The US is “seriously considering a request from Taiwan to change the name of its mission in the US capital from ‘Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office’ [TECRO] to ‘Taiwan Representative Office,’” the paper reported on Friday, citing several anonymous sources close to the matter. The nameplate of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US is pictured in an undated photograph. The ministry yesterday said it has no comment on the report. The government would continue to steer Taiwan-US relations pragmatically, and in accordance with mutual trust and shared interests, it said. The office, to be named “the Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania,” is to be located in Vilnius, Wu has said.

Source: Taipei Times September 11, 2021 15:56 UTC