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== Types of relations == === Full diplomatic relations === [[File:Misiones Diplomaticas de Taiwan.PNG|thumb|center|500px| {{legend|#FF0000|Republic of China [[Taiwan Area|area of actual control]]}} {{legend|#000099|Countries with Republic of China embassies}} {{legend|#6699cc|Countries and regions with representative offices of the Republic of China}} {{legend|#ADD8E6|Countries and regions with representative offices abolished}} ]] The [[Taiwan|Republic of China (Taiwan)]] maintains full diplomatic relations with 11 [[member states of the United Nations]] and the [[Holy See]] ([[Vatican City]]), which is a [[United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers|United Nations General Assembly observer state]]. [[File:Taiwanese Embassy in Mbabane.JPG|thumb|The [[Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Kingdom of Eswatini|ROC embassy]] in [[Mbabane]], [[Eswatini]]]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |+States with full diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan) |- ! scope="col" | [[List of sovereign states|State]] ! scope="col" | [[United Nations geoscheme|UN region]] ! scope="col" | [[List of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme|UN subregion]] ! scope="col" | Relations established |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Belize}} | [[Americas]] | [[Central America]] | {{daterange|1989}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Eswatini}} | [[Africa]] | [[Southern Africa]] | {{daterange|1968}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Guatemala}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/201512290036 |title=President Ma meets Guatemalan Vice President Fuentes |date=29 December 2015 |website=Focus Taiwan |access-date=22 December 2016 |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114123831/https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/201512290036 |url-status=live }}</ref> | [[Americas]] | [[Central America]] | {{daterange|1933}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Haiti}} | [[Americas]] | [[Caribbean]] | {{daterange|1956}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Holy See}} ([[Vatican City]]) | [[Europe]] | [[Southern Europe]] | {{daterange|1942}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Marshall Islands}} | [[Oceania]] | [[Micronesia]] | {{daterange|1998}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Palau}} | [[Oceania]] | [[Micronesia]] | {{daterange|1999}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Paraguay}} | [[Americas]] | [[South America]] | {{daterange|1957}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} | [[Americas]] | [[Caribbean]] | {{daterange|1983}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Saint Lucia}} | [[Americas]] | [[Caribbean]] | {{daterange|1984–1997, 2007}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} | [[Americas]] | [[Caribbean]] | {{daterange|1981}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Tuvalu}} | [[Oceania]] | [[Polynesia]] | {{daterange|1979}} |} [[File:ROC Holy See Embassy.jpg|thumb|Due to the limited size of Vatican City, all embassies accredited to the [[Holy See]] are located in Rome, outside the borders of Vatican City. Hence, the ROC's embassy to the Holy See is located in [[Italy]], a country that does not officially recognise, but still maintains close unofficial links with, the ROC.]] [[File:Pope johnpaul funeral politics.jpeg|thumb|President [[Chen Shui-bian]] (''far left'') attended the [[funeral of Pope John Paul II]], and as the Holy See's recognised head of state of China, was seated in the first row in alphabetical order beside the first lady and president of Brazil.|190x190px]] === Non-diplomatic representation === {{Main|Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office}} {{Further|List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan|List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan}} [[File:LX-VCK (33158057950).jpg|thumb|Luxembourg aircraft in Taiwan]] A certain number of countries have official diplomatic relations with the PRC but also maintain some form of unofficial diplomatic relations with Taiwan. This number includes 59 [[sovereign state]]s, 3 [[Dependent territory|dependent or quasi-dependent territories]], and the [[European Union]]. Unofficial diplomatic relations typically involve an "Economic, Trade and Cultural Office" in Taiwan for the partner country, as well as a corresponding "Taipei/Taiwan/ROC Representative Office" representing Taiwan within the partner country. These unofficial offices generally function as embassies despite not being officially named as such. For example, the [[American Institute in Taiwan]] functions as the United States' [[de facto embassy|''de facto'' embassy]], with the chairman and staff acting as unofficial government consulate officers who nevertheless perform duties that official embassies would undertake. Various countries host Taiwanese representative offices within themselves but don't have representative offices in Taiwan. One country, [[Luxembourg]], has a representative office in Taiwan but does not host a Taiwanese representative office within itself; Taiwan's interests in Luxembourg are served by the [[Taipei Representative Office in Brussels|Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium]]. Taiwan also regards the [[European Union]], with which it also has unofficial relations via the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium, as a state entity in the context of international relations; the EU is a [[supranational union]] with a high level of integration between its member states, though each member state retains its national sovereignty. Taiwan has unofficial diplomatic relations with [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau|Macao]], both of which are [[special administrative regions of China|Special Administrative