List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan

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Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, has 112 diplomatic missions across the world as of December 2024. Due to the One-China policy held by the People's Republic of China on the Chinese mainland, other states are only allowed to maintain relations with one of the two countries. As most countries have changed their recognition to the latter over time, only 13 of Taiwan's diplomatic missions have official status, consisting of twelve embassies and one consulate-general. This makes Taiwan one of the few countries in the world that has resident embassies in all of the states with which it has formal diplomatic relations.

Despite these barriers, 59 United Nations members maintain relations with Taiwan on an unofficial basis. In addition, Taiwan has informal relations with Somaliland, a state that is not internationally recognized by any other country, including China. To serve these locations and other places throughout the world, 92 semi-official representative offices are utilized for matters that would otherwise be handled by embassies or consulates. Their heads are still appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, making them de facto missions. Owing to pressure from the People's Republic, most of these offices cannot operate under either the country's official or common name, using the name of the capital Taipei instead to avoid addressing Taiwan's political status. There have recently been two notable exceptions to this; the offices in Somaliland (opened 2020) and Lithuania (2021) use "Taiwan" in their names. Taiwan also maintains permanent missions to the European Union and the World Trade Organization, with the latter under the name "Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kimmen and Matsu".

Taiwan has also established informal representation in China's two Special Administrative Regions. In Hong Kong, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong provides services similar to a consulate, while relations to Macau are handled by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Macau. In addition, under a mechanism established in 2010, the Taiwanese government is directly represented in negotiations with its Hong Kong counterpart by the Taiwan–Hong Kong Economic and Cultural Co-operation Council (ECCC), with the latter operating a similar office in reciprocation. Taiwan also maintains unofficial diplomatic exchanges with China using the Straits Exchange Foundation, but the organization does not have a physical presence in the mainland as of 2020.

Diplomatic missions

Official

List of official diplomatic missions as of 2024
Country Region City Mission Opened Notes Ref(s)
Belize Americas Belize City Embassy (zh) 1989
Eswatini Africa Mbabane Embassy 1968 Also serves  Mozambique
 Guatemala Americas Guatemala City Embassy (ja) 1935 Initially consulate, promoted to legation in 1954 and embassy in 1960
Also serves:
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  El Salvador
Haiti Americas Port-au-Prince Embassy (ja) 1960 Initially legation, promoted to embassy in 1965
Holy See Europe Rome Embassy 1943 Started as legation, promoted to embassy in 1959
Also serves Sovereign Military Order of Malta
 Marshall Islands Oceania Majuro Embassy (zh) 1998 Also serves  Federated States of Micronesia
Palau Oceania Koror Embassy (ja) 1999
Paraguay Americas Asunción Embassy (ja) 1959
Ciudad del Este Consulate-general (ja) 1988
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Americas Basseterre Embassy 1984
Also serves:
  •  Anguilla
  •  Antigua and Barbuda
  •  Cayman Islands
  •  Jamaica
  •  Montserrat
  • Saba
  •  Saint Barthélemy
  •  Saint Martin
  • Sint Eustatius
  •  Sint Maarten
  •  British Virgin Islands
 Saint Lucia Americas Gros Islet Embassy 2007
Also serves:
  •  Barbados
  •  Dominica
  •  Guadeloupe
  •  Martinique
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Americas Kingstown Embassy 1983
Also serves:
  •  Grenada
  •  Guyana
  •  Suriname
  •  Trinidad and Tobago
 Tuvalu Oceania Funafuti Embassy (ja) 1998

