The (), formerly known as Interchange Association, is an organization that represents the interests of

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Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. In 2017, the current name was adopted. Its counterpart in Japan is the

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan (TECO; , Japanese 台北駐日経済文化代表処 Taihoku Zainichi Keizai Bunka Daihyou Sho) represents the interests of Taiwan in Japan, functioning as a ''de facto'' embassy in the ...

, formerly the office of the

Association of East Asian Relations Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan (TECO; , Japanese 台北駐日経済文化代表処 Taihoku Zainichi Keizai Bunka Daihyou Sho) represents the interests of Taiwan in Japan, functioning as a ''de facto'' embassy in the ...

(1972–1992). It has two offices in

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and

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. The Taipei office, located at 28 Ching Cheng Street, functions as the ''de facto'' embassy in Taiwan and houses the Japanese Cultural Center. The Kaohsiung office similarly functions as a ''de facto'' consulate-general.The International Law of Recognition and the Status of the Republic of China
Hungdah Chiu in ''The United States and the Republic of China: Democratic Friends, Strategic Allies, and Economic Partners'', Steven W. Mosher, Transaction Publishers, 1992, page 24 The headquarters in Tokyo works to connect the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Taipei office.

History

The establishment of diplomatic relations with the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

in 1972 required termination of diplomatic relations with the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

, and abrogation of the

Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty ( zh, t=中日和平條約; ), formally the Treaty of Peace between the Republic of China and Japan ( zh, t=中華民國與日本國間和平條約, links=no; ) and commonly known as the Treaty of Taipei ( zh, t=� ...

. The Association was established in the same year, and approved by the

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and the

Ministry of International Trade and Industry The was a Ministry (government department), ministry of the Government of Japan from 1949 to 2001. The MITI was one of the most powerful government agencies in Japan and, at the height of its influence, effectively ran much of Japanese industri ...

of Japan. It operated from the premises of the former Japanese Embassy. Its staff enjoy some diplomatic privileges as well as limited diplomatic immunity. The arrangements under which Japan maintained unofficial relations with Taiwan became known as the "Japanese formula". This was adopted by other countries, notably the

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in 1979. Following the renaming of the Association in 2017, the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China is the first-ranked Ministries of the People's Republic of China, executive department of the State Council of China, responsible for the country's Foreign relations of China, f ...

expressed its opposition to the new name.

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Foreign relations of Taiwan 1972 establishments in Japan 1972 establishments in Taiwan

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Japan–Taiwan relations Non-profit organizations based in Japan

History

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