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| Formed | 1981 (as Taipei Trade, Tourism and Information Office)[1] 1994 (as Taipei Mission in Sweden) |
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| Headquarters | Stockholm,Sweden |
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| Website | Taipei Mission in Sweden |
TheTaipei Mission in Sweden (Chinese:駐瑞典台北代表團;pinyin:Zhù Ruìdiǎn Táiběi Dàibiǎo Tuán)represents the interests ofTaiwan inSweden in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as ade facto embassy.[3] Its counterpart in Taiwan is theSwedish Trade and Invest Council inTaipei.[1][3] The office also handles affairs inNorway after theTaipei Representative Office in Norway closed on 30 September 2017.[4]
Sweden established official diplomatic relations with thePeople's Republic of China in 1950, which required the Swedish government to break off relations with the government in Taiwan.[5]
The Taipei Mission was established as theTaipei Trade, Tourism and Information Office in 1981[1] and renamed toTaipei Mission in Sweden in 1994.