Taiwan on Wednesday opened its third office in country in Mumbai after having being operated as Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC) in New Delhi and Chennai.

In his opening remarks TECC Representative Amb Baushuan Ger said this will be third mission in India-Taiwan relations.

“In the 1995, Taiwan and India established representations, namely India Taipei Association in Taipei and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in New Delhi. The two offices have served as platforms for various collaborations between our two countries, mainly on trade and investment, education and culture as well as science and technology,” Ger said.

The opening of the third Mission of Taiwan in India add momentum to cordial relations between two sides and will especially boost cooperation between Taiwan and Maharashtra and the neighboring states in west India in the years ahead.

In 2012, Taiwan set up its second mission in southern India TECC in Chennai to benefit Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh which attracted huge Taiwanese investment, especially some key manufacturing industries to their shore. “More more than 60 percent of Taiwanese investment has concentrated in these four southern States,” the Ambassador said.

“Like President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan emphasized in his National Day Address on October 10th this year, Taiwan is a force for regional peace, stability and prosperity. Taiwan will more vigorously develop its five trusted sectors, namely semiconductors, AI, defense, security and surveillance and next generation communications and help expand their global presence,” added Baushuan Ger in an august presence of top dignitaries in Mumbai.