Regions of the PRC]], though Taiwan does not have similar such relations with [[Mainland China]] (the PRC). Technically, Hong Kong and Macau are integral territories of the PRC, governed under the "[[One country, two systems|One Country, Two Systems]]" framework. This means that Taiwan effectively has unofficial relations with parts of the PRC but not with the national government of the PRC itself. Taiwan maintains hostile relations with the PRC through the [[Mainland Affairs Council]], whose counterpart is the [[Taiwan Affairs Office]]; neither office is considered to be an embassy by either Taiwan or the PRC, and both offices are operated within the home country rather than within the host country. Taiwan has strong unofficial relations with [[Somaliland]], which is a [[list of states with limited recognition|self-declared state]] in the [[Horn of Africa]] that is claimed as the territory of neighbouring [[Somalia]], in a state of affairs that displays strong parallels to Taiwan's own sovereignty dispute with China. Taiwan maintains a "Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office" in [[Guam]], which is an [[Insular area#Unincorporated organized territories|unincorporated organized territory]] of the [[United States]] located in [[Oceania]]. In 2021, [[Lithuania]] announced that it would open an unofficial representative office in Taiwan, and Taiwan likewise announced that it would open an unofficial representative office in Lithuania. The Lithuania office was due to open by fall (autumn) of 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere, which is essentially September to November inclusive.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Tai|first1=Ya-chen|last2=Mazzetta|first2=Matthew|date=July 20, 2021|title=Lithuania to open trade office in Taiwan this fall|work=Focus Taiwan|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202107200030|access-date=November 14, 2021|archive-date=14 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114125338/https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202107200030|url-status=live}}</ref> [[China–Lithuania relations|Relations between Lithuania and the PRC]] have simultaneously soured.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Galbraith|first=Andrew|date=October 30, 2021|title=China warns Lithuania, European officials over Taiwan row|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china-warns-lithuania-european-officials-over-taiwan-row-2021-10-30/|access-date=November 14, 2021|archive-date=14 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114125336/https://www.reuters.com/world/china-warns-lithuania-european-officials-over-taiwan-row-2021-10-30/|url-status=live}}</ref> A certain number of countries have indirect unofficial diplomatic relations with Taiwan via third-party proxy countries. For example, the [[Taipei Liaison Office in South Africa|Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa]] serves the interests of Taiwan throughout a great number of countries in Africa that otherwise don't have any channels of communication with Taiwan. {{div col}} '''Africa (3 states and [[Somaliland|1 de facto state]])''' * {{CIV|name=Côte d'Ivoire}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2022/11/13/2003788816 | title=Taipei to reopen representative office in Ivory Coast – Taipei Times | date=13 November 2022 | access-date=20 January 2023 | archive-date=20 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120093015/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2022/11/13/2003788816 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202211130004 | title=Taiwan reopens rep office in Ivory Coast to boost bilateral trade: MOFA – Focus Taiwan | date=13 November 2022 | access-date=20 January 2023 | archive-date=6 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206065213/https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202211130004 | url-status=live }}</ref> * {{NGA}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.ifeng.com/a/20170112/50563110_0.shtml|title=台湾官方回应"驻尼日利亚代表处被摘牌"|website=news.ifeng.com|access-date=13 June 2017|archive-date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118180048/http://news.ifeng.com/a/20170112/50563110_0.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{RSA}} * {{Flag|Somaliland}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shattuck |first1=Thomas |title=Taiwan Finds an Unexpected New Friend in Somaliland |url=https://www.fpri.org/article/2020/07/taiwan-finds-an-unexpected-new-friend-in-somaliland/ |website=www.fpri.org |publisher=FPRI |access-date=4 July 2020}}</ref> ([[List of states with limited recognition|''de facto'' state]]) '''Asia (20 states and 2 territories)''' * {{BHR}} * {{BRN}} * {{PRC|name=China, People's Republic of}} (no direct relations with [[Mainland China]]) ** ''{{HKG}}'' ([[Special administrative region of China|SAR of the PRC]]) ** ''{{MAC|name=Macao}}'' ([[Special administrative region of China|SAR of the PRC]]) * {{IND}} * {{IDN}} * {{ISR}} * {{JPN}} * {{JOR}} * {{KOR|name=Korea, Republic of (South Korea)}} * {{KWT}} * {{MYS}} * {{MNG}} * {{MMR}} * {{OMN}} * {{PHL}} * {{KSA}} * {{SGP}} * {{THA}} * {{TUR}} * {{UAE}} * {{VIE}} '''Europe (23 states and 1 [[European Union|supranational union]])''' * ''{{EU}}'' ([[supranational union]]) ** {{AUT}} ** {{BEL}} ** {{CZE|name=Czechia}} ** {{DEN}} ** {{FIN}} ** {{FRA}}<ref name="taiwannews">{{cite web |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3994524 |title=Taiwan to open representative office in Aix-en-Provence in Southern France |website=Taiwan News |date=25 August 2020 |access-date=26 August 2020 |archive-date=29 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229155049/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3994524 |url-status=live }}</ref> ** {{GER}} ** {{Flag|Greece}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=首頁 – Taipei Representative Office in Greece 駐希臘台北代表處|url=https://www.roc-taiwan.org/gr_en/index.html|access-date=2021-01-11|website=www.roc-taiwan.org|archive-date=4 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204210044/https://www.roc-taiwan.org/gr_en/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ** {{HUN}} ** {{IRL}} ** {{ITA}} ** {{LVA}} ** {{LTU}} ([[Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania|Taiwanese office]] opened in November 2021, first one in the world to adopt the name "Taiwanese").