Association of East Asian Relations

Association of East Asian Relations
亞東關係協會
Yà dōng guānxì xiéhuì
Agency overview
Agency executive
  • Lee Chia-chin, President

Association of East Asian Relations (Chinese: 亞東關係協會; pinyin: Yàdōng Guānxì Xiéhuì) is a non-governmental agency of the Republic of China to handle the matters concerning the interests of the Republic of China and Japan. It was established after the government of the Republic of China and Japan severed their diplomatic relations in 1972. Its Japanese counterpart is Interchange Association of Japan. It has liaison offices in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka and branches of the Tokyo Office in Yokohama, Naha and Sapporo.[1]

In 1992, the name of liaison offices Association of East Asian Relations Tokyo Office (亞東關係協會東京辦事處) were changed to Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Association of East Asian Relations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China.
  2. Hughes, Christopher (2013). Taiwan and Chinese Nationalism: National Identity and Status in International Society. Routledge. p. 110. ISBN 1134727542. ... a positive development of substantive relations was claimed when the ROC's four representative offices in Japan were allowed to change their names from 'Association of East Asian Relations' to 'Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Offices' on 20 May 1992.

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