The Saudi Arabian Trade Office in Taipei (Arabic: المكتب التجاري العربي السعودي في تايبيه Al-Maktab at-Tijārī al-ʻArabī as-Saʻūdī fī Taybei; ) represents the interests of Saudi Arabia in Taiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.
History Until 1990, Saudi Arabia had diplomatic relations with Taiwan as the Republic of China, and had an embassy in Taipei.Republic of China Yearbook, Kwang Hwa Publishing Company, 1989, page 246 However, in that year, the kingdom established official diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China and broke them off with Taiwan, although relations were continued through each side's respective representative office.
Its counterpart is the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Both offices were set up in 1991, following the signing of a memorandum six months after the severing of diplomatic relations.West & East, Volumes 36-37, Sino-American Cultural and Economic Association, 1991, page xxix See also Saudi Arabia–Taiwan relations List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan List of diplomatic missions of Saudi Arabia
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