<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-18 |title=Taiwan representation opens in Vilnius |url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1545282/taiwan-representation-opens-in-vilnius |access-date=2022-04-22 |archive-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131154149/https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1545282/taiwan-representation-opens-in-vilnius |url-status=live }}</ref> ** {{LUX}} (has an office in Taipei, Taipei does not have an office in Luxembourg; representation through Belgium and the EU)<ref>[http://www.taiwanembassy.org/BE/ct.asp?xItem=80426&CtNode=460&mp=102&xp1= Relations with the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031180607/http://www.taiwanembassy.org/BE/ct.asp?xItem=80426&CtNode=460&mp=102&xp1= |date=2014-10-31 }}, Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium</ref> ** {{NLD}} ** {{POL}} ** {{PRT}} ** {{SVK}} (has an Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, Taiwan has Representative Office in Bratislava) ** {{ESP}} ** {{SWE}} * {{RUS}} * {{SUI}} * {{GBR}} '''North America (3 states)''' * {{CAN}} * {{MEX}} * {{USA}} '''Oceania (4 states and [[Guam|1 territory]])''' * {{AUS}} * {{FIJ}} * ''{{GUM}}'' ([[Insular area#Unincorporated organized territories|unincorporated organized territory]] of the [[United States]]) * {{NZL}} * {{PNG}} '''South America (6 states)''' * {{ARG}} * {{BRA}} * {{CHL}} * {{COL}} * {{ECU}} * {{PER}} {{div col end}} === No representation === The following states recognise Beijing and have no representation in Taiwan (including any non-political, non-diplomatic, non-intergovernmental representation): {{div col}} '''Africa (50 states)''' * {{Flag|Algeria}} * {{Flag|Angola}} * {{Flag|Benin}} * {{Flag|Botswana}} * {{Flag|Burkina Faso}} * {{Flag|Burundi}} * {{Flag|Cabo Verde}} * {{Flag|Cameroon}} * {{Flag|Central African Republic}} * {{Flag|Chad}} * {{Flag|Comoros}} * {{Flag|Congo}} * {{Flag|Djibouti}} * {{Flag|DR Congo}} * {{Flag|Egypt}} * {{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}} * {{Flag|Eritrea}} * {{Flag|Ethiopia}} * {{Flag|Gabon}} * {{Flag|Gambia}} * {{Flag|Ghana}} * {{Flag|Guinea}} * {{Flag|Guinea-Bissau}} * {{Flag|Kenya}} * {{Flag|Lesotho}} * {{Flag|Liberia}} * {{Flag|Libya}} * {{Flag|Madagascar}} * {{Flag|Malawi}} * {{Flag|Mali}} * {{Flag|Mauritania}} * {{Flag|Mauritius}} * {{Flag|Morocco}} * {{Flag|Mozambique}} * {{Flag|Namibia}} * {{Flag|Niger}} * {{Flag|Rwanda}} * {{Flag|Sao Tome and Principe}} * {{Flag|Senegal}} * {{Flag|Seychelles}} * {{Flag|Sierra Leone}} * {{Flag|Somalia}} * {{Flag|South Sudan}} * {{Flag|Sudan}} * {{Flag|Tanzania}} * {{Flag|Togo}} * {{Flag|Tunisia}} * {{Flag|Uganda}} * {{Flag|Zambia}} * {{Flag|Zimbabwe}} '''Asia (24 states)''' * {{Flag|Afghanistan}} * {{Flag|Armenia}} * {{Flag|Azerbaijan}} * {{Flag|Bangladesh}} * {{Flag|Cambodia}} * {{Flag|Cyprus}} * {{Flag|Georgia}} * {{Flag|Iran}} * {{Flag|Iraq}} * {{Flag|Kazakhstan}} * {{Flag|North Korea|name=Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea)}} * {{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}} * {{Flag|Laos}} * {{Flag|Lebanon}} * {{Flag|Maldives}} * {{Flag|Nepal}} * {{Flag|Pakistan}} * {{Flag|Palestine}} * {{Flag|Qatar}} * {{Flag|Sri Lanka}} * {{Flag|Syria}} * {{Flag|Tajikistan}} * {{Flag|Timor-Leste}} * {{Flag|Turkmenistan}} * {{Flag|Uzbekistan}} * {{Flag|Yemen}} '''Europe (22 states)''' * {{Flag|Albania}} * {{Flag|Andorra}} * {{Flag|Belarus}} * {{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} * {{Flag|Bulgaria}} * {{Flag|Croatia}} * {{Flag|Estonia}} * {{Flag|Iceland}} * {{Flag|Liechtenstein}} * {{Flag|Malta}} * {{Flag|Moldova}} * {{Flag|Monaco}} * {{Flag|Montenegro}} * {{Flag|North Macedonia}} * {{Flag|Norway}} * {{Flag|Romania}} * {{Flag|San Marino}} * {{Flag|Serbia}} * {{Flag|Slovenia}} * {{Flag|Ukraine}} '''North America (13 states)''' * {{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} * {{Flag|Bahamas}} * {{Flag|Barbados}} * {{Flag|Costa Rica}} * {{Flag|Cuba}} * {{Flag|Dominica}} * {{Flag|Dominican Republic}} * {{Flag|El Salvador}} * {{Flag|Grenada}} * {{Flag|Honduras}} * {{Flag|Jamaica}} * {{Flag|Nicaragua}} * {{Flag|Panama}} * {{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} '''Oceania (9 states)''' * {{Flag|Cook Islands}} ([[associated state|state in free association]] with [[New Zealand]]) * {{Flag|Kiribati}} * {{Flag|Micronesia}} * {{Flag|Nauru}} * {{Flag|Niue}} ([[associated state|state in free association]] with [[New Zealand]]) * {{Flag|Samoa}} * {{Flag|Solomon Islands}} * {{Flag|Tonga}} * {{Flag|Vanuatu}} '''South America (5 states)''' * {{Flag|Bolivia}} * {{Flag|Guyana}} * {{Flag|Suriname}} * {{Flag|Uruguay}} * {{Flag|Venezuela}} {{div col end}} === Relations with neither the ROC nor the PRC === A certain number of countries and a [[sovereignty|sovereign entity]] do not possess full diplomatic relations with either the ROC or the PRC. This includes one [[member states of the United Nations|member state of the United Nations]], seven [[list of states with limited recognition|de facto states]], and one non-territorial sovereign entity ([[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]]). Out of the seven de facto states that do not possess full diplomatic relations with Taiwan, one of them, [[Somaliland]], has strong unofficial relations with Taiwan, while another, [[Kosovo]], has been unilaterally recognized by Taiwan but does not recognize Taiwan in return. The other five de facto states have