The Taipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic of Nigeria () represents the interests of Taiwan in Nigeria in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.
Its counterpart in Taiwan is the Nigeria Trade Office in Taiwan, R.O.C. in New Taipei.
It also has responsibility for Taiwan's interests in Cameroon, Benin, Ghana, Gambia, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Previously, Taiwan had diplomatic relations with Gambia, and there was an Embassy of the Republic of China in Banjul.[ Chinese Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Volume 20], Occasional Paper/Reprints Series in Contemporary Asian Studies, Incorporated, 2002, page 295 However, these were broken off in 2013 by President Yahya Jammeh.'Let's break up but be friends' is a rude end to ties, The China Post, November 17, 2013 Liberia similarly broke off diplomatic relations with Taipei in 2003.Taiwan plays down Liberia blow, BBC New Online, 13 October, 2003
It is headed by a Representative, currently Morgan Chao.
History The Mission was established in Lagos in 1991, before relocating to Abuja in 2001, despite requests from Beijing that it be located outside the Nigerian capital.China and Africa: A Century of Engagement, David H. Shinn, Joshua Eisenman, University of Pennsylvania Press, 10 Jul 2012, page 87
In January 2017, the government of Nigeria requested Taiwan to relocate the office back to Lagos from Abuja. On 8 December 2017, the office began the relocation from Abuja to Lagos and on 5 January 2018, the new office in Lagos was officially opened under the name Taipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Representatives Yang Tien-hsing Morgan Chao Vincent W.S. Yang Andy Yih-Ping Liu
See also Nigeria–Taiwan relations List of diplomatic missions in Nigeria
References
External links Taipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic of Nigeria