Russians in Taiwan

Russians in Taiwan
Total population
593 (August 2021)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Taipei195[1]
New Taipei City131[1]
Taichung66[1]
Languages
Religion
Russian Orthodox
Related ethnic groups
Russian diaspora

Russians in Taiwan form a small community. As of August 2021, statistics of Taiwan's National Immigration Agency (NIA) showed 593 Russians holding valid Alien Resident Certificates.[1] Informal estimates claim that their population may be as large as one thousand people.[2] In history, the most well-known Russian in Taiwan was Chiang Fang-liang, wife of president Chiang Ching-kuo.

  1. ^ a b c d e 2021.6Foreign Residents by Nationality, Republic of China: National Immigration Agency, August 2021, retrieved 2021-08-10
  2. ^ Hsu, Jenny (16 June 2009), "Community Compass: Russian–Taiwanese ties celebrated at Russian National Day party", Taipei Times, retrieved 2013-06-19