Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia

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**Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia**
駐澳大利亞代表處
Agency overview
Formed	1988 (as Taiwan Marketing Services)^[1] 1991 (as Taipei Economic and Cultural Office)^[1]
Jurisdiction	Australia Tonga Kiribati Solomon Islands
Headquarters	Barton, Canberra, Canberra
Agency executive	Douglas Yu-tien Hsu [zh], Representative^[2]
Website	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia (TECO; Chinese: 駐澳大利亞代表處; pinyin: Zhù Àodàlìyǎ Dàibiǎo Chù) represents interests of Taiwan in Australia in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.^[3]

The Office is headed by a Representative, currently Elliott Charng.^[2]

Its head office is in Canberra, but it also has branch offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.^[3]

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.^[1] An unofficial organization known as the Australia-Free China Society, headed by New South Wales MP Douglas Darby, also represented Taiwan in Australia from 1974.^[4]

Its counterpart in Taiwan is the Australian Office in Taipei, formerly the Australian Commerce and Industry Office.^[5]

Organizational structures

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

Missions and consular districts

Missions		Consular districts
	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia	Australian Capital Territory (Jervis Bay Territory), Western Australia (Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Shire of Christmas Island)
	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Brisbane	Queensland, Northern Territory
	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Melbourne	Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania
	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Sydney	New South Wales (Norfolk Island)

List of representatives

Timothy Yang (2000–2005)
Katharine Chang (December 2011 – 31 December 2014)
David Lee (1 January 2015 – ?)
William Lin (acting) ( ? - October 2016)^{[citation needed]}
Elliott Charng (October 2016 –August 2023)^[2]
Douglas Yu-tien Hsu [zh] (August 2023 –)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australia and China: Partners in Asia, Colin Mackerras, Macmillan Education, 1996, page 33
^ ^a ^b ^c "About the Representative".
^ ^a ^b Organisation of TECO Archived 22 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ Love-hate with Taiwan, Sydney Morning Herald, March 12, 1974, page 4
^ Australian office renamed, Taipei Times, 30 May 2012

External links

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia

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