Representative of Taiwan, London
| 駐英國台北代表處 | |
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| Jurisdiction |
 United Kingdom
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| Headquarters | 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0EB, Victoria, London |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Website | Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. |
The Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. (TRO; Chinese: 駐英國台北代表處; pinyin: Zhù Yīngguó Táiběi Dàibiǎo Chù) is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of China (ROC) in the United Kingdom (UK). It is not a fully-fledged embassy owing to the ongoing Taiwan dispute and One-China policy. However, it is the highest-level representation of the ROC government in the United Kingdom. It manages cultural, economic and political cooperation between the UK and the ROC, as well as offering consular services. Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the British Office Taipei.
The Republic of China's former diplomatic mission to the UK was the Chinese Embassy, inherited from the former Qing Empire. After the Chinese revolution of 1949, for a short time the UK continued to recognise the government of Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of China, before switching recognition to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1950. The ROC office in London was first established in September 1963 as the Free Chinese Centre (自由中國中心). In 1992, it adopted its present name.
The nearest station to the representative office is London Victoria station.
Plaque outside the office in Chinese and English
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