The Commercial Office of Peru in Taipei (, ) represents interests of Peru in Taiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy. Its counterpart in Peru is the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Peru in Lima.
The Director of the Commercial Office is Fernando Manuel Albareda Del Castillo.
History Peru maintained a diplomatic mission in Beijing since the establishment of relations in 1874, while China's legation arrived in Lima only after the War of the Pacific. In 1944, the diplomatic status of the two countries was raised to embassy level, and high-level officials of the two countries exchanged frequent visits in the 1950s and 1960s. As a result of the Chinese Civil War, Peru closed its embassy in Beijing in 1946 due to its refusal to recognize the newly established People's Republic of China.
In 1971, the left-wing government of Juan Velasco Alvarado recognized the People's Republic of China and established diplomatic relations, leading the Republic of China to sever its relations with Peru. As such, the Peruvian embassy in Taipei closed on November 3, 1971, with Peru having opened a commercial office in Beijing some time prior.
After a 20-year period without an official representation, Peru opened its representative office in Taipei on March 3, 1994, located in the 16th floor of the TWTC International Trade Building. As of October 2022, Peru is the 5th largest commercial partner of Taiwan in Latin America.
List of representatives
The Commercial Economic Counselor of Peru in Chinese Taipei () is the de facto diplomatic representative of Peru to the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the absence of formal diplomatic relations since 1971.
Name Term begin Term end NotesEmbassy in Beijing closed in 1946; Embassy in Taipei closed in 1971; Commercial Office opened in 1994 Jaime Cárdenas Pérez before José Carlos Eyzaguirre Bernales after Gycs Manuel Gordon Calienes Pedro Agustín Guevara Ballón Luis Fernando Helguero Gonzáles Pedro Agustín Guevara Ballón Juan Luis Kuyeng Ruiz Fernando Manuel Albareda del Castillo Accredited from Tokyo. Juan Luis Kuyeng Ruiz Also accredited to the Commercial Office of Peru in Sydney from 10 to 23 April, 2023.
See also Peru–Taiwan relations List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan List of diplomatic missions of Peru
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