The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand () ( ) is the representative office of Taiwan in Thailand, which functions as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations.
The Office has joint responsibility for Bangladesh with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India in New Delhi.Asia Pacific Area, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China) Between 2004 and 2009, affairs with Bangladesh were handled by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Bangladesh in Dhaka.Foreign ministry closes its rep office in Bangladesh, The China Post, July 1, 2009
Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the Thailand Trade and Economic Office in Taipei.
History Until 1975, Taiwan, as the Republic of China, had an embassy in Bangkok, but this was closed after Thailand established full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, leading to its replacement in September of that year by the Office of the Representative of China Airlines in Thailand.The Changing Political Economy of Taiwan's and China's Relations with Southeast Asia: A Comparative Perspective, Samuel C Y Ku in China and Southeast Asia: Global Changes and Regional Challenge, Ho Khai Leong, Samuel C Y Ku, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2005, page 259
It was renamed the Far East Trade Office in 1980.Foreign Policy of the New Taiwan: Pragmatic Diplomacy in Southeast Asia, Jie Chen, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002, page 82 The office was upgraded in 1991, and renamed the Taipei Economic and Trade Center, before being renamed again as the Taipei Economic and Trade Office in 1992.About Us: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand It adopted its present name in 1999.
The Office jointly organizes the Taiwan Documentary and Film Festival in Thailand with the Thailand-based Documentary Club, the New Taipei City Government and the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute. In July 2026, Khaosod reported the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok attempted to pressure festival organizers to remove the logo of Taiwan's Ministry of Culture from the festival. Organizers did not comply.
Representatives Kelly Hsieh (2015–2017) (2017–2020) Lee Ying-yuan (2020–2021) Chuang Suo-hang (2022–2023) (2023–2025) Peter Sha-li Lan (2025–)
See also List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office
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