The Taiwan Commercial Office in Tripoli () was a diplomatic mission of Taiwan in Libya that functioned as a de facto embassy in the absence of formal diplomatic relations.
A trade office was first established in Tripoli in 1980, after the government of Muammar Gaddafi established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1978, but this was closed in 1997.Taiwan denies arms sale to Libya, Agence France Presse, The Nation, 3 August 2006
In 2006, following a meeting with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the then Libyan leader, President Chen Shui-bian announced plans to reopen the trade office.Taiwan and Libya to revitalize links, 19 January 2006 This was inaugurated on 13 February 2008.Taiwan's trade office in Libya formally inaugurated , Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
During the 2011 civil war in Libya, the office was closed.Taiwan's Libya office closed since July amid strife: MOFA, The China Post, 21 September 2011
See also List of diplomatic missions in Libya
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