The Malaysian Friendship and Trade Centre ( ms, Pusat Persahabatan dan Perdagangan Malaysia; ) is the
representative office A representative office is an office established by a company or a legal entity to conduct marketing and other non-transactional operations, generally in a foreign country where a branch office or subsidiary is not warranted. Representative office ...
of
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
in Taiwan in the absence of diplomatic relations.
In 1974, Malaysia established diplomatic relations with the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, leading to the closure of the Malaysian Consulate-General in Taipei. An office of
Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB; ms, Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad), formerly known as Malaysian Airline System (MAS; ), and branded as Malaysia Airlines, is the flag carrier airline of Malaysia and a member of the Oneworld airline alliance. (The ...
in Taipei represented Malaysia's interests in Taiwan until 1982. In 1983, a Trade Office was opened, leading to the establishment of the Friendship and Trade Exchange Centre, before it adopted its present name in 1987.
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, Malaysia
Its counterpart body in Malaysia is the
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia () ( 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 cou ...
in
Kuala Lumpur
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See also
* Malaysia–Taiwan relations
Malaysia–Taiwan relations refers to bilateral foreign relations between Malaysia and Republic of China (Taiwan). The economic and the cultural relations are still maintained with Malaysia has a trade centre office in Taipei, and Taiwan has an ...
* List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan
The diplomatic missions in Taiwan include embassies; trade and cultural missions include representative offices. Due to the special political status and One-China policy, Taiwan is only recognized by 14 countries, all of whom have an embassies in ...
* List of diplomatic missions of Malaysia
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Malaysia. Malaysia's foreign ministry started in 1956 - a year before the country's independence - when Malaysia's Father of Independence established its offices at the Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala ...
References
Representative Offices in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
Malaysia–Taiwan relations
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