The Malaysian Friendship and Trade Centre, Taipei (; ) is the representative office of Malaysia in Taiwan in the absence of diplomatic relations.
In 1974, Malaysia established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, leading to the closure of the Malaysian Consulate-General in Taipei.Daily Report: Asia & Pacific, Issues 98-111, 1974, page 94 An office of Malaysia Airlines in Taipei represented Malaysia's interests in Taiwan until 1982.Number one, Wisma Putra, Fauziah Mohd. Taib, Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia, page 72, 2006 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.MFTC's Profile, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia
Its counterpart body in Malaysia is the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.
See also Malaysia–Taiwan relations List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan List of diplomatic missions of Malaysia
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