not been recognized by Taiwan diplomatically. The [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]] is a non-territorial sovereign entity; it claims and controls no territory, it does not consider itself to be a [[state (polity)|state]], and yet it considers itself to be [[sovereignty|sovereign]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=About the Order of Malta / FAQ|url=https://www.orderofmalta.int/sovereign-order-of-malta/frequently-asked-questions/|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=Order of Malta (government website)|archive-date=14 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114194307/https://www.orderofmalta.int/sovereign-order-of-malta/frequently-asked-questions/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Order of Malta [[Foreign relations of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta|maintains full diplomatic relations]] with 110 [[sovereign state]]s (including the [[Holy See]]), official relations with five other sovereign states, and ambassador-level relations with the [[European Union]] and the [[State of Palestine]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Multilateral relations|url=https://www.orderofmalta.int/diplomatic-activities/multilateral-relations/|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=Order of Malta (government website)|archive-date=9 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009093650/http://www.orderofmalta.int/diplomatic-relations/755/multilateral-relations/?lang=en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Bilateral relations|url=https://www.orderofmalta.int/diplomatic-activities/bilateral-relations/|access-date=November 14, 2021|website=Order of Malta (government website)|archive-date=25 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625205913/https://www.orderofmalta.int/diplomatic-activities/bilateral-relations/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Order of Malta does not maintain full diplomatic relations with either Taiwan or the PRC.<ref name=":5" /> Even though the Order of Malta doesn't maintain full diplomatic relations with Taiwan, it has been involved in supporting Taiwan's participation in the [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|UN-affiliated]] [[World Health Assembly]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|date=May 28, 2021|title=MOFA thanks global partners for backing Taiwan at WHA|work=Leave No One Behind (Taiwan MOHW & MOFA)|url=https://leavenoonebehind.com.tw/en/article.php?content=201096&unit=451|access-date=November 14, 2021|quote=In a tweet on its official Twitter account, the MOFA said: "The strong showing of support for #Taiwan's meaningful participation in #WHA74 is greatly appreciated by the government & people. Sincere thanks to the country's allies, as well as like-minded partners including the #US, #Japan, #UKF, #Canada, #Australia, #Germany, #NewZealand, #CzechRepublic, #Lithuania & @orderofmalta, for urging @DrTedros to put politics aside & bring #Taiwan into the @WHO fold. Disease is blind to borders, & it takes #AllHandsOnDeck to combat #COVID19 & achieve #HealthForAll."}}</ref> [[Bhutan]] is the only member state of the United Nations that does not have full diplomatic relations with either the ROC or the PRC. The ROC has unilaterally recognized Bhutan as a sovereign state. {| class="wikitable sortable" |+States without relations with the People's Republic of China or the Republic of China |- ! scope="col" | [[List of sovereign states|State]] or [[sovereignty|sovereign entity]] ! scope="col" | Recognised by the ROC ! scope="col" | Unofficial relations ! scope="col" | Notes |- | scope="row"| {{Flagcountry|Abkhazia}} | No | No | Currently recognised by [[International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia|{{#expr:{{Numrec/Abkhazia|N}}-{{Numrec/Abkhazia|W}}}} UN member states and two non-UN-member states]]. Claimed by [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. |- | scope="row"| {{Flagcountry|Bhutan}} | Yes<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mofa.gov.tw/CountryAreaInfo.aspx%3FCASN%3D0984A85A3A9A6677&n%3D4043244986E87475&sms%3D26470E539B6FA395 |script-title=zh:中華民國(台灣)外交部全球資訊網 |date=22 April 2019 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828015848/http://www.mofa.gov.tw/CountryAreaInfo.aspx%3fCASN%3d0984A85A3A9A6677%26n%3d4043244986E87475%26sms%3d26470E539B6FA395 |archive-date=28 August 2019}}</ref> | No | A [[member states of the United Nations|United Nations member state]]. The ROC recognises [[Bhutan]] as a sovereign state. |- | scope="row"| {{Flagcountry|Kosovo}} | Yes<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx%3Fn%3D5028B03CED127255&s%3D3C269AA9ACAB4478 |script-title=zh:中華民國(台灣)外交部全球資訊網 |date=19 February 2008 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419003711/http://www.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx%3fn%3d5028B03CED127255%26s%3d3C269AA9ACAB4478 |archive-date=19 April 2015}}</ref> | No | Currently recognised by [[International recognition of Kosovo|{{#expr:{{Numrec/Kosovo|N}}-{{Numrec/Kosovo|W}}}} UN member states and three non-UN-member states]]. Claimed by [[Serbia]]. |- | scope="row"| {{Flagcountry|Northern Cyprus}} | No<ref>{{cite web|title=Diplomatic information–country and region|url=http://www.mofa.gov.tw/webapp/ct.asp?xItem%3D73%26ctNode%3D1142%26mp%3D1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321050103/http://www.mofa.gov.tw/webapp/ct.asp?xItem=73&ctNode=1142&mp=1|archive-date=21 March 2008|access-date=21 March 2008}}</ref> | No | Recognised only by [[Turkey]]. Claimed by the [[Cyprus|Republic of Cyprus]]. |- | scope="row"| {{Flagcountry|Transnistria|name=Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria)}} | No | No | Claimed by [[Moldova]]. |- | scope="row"| {{Flagcountry|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}} ([[Western Sahara]]) | No | No | Currently recognised by [[International recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|46 UN member states and one non-UN-member state]]. Also known as [[Western Sahara]]. Claimed by [[Morocco]]. |- | scope="row"| {{Flagcountry|Somaliland}} | Yes<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.mofa.gov.tw/CountryInfo.aspx?CASN=2&n=163&sms=33&s=200 |author = Asia West and Africa Department|title = Republic of Somaliland| publisher = Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China|access-date = 2021-10-27 |archive-date = 2021-01-16 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210116062621/https://www.mofa.gov.tw/CountryInfo.aspx?CASN=2&n=163&sms=33&s=200}}</ref> | Yes<ref name=":6" /> | Taiwan and Somaliland mutually established representative offices on 1 July 2020.