De facto

List of de facto diplomatic missions as of 2023
Country Region City Mission Opened Notes Ref(s)
 Argentina Americas Buenos Aires Embassy (de facto) 1972 Also serves  Uruguay
Australia Oceania Canberra Embassy (de facto) 1988
Brisbane Consulate (de facto) (zh) 2005
Melbourne Consulate (de facto) (zh) 1979
Sydney Consulate (de facto) (zh) 1979
 Austria Europe Vienna Embassy (de facto) 1972
Also serves:
  •  Croatia
  •  Slovenia
 Bahrain Asia Manama Embassy (de facto) (zh) 1977
 Belgium Europe Brussels Embassy (de facto) 1976 Also direct representative to the  European Union
Also serves:
Brazil Americas Brasília Embassy (de facto) 1992
São Paulo Consulate (de facto) (zh) 1975
 Brunei Asia Bandar Seri Begawan Embassy (de facto) (zh) 1978 Closed between 2006 and 2007
Canada Americas Ottawa Embassy (de facto) 1993 Split from Toronto office
Also serves  Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Toronto Consulate (de facto) (zh) 1991
Vancouver Consulate (de facto) (zh) 1991
Montreal Consulate (de facto) (zh) 2023
Chile Americas Santiago Embassy (de facto) (zh) 1975 Also serves  Falkland Islands
China Asia Hong Kong Consulate (de facto) 1966 Also serves  Pakistan
 Macau Consulate (de facto)
 Colombia Americas Bogotá Embassy (de facto) 1980? Succeeded embassy
Also serves:
  •  Cuba
  •  Panama
  •  Venezuela
Czech Republic Europe Prague Embassy (de facto) 1991 Initially served  Czechoslovakia
Denmark Europe Copenhagen Embassy (de facto) 1973
Also serves:
  •  Faroe Islands
  •  Greenland
  •  Iceland
 Ecuador Americas Quito Embassy (de facto) (zh) 1977
 Fiji Oceania Suva Embassy (de facto) (zh) 1971
Also serves:
  •  French Polynesia
  •  Kiribati
  •  New Caledonia
  •  Samoa
  •  Tonga
  •  Vanuatu
  •  Wallis and Futuna
 Finland Europe Helsinki Embassy (de facto) 1990
France Europe Paris Embassy (de facto) 1972
Also serves:
  •  Algeria
  •  Andorra
  •  Benin
  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Burundi
  •  Cameroon
  •  Central African Republic
  •  Chad
  •  Comoros
  •  Republic of the Congo
  •  French Guiana
  •  Gabon
  •  Guinea
  •  Libya
  •  Mali
  •  Mauritania
  •  Mayotte
  •  Monaco
  •  Morocco
  •  Niger
  •  Réunion
  •  Rwanda
  •  Senegal
  •  Togo
  •  Tunisia
  •  Western Sahara
Aix-en-Provence Consulate (de facto) (zh) 2020
Also serves:
  •  Algeria
  •  Andorra
  •  Benin
  •  Chad
  •  Republic of the Congo
  •  Gabon
  •  Mauritania
  •  Monaco
  •  Morocco
  •  Senegal
  •  Togo
  •  Tunisia
Germany Europe Berlin Embassy (de facto) 1981
Frankfurt Consulate (de facto) (zh) 1980
Hamburg Consulate (de facto) (zh) [citation needed]
Munich Consulate (de facto) (zh) 1988
 Greece Europe Athens Embassy (de facto) 1973
Also serves:
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Cyprus
 Hungary Europe Budapest Embassy (de facto) 1990
Also serves:
