The Malaysian Friendship and Trade Centre, Taipei (Malay: Pusat Persahabatan dan Perdagangan Malaysia, Taipei; Chinese: 馬來西亞友誼及貿易中心; pinyin: Mǎláixīyà Yǒuyì Jí Màoyì Zhōngxīn) is the representative office of Malaysia in Taiwan in the absence of diplomatic relations.
| 馬來西亞友誼及貿易中心 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1983 (as Friendship and Trade Exchange Centre) 1987 (as Malaysian Friendship and Trade Centre)[1] |
| Jurisdiction |  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Headquarters | Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | Malaysian Friendship and Trade Centre, Taipei |
In 1974, Malaysia established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, leading to the closure of the Malaysian Consulate-General in Taipei.[3] An office of Malaysia Airlines in Taipei represented Malaysia's interests in Taiwan until 1982.[4] 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.[1]
Its counterpart body in Malaysia is the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b MFTC's Profile, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia
- ^ Malaysian Friendship and Trade Centre, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China
- ^ Daily Report: Asia & Pacific, Issues 98-111, 1974, page 94
- ^ Number one, Wisma Putra, Fauziah Mohd. Taib, Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia, page 72, 2006
- ^ Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia
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