Taipei Representative Office in Germany

The Taipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany; represents the interests of Taiwan in Germany in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy, and deals with Germany-Taiwanese relations.
Based in Berlin, it also has offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich. Its counterpart in Taiwan is the German Institute Taipei.

History

The Republic of China was a winning power of World War II and thus dispatched a military mission to occupied Berlin. However, it did not re-establish diplomatic ties with either East or West Germany after the war. Its first in-official office was established in 1956 in Bad Godesberg in Bonn in the then West Germany as the Freichina- Presse und Informationsdienst, later in 1972 becoming the Büro der Fernost-Informationen.
In 1992, it became the Taipei Wirtschafts- und Kulturbüro or "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office".
In 1997, it adopted its present name. In October 1999, the Taipei Representative Office moved to Berlin, and offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich were established. There is also a Taiwan Trade Center in Düsseldorf.