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202007010011|title=Taiwan and Somaliland to set up representative offices: MOFA|work=Focus Taiwan|date=July 2020|access-date=1 July 2020|archive-date=30 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130183552/https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202007010011|url-status=live}}</ref> Claimed by [[Somalia]]. |- | scope="row"| {{Flagcountry|South Ossetia|name=South Ossetia (Alania)}} | No | No | Currently recognised by [[International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia|{{#expr:{{Numrec/South Ossetia|N}}-{{Numrec/South Ossetia|W}}}} UN member states and four non-UN-member states]]. Claimed by [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. |- | scope="row"| {{Flagcountry|Sovereign Military Order of Malta}} | Yes<ref name=":3" /> | No | Non-territorial sovereign entity.<ref name=":4" /> No position on Taiwanese sovereignty.<ref name=":5" /> Engages neutrally with Taiwan.<ref name=":3" /> |} ===Relations switched from the ROC to the PRC=== {{Further|Timeline of diplomatic relations of the Republic of China|Dates of establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China}} {{See also|One China|Two Chinas}} [[File:Former Consulate of France in Nanjing 2012-03.JPG|thumb|Former French Embassy to the ROC in [[Nanjing]]]] [[File:Former Consulate of Mexico in Nanjing 2012-11.JPG|thumb|Former Mexican Embassy to the ROC in Nanjing]] [[File:Soviet embassy burned down.PNG|thumb|Former Soviet Union Embassy to the ROC in Nanjing]] [[File:Former Consulate of UK in Nanjing 02 2011-10.jpg|thumb|Former United Kingdom Embassy to the ROC in Nanjing]] [[File:Former Consulate of the United States in Nanjing 2011-11.JPG|thumb|Former United States Embassy to the ROC in Nanjing]] Taiwanese academics stated that if any one state switches its diplomatic relations to the PRC, it would create a [[domino effect]], encouraging other states to do so as well.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6729917.stm |title=Taiwan alarm at Costa Rica move |work=[[BBC News]] |date=7 June 2007 |access-date=7 June 2007 |archive-date=15 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615063812/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6729917.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The Holy See (Vatican), the only European state that has diplomatic relations with Taiwan, made efforts in 2007 to create formal ties with the PRC.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6282767.stm |title=Pope offers olive branch to China |work=[[BBC News]] |date=20 January 2007 |access-date=7 June 2007 |archive-date=11 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111051527/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6282767.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> High-ranking bishops in the [[Catholic Church]] have implied that such a diplomatic move was possible,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4411931.stm |title=HK bishop hints at Vatican switch |work=[[BBC News]] |date=5 April 2005 |access-date=7 June 2007 |archive-date=11 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111051605/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4411931.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> predicated on the PRC's granting more [[Freedom of religion in China|freedom of religion]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6286353.stm |title=China welcomes Vatican initiative |work=[[BBC News]] |date=5 April 2005 |access-date=7 June 2007 |archive-date=11 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111051619/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6286353.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Catholic Patriotic Association|interfering]] less in the hierarchy of the [[Catholic Church in China]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6158769.stm |title=China ordains new Catholic bishop |work=[[BBC News]] |date=30 November 2006 |access-date=7 June 2007 |archive-date=11 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111051636/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6158769.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+States formerly recognizing the Republic of China and now recognizing the People's Republic of China |- ! class="nosort"| ! colspan=2 class="nosort"|Period of diplomatic relation |- ! scope="col" | [[List of sovereign states|State]] ! scope="col" | From ! scope="col" | To |- |scope="row"| {{Flagicon|Afghanistan|1930}} [[Kingdom of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] |align=center| 1944 |align=center| 1950 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Argentina}} |align=center| 1945 |align=center| 1972 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Australia}} |align=center| 1941 |align=center| 1972 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Austria}} |align=center| 1928 |align=center| 1971 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Barbados}} |align=center| 1967 |align=center| 1977 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Bahamas}} |align=center| 1989 |align=center| 1997 