Liaison Office of the Republic of South Africa

Representative office of South Africa to the Republic of China

Liaison Office of the Republic of South Africa in Taipei南非聯絡辦事處

Chaofu Finance Building where the Liaison Office of the Republic of South Africa is located.
Agency overview
Formed| 1998
Jurisdiction| Republic of China
Headquarters| Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan
25°03′27.0″N 121°32′59.1″E﻿ / ﻿25.057500°N 121.549750°E﻿ / 25.057500; 121.549750
Agency executive|

* Robert Seraki Matsebe, Representative[1]

Website| www.southafrica.org.tw
Liaison Office of the Republic of South Africa

Traditional Chinese| 南非聯絡辦事處
Simplified Chinese| 南非联络办事处
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Nánfēi Liánluò Bànshì Chù
Wade–Giles| Nan-fei Lien-lo Pan-shih Ch'u

The Liaison Office of the Republic of South Africa in Taipei (Chinese: 南非聯絡辦事處) represents the interests of South Africa in Taiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy. It also provides visa services.[2] Its counterpart of Taiwan is the Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa in Pretoria.[3]

The Office is headed by a Representative, currently Robert Seraki Matsebe.[1]

## History

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The Office was formerly the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa.[4] South Africa first established a Consulate in Taipei in 1967, which was upgraded to a Consulate General three years later.[5] In 1976, this was upgraded to an Embassy.[6]

However, when South Africa recognised the People's Republic of China, its diplomatic relations with Taiwan were terminated.[7] This led to the establishment of the Office in 1998.[8]

## See also

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* South Africa–Taiwan relations
* List of diplomatic missions of South Africa

## References

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1. ^ a b Liaison Office of South Africa in Taipei
2. ^ South Africa, Taiwan enjoy strengthening ties, China Post, February 7, 2002
3. ^ Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa
4. ^ Taiwan Business: The Portable Encyclopedia for Doing Business with Taiwan, Christine Genzberger, World Trade Press, 1994, page 268
5. ^ Foreign policy issues in a democratic South Africa, papers from a Conference of Professors World Peace Academy (South Africa), held north of Johannesburg (in Sandton), South Africa, on 20-21 March 1992, page 150
6. ^ The Republic Of China Yearbook 1996, David Robertson, Taylor & Francis, 1996, page 692
7. ^ Taiwan loses a major ally, BBC News Online, December 30, 1997
8. ^ "About Us - Taipei Liaison Office in the RSA". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-12.

## External links

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* Official website

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De facto|

* Taiwan1

The Liaison Office of the Republic of South Africa is South Africa's representative office in Taiwan, which functions as an informal diplomatic mission.

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Africa|

* Eswatini
* Somaliland2
* South Africa1

Americas|

* Argentina1
* Belize [ja]
* Brazil1
* Canada1
* Guatemala [ja]
* Haiti
* Mexico1
* Paraguay [ja]
* Peru1
* United States1
* Kaohsiung

Asia|

* China1
* India [zh]1
* Indonesia1
* Japan1
* Kaohsiung [ja]
* Malaysia1
* Mongolia1
* Myanmar1
* Philippines1
* Saudi Arabia1
* Singapore1
* South Korea1
* Thailand1
* Turkey1
* Vietnam1

Europe|

* Austria1
* Belgium [zh]1
* Czech Republic [zh]1
* Denmark1
* France1
* Germany1
* Holy See
* Italy1
* Netherlands1
* Poland [zh]1
* Russia1
* Spain1
* Sweden1
* United Kingdom1

Oceania|

* Australia1
* Marshall Islands [ja]
* Nauru [ja]
* New Zealand1
* Palau [ja]
* Tuvalu [ja]

International organisations|

* European Union1

Former|

* China
* Hong Kong1
* Macau1
* Honduras [ja]
* Ireland
* Japan [ja]
* Kiribati [ja]
* Nicaragua [ja]
* South Korea [ko]
* South Vietnam [zh]

1 No diplomatic relations with Taiwan, functions as an informal diplomatic mission.
2 Diplomatic relations with Taiwan, but functions as an informal diplomatic mission.

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Bilateral relations

| Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Botswana
* Republic of the Congo
* Egypt
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* Ethiopia
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* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mauritius
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Sahrawi Republic
* Tanzania
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

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Americas|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Mexico
* Peru
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay

Asia|

* Azerbaijan
* Bangladesh
* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* Malaysia
* North Korea
* Pakistan
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* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* South Korea
* Thailand
* Turkey
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Europe|

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* Germany
* Greece
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* Italy
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
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* Serbia
* Spain
* Sweden
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* Ukraine
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Oceania|

* Australia
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Multilateral relations

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* BRICS
* G8+5
* G20
* IBSA
* SACU
* Africa–India Forum Summit
* African Union

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