[2] It was established in 1972 as the Association for the Promotion of Commercial and Tourist Exchanges with Taiwan (French : Association pour la Promotion des Echanges Commerciaux et Touristiques avec Taïwan, ASPECT),[1] before adopting its present name in 1995.

A fluent French speaker, he was appointed to the post in July 2018, having earlier served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China from 2016 to 2018.

The Office is currently located at 78, rue de l’Université - 75007  in l’Hôtel Hocquart, a historical monument built in 1754 with the style of late-Louis XV.

Function The Office promotes the economic, cultural, educational, scientific and technological exchanges between Taiwan and France.

The Education division is also responsible for the exchanges with Spain, Portugal, and Italy; [The Science and Technology division] is also responsible for Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece; as for the Taiwan Cultural Center in Paris (Centre Culturel de Taïwan à Paris) is responsible for the cultural exchanges with Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, Andorra and Liechtenstein.