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Belgium}} |align=center| 1928 |align=center| 1971 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Bolivia}} |align=center| 1919 |align=center| 1985 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Botswana}} |align=center| 1966 |align=center| 1974 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Brazil|1968}} |align=center| 1928 |align=center| 1974 |- |scope="row"| {{Flagicon|Bulgaria|1948}} [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] |align=center| 1947 |align=center| 1949 |- |scope="row" rowspan=2| {{Flag|Burkina Faso}} |align=center| 1961 |align=center| 1973 |- |align=center| 1994 |align=center| 2018<ref>{{cite news |title=China wins back Burkina Faso, urges Taiwan's last African ally to follow |last=Blanchard |first=Ben |date=26 May 2018 |work=[[Reuters]] |location=Beijing, China |access-date=24 April 2019 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-burkina/china-wins-back-burkina-faso-urges-taiwans-last-african-ally-to-follow-idUSKCN1IR09W |archive-date=5 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605065105/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-burkina/china-wins-back-burkina-faso-urges-taiwans-last-african-ally-to-follow-idUSKCN1IR09W |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Burma|1948}} |align=center| 1948 |align=center| 1950 |- |scope="row" rowspan=2| {{Flag|Cambodia|1970}} |align=center| 1953 |align=center| 1958 |- |align=center| 1970 |align=center| 1975 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Cameroon|1961}} |align=center| 1960 |align=center| 1971 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Canada}} |align=center| 1941 |align=center| 1970 |- |scope="row" rowspan=3| {{Flag|Central African Republic}} |align=center| 1962 |align=center| 1964 |- |align=center| 1968 |align=center| 1976 |- |align=center| 1991 |align=center| 1998 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Ceylon}} |align=center| 1948 |align=center| 1950 |- |scope="row" rowspan=2| {{Flag|Chad}} |align=center| 1962 |align=center| 1972 |- |align=center| 1997 |align=center| 2006 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Chile}} |align=center| 1915 |align=center| 1971 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Colombia}} |align=center| 1941 |align=center| 1980<ref>{{cite news |title=Colombia y China Popular establecen relaciones |date=9 February 1980 |work=El Tiempo |page=8A |location=Bogota, Colombia |publisher=Casa Editorial El Tiempo |language=es |issn=0121-9987 |access-date=22 September 2018 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19800209&printsec=frontpage&hl=es |archive-date=24 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424101553/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19800209&printsec=frontpage&hl=es |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Congo-Brazzaville}} |align=center| 1960 |align=center| 1964 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Costa Rica}} |align=center| 1941 |align=center| 2007<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6729035.stm |title=Costa Rica forges new China ties |work=[[BBC News]] |date=6 June 2007 |access-date=6 June 2007 |archive-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217034037/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6729035.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Côte d'Ivoire}} |align=center| 1963 |align=center| 1983 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Cuba}} |align=center| 1913 |align=center| 1960 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Cyprus}} |align=center| 1960 |align=center| 1972 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Czechoslovakia}} |align=center| 1930 |align=center| 1949{{NoteTag|Unofficial relations between the ROC continued on between the newly-formed [[Czech Republic|Czechia]] and [[Slovakia]] in 1993.}} |- |scope="row" rowspan=2| {{Flag|Dahomey}} |align=center| 1960 |align=center| 1965 |- |align=center| 1966 |align=center| 1973 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Denmark}} |align=center| 1928 |align=center| 1950 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Dominica}} |align=center| 1983 |align=center| 2004 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Dominican Republic}} |align=center| 1941 |align=center| 2018<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-43936972 |title=República Dominicana corta relaciones diplomáticas con Taiwán para establecerlas con China |date=1 May 2018 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=23 March 2019 |access-date=16 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323115253/https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-43936972 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Ecuador|1900}} |align=center| 1946 |align=center| 1971 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Egypt|1952}} |align=center| 1942 |align=center| 1956 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|El Salvador}} |align=center| 1941 |align=center| 2018<ref name="es">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/21/taiwan-further-isolated-as-el-salvador-switches-allegiance-to-china |title=Taiwan vows to stand up to China after El Salvador cuts ties |last=Kuo |first=Lily |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=21 August 2018 |archive-date=27 October 2019 |access-date=21 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027165311/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/21/taiwan-further-isolated-as-el-salvador-switches-allegiance-to-china |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Estonia}} |align=center| 1937{{Clarify|date=July 2023}}<!