The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia (TECO; ) represents interests of

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

in Australia in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a ''de facto'' embassy.Organisation of TECO
The Office is headed by a Representative, currently Elliott Charng. Its head office is in Canberra, but it also has branch offices in Sydney,

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

and

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

. It was established in 1988 as the "Taiwan Marketing Service" office, before becoming the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office" in 1991, along with the "Far East Trading Company" offices in Sydney and Melbourne, established in 1979.''Australia and China: Partners in Asia''
Colin Mackerras, Macmillan Education, 1996, page 33 An unofficial organisation known as the Australia-Free China Society, headed by

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Douglas Darby Evelyn Douglas Darby MP (24 September 1910 – 22 August 1985) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. His efforts in denouncing socialism, attacking the labour movement, breaking strikes, ...

, also represented Taiwan in Australia from 1974. It is counterpart in

is the Australian Office in Taipei, formerly the Australian Commerce and Industry Office.Australian office renamed
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Taipei Times The ''Taipei Times'' is the only printed daily English-language newspaper in Taiwan, and the third established there. Online competitors include the state-owned '' Focus Taiwan'' and '' Taiwan News''; '' The China Post'' was formerly a compet ...

'', 30 May 2012

Organizational structures

* Public Affairs Division * Cultural Division * Economic Division * Information Division * Science and Technology Division

List of representatives

Timothy Yang Timothy Yang or Yang Chin-tien (; born 1 July 1942) is a Taiwanese diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China, serving under President Ma Ying-Jeou. Early life Yang was born in ...

(2000–2005) * *

Katharine Chang Katharine Chang (; born 12 February 1953) is a Taiwanese diplomat. Early life Chang obtained her bachelor's degree from the Department of Diplomacy of National Chengchi University. She then obtained her master's degree in international relatio ...

(December 2011 – 31 December 2014) * David Lee (1 January 2015 – ?) * William Lin (acting) ( ? - October 2016) * Elliott Charng (October 2016 –)

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1988 establishments in Australia Diplomatic missions in Canberra Organizations established in 1988 Australia–Taiwan relations

Organizational structures

List of representatives

See also

References

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