Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia

WebsiteTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia (Chinese: 馬來西亞台北經濟文化辦事處; pinyin: Zhù Mǎláixīyà Táiběi Jīngjì Wénhuà Bànshì Chù) (Malay: Pejabat Ekonomi dan Kebudayaan Taipei) is the representative office of Taiwan in Malaysia, which functions as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations.

Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the Malaysian Friendship and Trade Centre in Taipei.^[4]

History

The office was established in 1974 as the Far East Travel and Trade Centre.^[1] Until that year, Taiwan, as the Republic of China, had a Consulate-General in Kuala Lumpur.^[5] This had previously been established as a Consulate in 1964, before being upgraded to a Consulate-General five years later.^[6]

However, this was closed after Malaysia established full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.^[7] The office was upgraded in 1988, and renamed the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre.^[2] It adopted its present name in 1992.^[1]

See also

• Malaysia–Taiwan relations
• List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office

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