The current Commercial Economic Counselor of the Commercial Office is Juan Luis Kuyeng Ruiz.[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.