page_title: American Institute in Taiwan
section_title: New compound in Taipei
hierarchical_section_title: American Institute in Taiwan / New compound in Taipei
caption_attribution_description: English: AIT NOC dedication ceremony
context_page_description: The American Institute in Taiwan is the de facto Embassy of the United States of America in Taiwan. The AIT institution is a wholly owned subsidiary of the federal government of the United States in Taiwan with Congressional oversight. The AIT was officially created as a U.S. government-sponsored non-profit organization established under the auspices of the U.S. government to serve its interests in Taiwan. Primarily staffed by employees of the United States Department of State and local workers, the AIT provides consular services normally offered by normal United States diplomatic missions, with the Great Seal of the State Department hung at AIT's main office in Taipei. The establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1979 required acknowledgment of the "one-China policy" and subsequent termination of diplomatic relations with the Republic of China. The AIT now serves to assist and protect U.S. interests in Taiwan in a quasi-official manner, and also processes US visas and provides consular services to U.S. expatriates.
context_section_description: A new $250 million compound for the American Institute in Taiwan was unveiled in June 2018, accompanied by a "low-key" U.S. delegation and several mid-level diplomats. According to the AIT the new complex represents “the United State’s brick-and-mortar commitment to Taiwan.”
  In 2019 director Christensen buried a time capsule at the new AIT complex in Neihu. The time capsule is not to be unearthed for 50 years.
caption: Seal of the United States Department of State shown at the new  AIT compound
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