| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1972 (as Institute of Chinese Culture)[1] |
| Jurisdiction | |
| Headquarters | Vienna,Austria |
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| Website | Taipei Economic and Culture Office in Austria |
TheTaipei Economic and Culture Office in Austria; (Chinese:駐奧地利台北經濟文化代表處;pinyin:Zhù Àodìlì Táiběi Jīngjì Wénhuà Dàibiǎo Chù;German:Taipei Wirtschafts- und Kulturbüro in Österreich)represents the interests ofTaiwan inAustria in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as ade facto embassy. Its counterpart in Taiwan is theAustrian Office inTaipei.[2]
The first representative office of Taiwan in Austria was known as theInstitute of Chinese Culture, which was established in 1972.[1]