The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia (TECO; ) represents interests of Taiwan in Australia in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.
The Office is headed by a Representative, currently Elliott Charng.
Its head office is in Canberra, but it also has branch offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
It was established in 1988 as the "Taiwan Marketing Service" office, before becoming the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office" in 1991, along with the "Far East Trading Company" offices in Sydney and Melbourne, established in 1979. An unofficial organization known as the Australia-Free China Society, headed by New South Wales MP Douglas Darby, also represented Taiwan in Australia from 1974.
Its counterpart in Taiwan is the Australian Office in Taipei, formerly the Australian Commerce and Industry Office.
Organizational structures
Public Affairs Division
Cultural Division
Economic Division
Information Division
Science and Technology Division
Missions and consular districts
List of representatives
Timothy Yang (2000–2005)
Katharine Chang (December 2011 – 31 December 2014) David Lee (1 January 2015 – ?) William Lin (acting) ( ? - October 2016) Elliott Charng (October 2016 –August 2023) (August 2023 –)