The Ho Chi Minh City office, along with its counterpart in Hanoi, was established in June 1992. Until 1975, Taiwan, as the Republic of China, had an embassy in Saigon. From 1964 to 1972, General Hu Lien served as the ambassador. However, the embassy suspended operations after the defeat of South Vietnam by the Communist North, which has diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.