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Kosovo
  •  Montenegro
  •  Romania
  •  Serbia
India Asia New Delhi Embassy (de facto) 1995
Also serves:
  •  Bangladesh
  •  Bhutan
  •  Nepal
Chennai Consulate (de facto) 2012
Also serves:
  •  Maldives
  •  Sri Lanka
Mumbai Consulate (de facto) 2024
Indonesia Asia Jakarta Embassy (de facto) 1971 Also serves  Timor-Leste
Surabaya Consulate (de facto) (zh) 2015
 Ireland Europe Dublin Embassy (de facto) 1988
Israel Asia Tel Aviv Embassy (de facto) 1993 Also serves  Palestine
Italy Europe Rome Embassy (de facto) (zh) 1990
Also serves:
  •  Albania
  •  Malta
  •  North Macedonia
  •  San Marino
Milan Consulate (de facto) (zh) 2023
Ivory Coast Africa Abidjan Embassy (de facto) 2022 Previously closed in 2017
Japan Asia Tokyo Embassy (de facto) 1972
Fukuoka Consulate (de facto) (ja) 1972
Naha Consulate (de facto) (ja) 1958 Operated by a separate organization until 2006 due to the Senkaku Islands dispute
Osaka Consulate (de facto) (ja) 1972
Sapporo Consulate (de facto) (ja) 2009
Yokohama Consulate (de facto) (ja) 1972
 Jordan Asia Amman Embassy (de facto) 1977
Also serves:
  •  Egypt
  •  Iraq
  •  Lebanon
  •  Libya
  •  Syria
South Korea Asia Seoul Embassy (de facto) 1993
Busan Consulate (de facto) (ko) 2004
 Kuwait Asia Kuwait City Embassy (de facto) 1986 Also serves  Qatar
Latvia Europe Riga Embassy (de facto) 1997 Also serves  Estonia
Lithuania Europe Vilnius Embassy (de facto) 2021
Malaysia Asia Kuala Lumpur Embassy (de facto) 1974
Mexico Americas Mexico City Embassy (de facto) 1989
Mongolia Asia Ulaanbaatar Embassy (de facto) 2002
Myanmar Asia Yangon Embassy (de facto) 2016
Netherlands Europe The Hague Embassy (de facto) 1979
Also serves:
  • Curaçao
  • Bonaire
  • Aruba
New Zealand Oceania Wellington Embassy (de facto) 1991
Also serves:
  •  Cook Islands
  •  Niue
Auckland Consulate (de facto) (zh) 1973 Also serves  French Polynesia
 Nigeria Africa Lagos Embassy (de facto) 1991
Also serves:
  •  Benin
  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Cameroon
  •  Republic of the Congo
  •  Gambia
  •  Ghana
  •  Liberia
  •  Sierra Leone
 Oman Asia Muscat Embassy (de facto) (zh) 1977
 Papua New Guinea Oceania Port Moresby Embassy (de facto) (zh) 1990 Also serves  Solomon Islands
Peru Americas Lima Embassy (de facto) 1978 Also serves  Bolivia
Philippines Asia Manila Embassy (de facto) 1975
Poland Europe Warsaw Embassy (de facto) 1992 Also serves  Ukraine as of 25 February 2022
 Portugal Europe Lisbon Embassy (de facto) 1992
Also serves:
  •  Cape Verde
  •  Guinea-Bissau
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe
Russia Europe Moscow Embassy (de facto) 1993
Also serves:
  •  Armenia
  •  Azerbaijan
  •  Belarus
  •  Georgia
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Kyrgyzstan
  •  Moldova
  •  Tajikistan
  •  Turkmenistan
  •  Ukraine
