Korea named: source". Focus Taiwan. 2022-04-20.