Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei

Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei

丹麥商務辦事處
Chaofu Finance Building where the Trade Council of Denmark was located upon til June 2023.
Agency overview
Formed	1983[1]
Jurisdiction	Republic of China
Headquarters	Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan 25°02′23.0″N 121°33′51.3″E
Agency executive	Peter Sand, Director[2]
Website	taipei.um.dk

The Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei (Chinese: 丹麥商務辦事處; pinyin: Dānmài Shāngwù Bànshì Chù) represents interests of Denmark in Taiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy. Its counterpart in Denmark is the Taipei Representative Office in Denmark in Copenhagen.[3]

It was established in 1983 as the Danish Trade Organisations' Taipei Office.[1]

The Trade Council’s Taipei office provides consular services to Danish citizens in Taiwan, including the issuing of Danish passports.[4] In addition, it is responsible for the issuing of visas for Denmark, Norway and Iceland.[5] It also handles Norwegian passport applications on behalf of the Norwegian Embassy in Singapore.[6] Norway previously had its own Norwegian Trade Council office in Taipei, but this was closed in 2004.[7]

The Office is headed by the Director, Peter Sand.[2]

See also

• Denmark–Taiwan relations
• List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan
• List of diplomatic missions of Denmark

References

1. A Pretence of Privatisation: Taiwan's External Relations, Françoise Mengin, in Privatising the State, Béatrice Hibou, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2004, pages 154
2. EU stands with LGBTI community in Taiwan, Taipei Times October 30, 2015
3. Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Denmark
4. Danish Passport, Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei
5. Visa for Denmark, Norway and Iceland, Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei
6. Norwegian Passport, Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei
7. Taiwan waits for a nod from Norway, Norway's News In English, October 9, 2012

External links

• Official website