Taiwan should drop ‘TECO’ name: nonprofitBy Fang Wei-li and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerHello Taiwan, an international nonprofit organization, yesterday called for support for a proposal to rename Taiwan’s overseas offices as “Taiwan representative offices,” replacing the “Taipei Economic and Cultural Office” format. He cited the proposed Taiwan Representative Office Act introduced by US Senator John Curtis and remarks by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as evidence of political support in the US. Rubio, then a senator, last year sponsored legislation to rename the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) as the Taiwan Representative Office. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ use of the abbreviation “TECO” for overseas offices is easily misunderstood, he said. Citing passport redesigns, Chung said Taiwanese society has shown resilience in embracing the name “Taiwan,” and that overseas offices should follow suit.

Source: Taipei Times March 24, 2026 17:14 UTC