The German Institute Taipei (
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ge ...
: Deutsches Institut Taipei); () is the
overseas representative office of
Germany in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...
, which promotes the non-diplomatic German-Taiwanese relations
and looks after German interests there.
Tasks of the institution includes the increasing of bilateral cooperation (especially in the field of culture and economy),
dealing with consular affairs like Visa or passport, providing a variety of services for German citizens in Taiwan
and German-related information to Taiwanese people.
In some instances, it maintains contacts with Taiwanese government on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany, acting as a
''de facto'' embassy.
Institute affairs are led by a
Director General
A director general or director-general (plural: ''directors general'', ''directors-general'', ''director generals'' or ''director-generals''
) or general director is a senior executive officer, often the chief executive officer, within a government ...
(german: Generaldirektor), who acts as the German representative to Taiwan.
Its counterpart in Germany is the
Taipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany in
Berlin.
Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
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List of directors general
List of deputy directors general
See also
*Foreign relations of Germany
The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) is a Central European country and member of the European Union, G4, G7, the G20, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It maintains ...
*Foreign relations of Taiwan
The Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan, has full diplomatic relations with 13 of the 193 United Nations member states and with the Holy See (Vatican City). In addition to these relations, the ROC also maintains unofficial re ...
*Foreign policy of Germany
The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) is a Central European country and member of the European Union, G4 nations, G4, G7, the G-20 major economies, G20, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the North Atlantic Treaty Or ...
*List of diplomatic missions of Germany
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Germany. Historically, the German state of Prussia and several smaller German states had sent emissaries abroad prior to the establishment of the North German Confederation, the precursor to the modern Fede ...
*List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan
The diplomatic missions in Taiwan include embassies; trade and cultural missions include representative offices. Due to the special political status and One-China policy, Taiwan is only recognized by 14 countries, all of whom have an embassies ...
*Political status of Taiwan
The controversy surrounding the political status of Taiwan or the Taiwan issue is a result of World War II, the second phase of the Chinese Civil War (1945–1949), and the Cold War.
The basic issue hinges on who the islands of Taiwan, Penghu ...
References
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* (in English
* (in English)
2000 establishments in Taiwan
Taipei
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Representative Offices in Taipei
Germany–Taiwan relations
Organizations established in 2000
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