Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Manila

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines () represents the interests of Taiwan in the Philippines, functioning as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. Its Philippine counterpart is the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei.Manila Economic and Cultural Office

It was first established in 1975 as the Pacific Economic and Cultural Center Manila Office (), replacing the former Republic of China Embassy.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 In 1984, its staff acquired diplomatic privileges and immunity, as did those of its Philippine counterpart, then known as the Asian Exchange Center.Foreign Policy of the Republic of China on Taiwan: An Unorthodox Approach, Yousan Wang, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1990, page 89 It adopted its present name in March 1990.Ensuring Interests: Dynamics of China-Taiwan Relations and Southeast Asia, Khai Leong Ho, Guozhong He, Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya, 2006, page 25

Representatives Gary Lin (23 September 2014-) Wu Hsin-hsing (2003–2008)

See also Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office Manila Economic and Cultural Office Philippines–Taiwan relations

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