-- 1921? --> |align=center| 1940 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Finland}} |align=center| 1919 |align=center| 1950<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.finland.cn/public/default.aspx?nodeid=44129 |title=Suomen suurlähetystö, Peking -Suomen pääkonsulaatti, Shanghai : Tietoa Kiinasta |language=fi |date=22 January 2014 |website=Finland.cn |publisher=Finnish Main Consulate in the People's Republic of China |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-date=31 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731024355/http://www.finland.cn/public/default.aspx?nodeid=44129 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|France|1830}} |align=center| 1928 |align=center| 1964 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Gabon}} |align=center| 1960 |align=center| 1974 |- |scope="row" rowspan=2| {{Flag|Gambia}} |align=center| 1968 |align=center| 1974 |- |align=center| 1995 |align=center| 2013<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/15/gambia-severs-diplomatic-ties-taiwan |title=Gambia severs diplomatic ties with Taiwan |last=Smith |first=David |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=15 November 2013 |archive-date=24 April 2019 |access-date=24 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424112733/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/15/gambia-severs-diplomatic-ties-taiwan |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Germany}} ([[West Germany|Federal Rep.]]) |align=center| 1955 |align=center| 1972 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Greece}} |align=center| 1929 |align=center| 1972 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Grenada}} |align=center| 1989 |align=center| 2005 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Guinea-Bissau}} |align=center| 1990 |align=center| 1998 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Honduras}} |align=center| 1941 |align=center| 2023<ref>{{Cite news |title=Honduras ends decades-long diplomatic ties with Taiwan |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/honduras-government-says-ending-diplomatic-ties-with-taiwan-2023-03-26/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Reuters |date=26 March 2023 |language=en-US |last1=Cash |first1=Joe |last2=Palencia |first2=Gustavo |last3=Blanchard |first3=Ben |last4=Cash |first4=Joe |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607013344/https://www.reuters.com/world/honduras-government-says-ending-diplomatic-ties-with-taiwan-2023-03-26/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|India}} |align=center| 1947 |align=center| 1949 |- |scope="row"| {{Flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[Pahlavi dynasty|Iran]] |align=center| 1920 |align=center| 1971 |- |scope="row"| {{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Iraq}} |align=center| 1942 |align=center| 1958 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Italy}} |align=center| 1928 |align=center| 1970 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Jamaica}} |align=center| 1962 |align=center| 1972 |- |scope="row" rowspan=2| {{Flag|Japan|1947}} |align=center| 1930 |align=center| 1937 |- |align=center| 1952 |align=center| 1972 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Jordan}} |align=center| 1957 |align=center| 1977 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Kiribati}} |align=center| 2003 |align=center| 2019<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/20/taiwan-loses-second-ally-in-a-week-as-kiribati-switches-to-china|title=Taiwan loses second ally in a week as Kiribati switches to China|last=Lyons|first=Kate|website=The Guardian|date=20 September 2019|language=en|access-date=19 August 2020|archive-date=30 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830155148/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/20/taiwan-loses-second-ally-in-a-week-as-kiribati-switches-to-china|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|South Korea|1984|name=Korea, Republic of (South Korea)}} |align=center| 1949 |align=center| 1992 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Kuwait}} |align=center| 1963 |align=center| 1971 |- |scope="row"| {{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Laos}} |align=center| 1958 |align=center| 1962 |- |scope="row" rowspan=2| {{Flag|Latvia}} |align=center| 1936{{Clarify|date=July 2023}}<!-- 1923? --> |align=center| 1940 |- |align=center| 1992 |align=center| 1994<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=oqF8AgAAQBAJ&q=estonia+taiwan+relations&pg=PA76 |title=Taiwan and Post-Communist Europe: Shopping for Allies |last=Tubilewicz |first=Czeslaw |year= 2007 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1134100842 |pages=76–94 }}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Lebanon}} |align=center| 1954 |align=center| 1971 |- |scope="row" rowspan=2| {{Flag|Lesotho|1987}} |align=center| 1966 |align=center| 1983 |- |align=center| 1990 |align=center| 1994 |- |scope="row" rowspan=3| {{Flag|Liberia}} |align=center| 1957 |align=center| 1977 |- |align=center| 1989 |align=center| 1993 |- |align=center| 1997 |align=center| 2003 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Libya|1969}} |align=center| 1959 |align=center| 1978 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Lithuania|1918}} |align=center| 1921 |align=center| 1940 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Luxembourg}} |align=center| 1949 |align=center| 1972 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Madagascar}} |align=center| 1960 |align=center| 1972 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Malawi}} |align=center| 1966 |align=center| 2008<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7186918.stm |title=Asia-Pacific | Malawi severs links with Taiwan |work=BBC News |date=14 January 2008 |access-date=22 December 2016 |archive-date=26 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326170747/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7186918.