  •  Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia Asia Riyadh Embassy (de facto) 1990
Also serves:
  • Afghanistan
  •  Djibouti
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Pakistan
  •  Qatar
  •  South Sudan
  •  Sudan
  •  Yemen
Singapore Asia Singapore Embassy (de facto) 1969 Also serves  North Korea
Slovakia Europe Bratislava Embassy (de facto) 2003 Also serves  Romania
Somaliland Africa Hargeisa Embassy (de facto) 2020
Also serves:
  •  Djibouti
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Kenya
  •  Uganda
South Africa Africa Pretoria Embassy (de facto) 1998
Also serves:
  •  Angola
  •  Botswana
  •  Burundi
  •  Comoros
  •  Eritrea
  •  Kenya
  •  Lesotho
  •  Madagascar
  •  Malawi
  •  Mauritius
  •  Rwanda
  •  Seychelles
  •  Somalia
  •  Tanzania
  •  Uganda
  •  Zambia
  •  Zimbabwe
Cape Town Consulate (de facto) 1998 Also serves  Namibia
Spain Europe Madrid Embassy (de facto) 1973 Also serves  Equatorial Guinea
Sweden Europe Stockholm Embassy (de facto) 1981 Also serves  Norway
 Switzerland Europe Bern Embassy (de facto) (zh) 1994 Moved from Lausanne office
Also serves  Liechtenstein
Geneva Consulate (de facto) (zh) 1997
Thailand Asia Bangkok Embassy (de facto) 1980 Also serves  Bangladesh
Turkey Europe Ankara Embassy (de facto) 1989
Also serves:
  •  Georgia
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Kyrgyzstan
  • Northern Cyprus
  •  Tajikistan
  •  Turkmenistan
  •  Uzbekistan
 United Arab Emirates Asia Dubai Consulate (de facto) 1979
Also serves:
  •  Eritrea
  •  Iran
  •  Somalia
United Kingdom Europe London Embassy (de facto) 1974
Also serves:
  •  British Virgin Islands
  •  Cayman Islands
  •  Falkland Islands
  •  Ghana
  •  Guernsey
  •  Jersey
  •  Seychelles
  •  Sierra Leone
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands
Edinburgh Consulate (de facto) (zh) 1998 Also serves  Isle of Man
United States Americas Washington, D.C. Embassy (de facto) 1979
Atlanta Consulate (de facto)
Boston Consulate (de facto) 1982
Chicago Consulate (de facto) (zh) 1979
Denver Consulate (de facto) (zh) 2015 Moved from Kansas City office that was originally opened in 1985
Hagåtña,  Guam Consulate (de facto) 1991 Closed in 2017, reopened 2020
Also serves:  Northern Mariana Islands
Honolulu Consulate (de facto) 1979 Also serves  American Samoa and  United States Minor Outlying Islands
Houston Consulate (de facto)
Los Angeles Consulate (de facto)
Miami Consulate (de facto) 1988
Also serves:
  •  Bahamas
  •  Bermuda
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Puerto Rico
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands
  •  United States Virgin Islands
New York City Consulate (de facto) (zh)
San Francisco Consulate (de facto)
Seattle Consulate (de facto)
Vietnam Asia Hanoi Embassy (de facto) 1992 Also serves  Laos
Ho Chi Minh City Consulate (de facto) 1992 Also serves  Cambodia

