The Director of the Commercial Office is Fernando Manuel Albareda Del Castillo.[3][4]
History
Peru maintained a diplomatic mission in Beijing since the establishment of relations in 1874,[5][6] while China's legation arrived in Lima only after the War of the Pacific.[7][8] 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.[1] 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.[9]
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.[10] As such, the Peruvian embassy in Taipei closed on November 3, 1971,[1] with Peru having opened a commercial office in Beijing some time prior.[11]
After a 20-year period without an official representation, Peru opened its representative office in Taipei on March 3, 1994,[1] 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.[12]
List of representatives
"List of ambassadors of Peru to Taiwan" redirects here. For a list of formal representatives from 1875 to 1971, see List of ambassadors of Peru to China.
Commercial Economic Counselor of Peru in Chinese Taipei
The Commercial Economic Counselor of Peru in Chinese Taipei (Spanish: Consejero Económico Comercial del Perú en China Taipéi) is the de facto diplomatic representative of Peru to the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the absence of formal diplomatic relations since 1971.
1 No diplomatic relations with Taiwan, functions as an informal diplomatic mission. 2 Diplomatic relations with Taiwan, but functions as an informal diplomatic mission.