The French Office in Taipei (; french: Bureau français de Taipei, BFT) represents

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's interests in

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in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a ''de facto'' embassy. Its counterpart in France is the

Taipei Representative Office in France The Taipei Representative Office in France; (, french: Bureau de représentation de Taipei en France) represents the interests of Taiwan in France in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a ''de facto'' embassy. Its count ...

, based in

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History

The Office was established in 1981 as the French Institute, before being renamed the French Office in Taipei. It adopted its present name in 2011, although its

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name has remained unchanged.De facto embassies in Taipei folding the flag
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'', 14 June 2011 On 23 February 2021, the new office of the French Office in Taipei re-opened after its relocation to 39th floor,

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History

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