The pan-Blue coalition,pan-Blue force or pan-Blue groups is a political coalition in the Republic of China (Taiwan) consisting of the Kuomintang (KMT),People First Party (PFP),New Party (CNP),Non-Partisan Solidarity Union (NPSU),and Young China Party (YCP). The name comes from the party color of the Kuomintang. This coalition maintains that the Republic of China instead of the People's Republic of China is the legitimate government of China,favors a Chinese and Taiwanese dual identity over an exclusive Taiwanese identity,and favors greater friendly exchange with Mainland China,as opposed to the Pan-Green Coalition.
The People First Party is a centrist or centre-right political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
James Soong Chu-yu is a Taiwanese politician. He is the founder and current Chairman of the People First Party.
Wei Tao-ming was a Chinese diplomat and public servant. He was the Republic of China's Ambassador to the United States during the Second World War and foreign minister during the years when the People's Republic of China sought to oust the ROC from the United Nations. He was also civilian Governor of Taiwan Province (1947–1949),replacing Governor General Chen Yi.
Richard A. Boucher is an American diplomat who was deputy secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 2009 until 2013. He took up post on November 5,2009. Prior to joining OECD,he was the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs,a post he took up on February 21,2006. The Bureau of South Asian Affairs was expanded to include the nations of Central Asia shortly before his confirmation.
A consulate is the office of a consul. A type of diplomatic mission,it is usually subordinate to the state's main representation in the capital of that foreign country,usually an embassy. The term "consulate" may refer not only to the office of a consul,but also to the building occupied by the consul and the consul's staff. The consulate may share premises with the embassy itself.
The Consulate General of the United States,Hong Kong and Macau,represents the United States in Hong Kong and Macau.
The British Consulate General Hong Kong (BCGHK),located at 1 Supreme Court Road,Admiralty,Hong Kong Island,is one of the largest British consulates general in the world and is bigger than many British embassies and high commissions. It is responsible for maintaining British ties with Hong Kong and Macau.
There are 122 diplomatic missions in Hong Kong,of which 61 are consulates-general and 61 are consulates and six officially recognised bodies in Hong Kong. As Hong Kong has the status of a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China,some consuls-general in Hong Kong report directly to their respective foreign ministries,rather than to their Embassies in Beijing.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong (TECO) is the representative office of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Hong Kong. Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the Hong Kong Economic,Trade and Cultural Office in Taiwan.
Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 14 January 2012. The election was held concurrently with legislative elections. It was the fifth direct election for the President of the Republic of China. Prior to 1996,the President was elected by the ROC's National Assembly and not directly by the people.
There are 15 consular missions in Macau,of which four are consulates-general,one is a consular office and ten are honorary consuls.
A de facto embassy is an office or organisation that serves de facto as an embassy in the absence of normal or official diplomatic relations among countries,usually to represent nations which lack full diplomatic recognition,regions or dependencies of countries,or territories over which sovereignty is disputed. In some cases,diplomatic immunity and extraterritoriality may be granted.
Stephen S. F. Chen is a Taiwanese politician.
Chang Hsien-yao or Vincent Chang is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Special Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan in September 2013 until August 2014 and concurrently as the Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) in February 2014 until August 2014.
Clifford A. Hart Jr. is an American former diplomat. He assumed his responsibilities as Consul General of the United States of America to Hong Kong and Macau beginning on July 30,2013. As Consul General,he is responsible for the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions. His most recent appointment was as the Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks,for which President Obama accorded him the personal rank of Ambassador.
Christopher J. Marut is an American diplomat who last served as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan,the de facto embassy of the United States in Taiwan,from 2012 to 2015. He also served as acting consul general of the Consulate General of the United States,Hong Kong and Macau from 2009 to 2010. He later served as foreign policy advisor to Commander,United States Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM),Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr.
Kurt Walter Tong is an American diplomat and business consultant,and the former Consul General of the United States of America to Hong Kong and Macau. He joined The Asia Group LLC as a Partner in July 2019. He previously was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of State's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs and replaced Clifford Hart in Hong Kong in August 2016. He arrived in Hong Kong on August 27,2016,to assume his position as the Consul General.
Christopher Terence Wood,is a retired British diplomat who served latterly as the British Consul General to Shanghai (2019-2023). His previous assignments included Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to China (2016-19),Representative,British Office Taipei from 2013 to 2016,Minister,British Embassy Beijing (2008–2012),Director for the Americas,Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2007–2008) and the British Consul-General to Guangzhou (2003–2006).
Michael Hanscom Smith is a career member of the US Senior Foreign Service who had served as Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau from July 2019 to July 2022. Smith has also served as Consul General in Shanghai (2014–2017),Director/Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs at the Department of State. He also served as Economic Section Chief at the Taipei Main Office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT),and team leader at the United States Provincial Reconstruction Team in the Iraqi Province of Muthanna.
