Korean Mission in Taipei
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The Korean Mission in Taipei (Korean: 주 타이베이 대한민국 대표부; Chinese: 駐台北韓國代表部) is the representative office of South Korea in Taiwan, functioning as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. Its counterpart is the Taipei Mission in Korea in Seoul.[1]
駐台北韓國代表部 | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 25 November 1993 |
Jurisdiction | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Headquarters | Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan |
Agency executive |
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Website | Korean Mission in Taipei (Korean) |
Korean Mission in Taipei | |
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Chinese name | |
Chinese | 駐台北韓國代表部 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhù Táiběi Hánguó Dàibiǎo Bù |
Hokkien POJ | Chù Tâi-pak Hân-kok Tāi-piáu-pō͘ |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 주 타이베이 대한민국 대표부 |
Hanja | 駐 타이베이 大韓民國 代表部 |
Revised Romanization | Ju Taibei Daehanminguk Daepyobu |
McCune–Reischauer | Chu T'aipei Taehanmin'guk Taepyobu |
Unlike American Institute in Taiwan or Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association, the Korean Mission in Taipei is directly under control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea (MOFA), and the representative, the head of the Mission, is a position usually served by senior foreign service officers from MOFA. The other two actively work with either the United States Department of State or the Japanese Foreign Ministry, but in legal basis they are completely independent entities.[citation needed]
The Mission was established on 25 November 1993[2][3] following an agreement on 27 July of that year.[4] This was after South Korea ceased to recognise the government in Taiwan as the Republic of China and closed its embassy in Taipei, following the establishment of relations with the People's Republic of China on August 27, 1992.[5][6]
On 1 September 2004, representatives of the two missions signed an aviation agreement allowing aircraft of each side to enter the airspace of the other, permitting the resumption of direct scheduled flights by Korean and Taiwanese airlines, which had been discontinued in 1992.[7]