The Sino-Ryukyuan Cultural and Economic Association is an organization promoting cultural and economic exchange between Taiwan and Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
History
The Sino-Ryukyuan Cultural and Economic Association was founded in 1958 by Fang Chih in an effort by the Republic of China to foster cultural and economic ties between the people of Taiwan and the people of Ryukyu-Okinawa. It had an office in Naha acting as the representative office of Taiwan. In 2006, the office was changed into a Taipei Economic and Cultural Office.
In 2012, Chairwoman Tsai Hsueh-ni was presented with the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government in recognition of her social welfare exchange contributions between Japan and Taiwan.
List of chairpersons
Portrait Name Chairman from Chairman until Title Fang Chih (zh: 方治)19581988Founder and President of the Sino-Ryukyuan Cultural and Economic AssociationNot AvailableDavid Chang Hsi-cheh1988?President of the Sino-Ryukyuan Cultural and Economic AssociationNot AvailableTsai Hsueh-ni (zh: 蔡雪泥)?2015President of the Sino-Ryukyuan Cultural and Economic AssociationNot AvailableHsieh Kuo-tung (zh: 謝國棟)2015IncumbentPresident of the Sino-Ryukyuan Cultural and Economic Association
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