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| 外交部 Wàijiāobù (Mandarin) Gōa-kau-pō͘ (Taiwanese) | |
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| Formed | March 11, 1861 (Zongli Yamen)[1] January 1, 1912 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) |
| Jurisdiction | Taiwan |
| Headquarters | Zhongzheng District,Taipei 25°2′20.2″N121°30′58.78″E / 25.038944°N 121.5163278°E /25.038944; 121.5163278 |
| Employees | About 2,000 |
| Annual budget | About $30 billion NTD |
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| Parent agency | Executive Yuan |
| Website | en |
TheMinistry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA;Chinese:外交部;pinyin:Wàijiāobù;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Gōa-kau-pō͘) is acabinet-level ministry ofTaiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), and is responsible for the ROC's diplomacy andforeign relations. It is headquartered in the capitalTaipei. The incumbent minister isLin Chia-lung, who took office in 2024 and is a member of theDemocratic Progressive Party.
Article 141 of theROC Constitution provides: "The foreign policy of the Republic of China shall, in a spirit of independence and initiative and on the basis of the principles of equality and reciprocity, cultivate good neighborliness with other nations, and respect treaties and theCharter of theUnited Nations, in order to protect the rights and interests ofoverseas compatriots, promoteinternational cooperation, advanceinternational justice and ensure world peace." In accordance with the Constitution, MOFA is committed to defending ROC sovereignty and national interests, implementing foreign policy that enhances Taiwan's prosperity and international status.
The Ministry is in charge of maintaining relations with foreign countries excluding the People's Republic of China, which falls under the jurisdiction of theMainland Affairs Council. As of July 2024, the ROC has official diplomatic relations with 11 UN member states and theHoly See. Due to theOne China policy, the ROC also maintains more than 110diplomatic missions in the form of 13 embassies, a consulate-general, more than 90 semi-officialrepresentative offices, and a permanent mission to theWorld Trade Organization.
MOFA is composed of the following departmental structures:[2]
According to statistics published by theDirectorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics for Fiscal Year 2011, the budget for MOFA is equivalent to approx. 10.37% of the budget for the Ministry of National Defense (MND). The MND budget for 2011 has been announced to be US$9.2 billion. Hence, an estimated MOFA budget figure for Fiscal Year 2011 is US$954 million.
The Republic of China has diplomatic relations with 12 countries.[3]
For countries with which Taiwan does not have formal diplomatic relations, representation is often referred to as the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representatives Office or Taipei Representative Offices, which serve the same function as embassy or consulate.[5]
TheTaiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania was formed in 2021, and it was the first representative office inEastern Europe to bear a name that includes the word “Taiwan.”[6]
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The MOFA building is accessible byNTU Hospital Station of theTaipei Metro on theRed Line.
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