The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that it will establish a "Montreal Office" in Quebec, Canada.
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[Reporter Lu Yixuan/Report from Taipei] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that the Chinese government will set up a "Montreal Office" in Quebec, Canada, to promote exchanges and cooperation between Taiwan and Canada.
This will be Canada's fourth foreign embassy outside of Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver.
At present, there are 111 foreign embassies in China, excluding Hong Kong and Macao, including 14 embassies, 2 consulates general, 58 representative offices, and 36 offices.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ou Jiangan announced the case at a regular meeting today.
Ou Jiangan explained that due to the increasingly close exchanges between Taiwan and Canada in various fields such as economy and trade, technology, supply chain, culture and education, and aboriginal people, the Chinese government has decided after proper deliberation that it will establish a " Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Montreal" is currently in various preparatory work.
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Ou Jiangan pointed out that Canada is a bilingual country of English and French, and Quebec Province is the main concentration of French-speaking population, accounting for nearly 1/4 of the total population of Canada.
Montreal is the largest city in Quebec and the second largest city in Canada. It is an important French-speaking town in Canada and North America. It is also a well-known technology industry cluster in Canada. There is great room for cooperation in the fields of electric vehicles and artificial intelligence. "(ICAO) headquarters.
Most countries such as the United States, Japan, Britain, and France have established strongholds in Montreal.
Ou Jiangan also mentioned that the Canadian government recently released a comprehensive strategic report, which will deepen the multi-dimensional cooperative relationship with partners in the Indo-Pacific region, and specifically pointed out that it will enhance the economy and people-to-people connection with Taiwan, and enhance the science, technology and cooperation between Canada and Taiwan. Innovation partnership.
my country's new base in Montreal will help Taiwan and Canada to further cooperate and communicate in the future.
In recent years, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has opened new strongholds in Provence in South France and Ivory Coast in West Africa, and reopened its Guam office.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Montreal" will work together with the three foreign missions currently stationed in Canada to provide better services for overseas Chinese and continue to deepen the mutually beneficial cooperation between Taiwan and Canada based on the existing good foundation. Multi-field cooperative relations, enhance the friendship between the people of Taiwan and Canada, and work together for the prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region.