The Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town () represents the interests of Taiwan in South Africa in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto consulate. Its counterpart in Taiwan is the Liaison Office of the Republic of South Africa in Taipei.Liaison Office of the Republic of South Africa
The Office is headed by a Representative, currently Ying-li Chen.Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
The Office has responsibility for the provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape, as well as Namibia.
The Office was formerly the Consulate-General of the Republic of China.The Republic Of China Yearbook 1996, David Robertson, Taylor & Francis, 1996, page 692 However, when South Africa recognised the People's Republic of China, its diplomatic relations with Taiwan were terminated.Taiwan loses a major ally, BBC News Online, December 30, 1997 This led to the establishment of the Office in 1998.About Us - Taipei Liaison Office in the RSA
There is also a Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa located in Pretoria,Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa , Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China) which has responsibility for the rest of South Africa, as well as Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Réunion, Comoros, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, Eritrea, Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho.Africa Area, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
See also List of diplomatic missions in South Africa South Africa–Taiwan relations
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Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa