The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia () (Malay: Pejabat Ekonomi dan Kebudayaan Taipei) is the representative office of Taiwan in Malaysia, which functions as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations.
Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the Malaysian Friendship and Trade Centre in Taipei.
History The office was established in 1974 as the Far East Travel and Trade Centre.Foreign Policy of the New Taiwan: Pragmatic Diplomacy in Southeast Asia, Jie Chen, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002, page 82 Until that year, Taiwan, as the Republic of China, had a Consulate-General in Kuala Lumpur.Taiwan Trade Directory, Importers & Exporters Association of Taipei, 1975, page C-6 This had previously been established as a Consulate in 1964, before being upgraded to a Consulate-General five years later.Republic of China Yearbook, Kwang Hwa Publishing Company, 1989, page 233
However, this was closed after Malaysia established full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.Daily Report: Asia & Pacific, Issues 98-111, 1974, page 94 The office was upgraded in 1988, and renamed the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre. It adopted its present name in 1992.
See also Malaysia–Taiwan relations List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office
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