As of August 2021, statistics of Taiwan's National Immigration Agency (NIA) showed 593 Russians holding valid Alien Resident Certificates.
[3] One cultural institution among the Russian community in Taiwan that survives from those days is the Astoria Confectionery and Cafe near Taipei Railway Station, the first Russian-style eatery on the whole island.
Founded in 1949 by five Russian émigrés from Shanghai, it continues operating today with an early local business partner as the sole owner.
[4] In recent years, the Representative Office for the Moscow-Taipei Coordination Commission on Economic and Cultural Cooperation has been active in promoting academic and professional exchanges between the two countries.
[2] According to NIA statistics, 174 Russian students studied at institutions in Taiwan, and 20 were employed as instructors; 21 were housewives, 28 were children under 15 years of age, and the remaining 120 engaged in other types of work.