Taipei Representative Office in Brussels

{{Short description|Taiwanese de facto embassy}}

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|agency_name = Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium

|nativename ={{flagicon|ROC}} 駐歐盟兼駐比利時台北代表處

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|logo_caption = Plaque of the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium

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|formed = 1976 (as Chambre de Commerce Sino-Belge)

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|headquarters = Square de Meeûs 26-27
Brussels, Belgium

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|chief1_name = {{ill|Roy Chun Lee|zh|李淳 (學者)}}

|chief1_position = Representative[http://www.mofa.gov.tw/EnMobile/OverseasOffice_Detail.aspx?s=2EDCE341D11733F0 Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium], Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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|website = {{url|https://www.roc-taiwan.org/be_en/index.html|www.roc-taiwan.org/be_en}}

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The Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium ({{zh|c=駐歐盟兼駐比利時代表處|p=Zhù Ōuméng Jiān Zhù Bǐlìshí Dàibiǎo Chù}}) represents interests of Republic of China (Taiwan) in Belgium, Luxembourg, as well as in the European Union institutions, in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.

It was established in 1976 as the Chambre de Commerce Sino-Belge.[https://books.google.com/books?id=UdsBUEQa6qIC&dq=%22Anglo-Taiwan%20Trade%20Committee%22%201976%20visa&pg=PA154 Pretence of Privatisation: Taiwan's External Relations], Françoise Mengin, inPrivatising the State, Béatrice Hibou, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2004, pages 154 It was later renamed Far East Trading Services, Inc.[https://books.google.com/books?id=8mvN1Dc_jtAC&dq=taipei+economic+and+cultural+office+in+mexico+established&pg=PA272 Taiwan Business: The Portable Encyclopedia for Doing Business with Taiwan], Christine Genzberger, World Trade Press, 1994, page 272

Since the closure of the Luxembourg City office in 2002, it has also been responsible for relations with Luxembourg.[http://www.taiwanembassy.org/BE/ct.asp?xItem=80426&CtNode=460&mp=102&xp1= Relations with the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031180607/http://www.taiwanembassy.org/BE/ct.asp?xItem=80426&CtNode=460&mp=102&xp1= |date=2014-10-31 }}, Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium The Luxembourg office had been established in 1975 as the Centre Sun Yat-sen.

The Office is headed by a Representative, currently {{ill|Remus Li-Kuo Chen|zh|陳立國 (外交官)}} appointed October 2022,{{cn|date=November 2022}} replacing Tsai Ming-yen appointed in June 2020.{{cite news |last1=Su |first1=Long-chi |last2=Lim |first2=Emerson |title=President Tsai appoints new EU, UK envoys |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202006110019 |accessdate=11 June 2020 |agency=Central News Agency |date=11 June 2020}}

Its counterparts in Taiwan are the European Economic and Trade Office,{{cite web|url=http://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/taiwan/eu_taiwan/index_en.htm|title=European Union|work=europa.eu}} Belgian Office,{{Cite web|url=http://diplomatie.belgium.be/taipei/|title=Belgian Office, Taipei}} and the Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office.[http://www.investinluxembourg.tw/ Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office, Taipei] (Chinese)