Multilateral organizations

List of operating diplomatic missions to multilateral organizations as of 2021
Organization City Mission Opened Notes Ref(s)
European Union Brussels Representative office 2001 Also direct representative to  Belgium
Also serves:
World Trade Organization Geneva Permanent mission 2002

Former

Key
* Mission closed due to withdrawal of official diplomatic recognition
** Same as above, but an unofficial office was set up to succeed it that is still in operation
List of defunct diplomatic missions as of 2021
Country Region City Mission Opened Closed Notes Ref(s)
Bangladesh Asia Dhaka Embassy (de facto) 2004 2009 Reassigned to representative office in India
 Belarus Europe Minsk Embassy (de facto) 1996 2006 Reassigned to representative office in Russia
 Benin Africa Cotonou Embassy* 1965
 Bolivia Americas La Paz Embassy (de facto) 1990 2009
 Botswana Africa Gaborone Embassy* 1974
Burkina Faso Africa Ouagadougou Embassy* 2018
 Cambodia Asia Phnom Penh "Military mission" 1972 1975
Embassy (de facto) 1994 1997
 Central African Republic Africa Bangui Embassy* 1964
 Colombia Americas Bogotá Embassy** 1947 1980 Initially legation, promoted to embassy in 1961
Barranquilla Consulate-general* 1972 1980 Initially consulate, promoted to consulate-general in 1979
Consulate (de facto) 1980 1991
 Costa Rica Americas San José Embassy* 2007
 Dominica Americas Roseau Embassy* 2004
Dominican Republic Americas Santo Domingo Embassy* 2018
 Ecuador Americas Guayaquil Consulate (de facto) 1974 1998
 El Salvador Americas San Salvador Embassy* 2018
 Gabon Africa Libreville Embassy* 1974
Gambia Africa Banjul Embassy* 1974
1996 2013
 Greece Europe Athens Embassy** 1929 1972 Started as legation, promoted to embassy in 1947
 Honduras Americas Tegucigalpa Embassy* 1957 2023 Started as legation, promoted to consulate in 1962, then embassy in 1965
San Pedro Sula Consulate-general (ja)* 1997 2023
Japan Asia Taihoku Consulate-General 1930 1945
Nagasaki Consulate 1912 1970 Japan broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1972, when two years after the closure of the consulate in Nagasaki.
Kiribati Oceania Bairiki Embassy* 2004 2019
Latvia Europe Riga Consulate-general 1992 1994
 Liberia Africa Monrovia Embassy* 1957 2003 Started as legation, promoted to embassy in 1960
 Libya Africa Tripoli Embassy (de facto) 1980 1997
2008 2011 Closed due to the First Libyan Civil War
 Luxembourg Europe Luxembourg Embassy (de facto) 1975 2002 Reassigned to representative mission in Belgium/EU
North Macedonia Europe Skopje Embassy* 1999 2001
Macau Asia Macau Embassy (de facto) 1945 1966 Special commissariat
 Madagascar Africa Antananarivo Embassy* 1960 1972 Formerly a consulate-general before Madagascar's independence
Malawi Africa Lilongwe Embassy* 2008
 Nauru Oceania Aiwo Embassy * 1980 2024 Originally consulate-general, promoted to embassy in 1990, closed due to breaking off of relations between 2002-2005 and since 2024.
 Nicaragua Americas Managua Embassy * 1930 2021 Originally consulate-general, promoted to legation in 1955 and then embassy in 1965, closed due to breaking off of relations in 1985-1990 and since 2021.
 Niger Africa Niamey Embassy* 1974
 Nigeria Africa Abuja Embassy (de facto) 2001 2018 Ultimately temporary relocation of Lagos office
Norway Europe Oslo Embassy (de facto) 1980 2017 Reassigned to representative mission in Sweden
 Panama Americas Panama City Embassy* 2017
Colón Consulate-general 2009
 Rwanda Africa Kigali Embassy* 1972
Peru Americas Lima Embassy** 1911 1971 Continuation of Qing embassy opened in 1875
Saudi Arabia Asia Jeddah Consulate (de facto) 2017 Reassigned to main office in Riyadh
São Tomé and Príncipe Africa São Tomé Embassy* 2016
Solomon Islands Oceania Honiara Embassy* 2019
South Africa Africa Pretoria Embassy* 1976 1998 Succeeded by unofficial representative office
Johannesburg Consulate* 1912 1998 Continuation of a Qing-era consulate, succeeded by unofficial representative office
Consulate (de facto) 1998 2009
Cape Town Consulate** 1973 1998
 Senegal Africa Dakar Embassy* 1964
 Switzerland Europe Zürich Embassy (de facto) 1973 2007 Merged with Bern office
Lausanne Consulate (de facto) 1979 1994 Moved to Bern
 Togo Africa Lomé Embassy* 1972
 Tonga Oceania Nukuʻalofa Embassy* 1998
 Uruguay Americas Montevideo Embassy 1957 1988
Embassy (de facto) 1992 2002 Closure in 2002 intended to be temporary, no record since
Reassigned to representative mission in Argentina
United States Americas Washington, D.C. Embassy** 1912 1978 Continuation of Qing legation, promoted to embassy in 1935
Chicago Consulate** 1930 1979
Kansas City Consulate 1974 1978
Consulate (de facto) 1985 2015 Moved to Denver
Venezuela Americas Caracas Embassy (de facto) 1974 2009
  • Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Basseterre
  • Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Belize City
  • Consulate-General of China (Taiwan) in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
  • Taipei Representative Office in Dublin
  • Embassy of the Republic of China in Eswatini, Mbabane
  • Building hosting the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in Lisbon
  • Taipei Representative Office in France, Paris
  • Taipei Liaison Office in South Africa, Pretoria
  • Embassy of the Republic of China to the Holy See in Rome
  • Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan, Tokyo
  • Taipei Representative Office in the Netherlands, The Hague
  • Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States, Washington, D.C.
  • Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston, Texas
  • Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco, California

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