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Malaysia}} |align=center| 1964 |align=center| 1974 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Maldives}} |align=center| 1966 |align=center| 1972 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Malta}} |align=center| 1967 |align=center| 1972 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Mauritania}} |align=center| 1960 |align=center| 1965 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Mexico}} |align=center| 1928 |align=center| 1971 |- |scope="row" rowspan=2| {{Flag|Nauru}} |align=center| 1980 |align=center| 2002 |- |align=center| 2005 |align=center| 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-15 |title=Republic of Nauru to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan |url=https://www.lismorecitynews.com.au/story/8487200/republic-of-nauru-to-sever-diplomatic-ties-with-taiwan/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Lismore City News |language=en-AU |archive-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115062652/https://www.lismorecitynews.com.au/story/8487200/republic-of-nauru-to-sever-diplomatic-ties-with-taiwan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Netherlands}} |align=center| 1928 |align=center| 1950 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|New Zealand}} |align=center| 1912 |align=center| 1972 |- |scope="row" rowspan=2| {{Flag|Nicaragua}} |align=center| 1930 |align=center| 1985 |- |align=center| 1990 |align=center| 2021<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-12-10|title=China and Nicaragua re-establish ties in blow to U.S. and Taiwan|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-nicaragua-hold-talks-city-tianjin-following-taiwan-break-2021-12-10/|date=10 December 2021|publisher=Reuters|archive-date=10 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210052819/https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-nicaragua-hold-talks-city-tianjin-following-taiwan-break-2021-12-10/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |scope="row" rowspan=2| {{Flag|Niger}} |align=center| 1963 |align=center| 1974 |- |align=center| 1992 |align=center| 1996 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|North Macedonia}} |align=center| 1999 |align=center| 2001 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Norway}} |align=center| 1928 |align=center| 1950 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Pakistan}} |align=center| 1947 |align=center| 1950 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Panama}} |align=center| 1912 |align=center| 2017<ref name="panama">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40256499|title=Panama cuts ties with Taiwan in favour of China|date=13 June 2017|publisher=BBC News|archive-date=19 June 2018|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619035643/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40256499|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}} |data-sort-value="1999-08-05" data-sort-type="isoDate" style="text-align:center;"| 5 August 1999 |data-sort-value="1999-08-21" data-sort-type="isoDate" style="text-align:center;"| 21 August 1999{{NoteTag|Recognition lasted sixteen days. Began 5 August, agreement withdrawn 21 August.}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Peru}} |align=center| 1913 |align=center| 1971 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Philippines|1936}} |align=center| 1947 |align=center| 1975 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Poland|1928}} |align=center| 1929 |align=center| 1949 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Portugal}} |align=center| 1928 |align=center| 1975 |- |scope="row"| {{Flagicon|Romania|1948}} [[Communist Romania|Romania]] |align=center| 1939 |align=center| 1949 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Rwanda|1962}} |align=center| 1962 |align=center| 1972 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}} |align=center| 1997 |align=center| 2016<ref>{{cite news |url=http://pt.rfi.fr/sao-tome-e-principe/20161220-sao-tome-e-principe-corta-relacoes-com-taiwan |title=São Tomé e Príncipe corta relações com Taiwan – São Tomé e Príncipe |language=pt |location=France |publisher=Radio France Internationale |date=20 December 2016 |access-date=22 December 2016 |archive-date=21 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221091039/http://pt.rfi.fr/sao-tome-e-principe/20161220-sao-tome-e-principe-corta-relacoes-com-taiwan |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} |align=center| 1946 |align=center| 1990 |- |scope="row" rowspan=3| {{Flag|Senegal}} |align=center| 1960 |align=center| 1964 |- |align=center| 1969 |align=center| 1972 |- |align=center| 1996 |align=center| 2005 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Sierra Leone}} |align=center| 1963 |align=center| 1971 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Solomon Islands}} |align=center| 1983 |align=center| 2019<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/09/16/breaking-solomon-islands-officially-switches-diplomatic-ties-taiwan-china/|title=Taiwan terminates relations with Solomon Islands: foreign minister|date=16 September 2019|website=Hong Kong Free Press|access-date=16 September 2019|archive-date=16 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916103942/https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/09/16/breaking-solomon-islands-officially-switches-diplomatic-ties-taiwan-china/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|South Africa}} |align=center| 1912 |align=center| 1998<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/analysis/43290.stm |title=Taiwan loses a major ally |work=[[BBC News]] |date=30 December 1997 |access-date=7 June 2007 |archive-date=12 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112034849/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/analysis/43290.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|South Vietnam}} |align=center| 1955 |align=center| 1975{{NoteTag|Diplomatic relationship between South Vietnam and Taiwan ceased upon the [[Fall of Saigon|collapse of the South Vietnamese government]] in 1975.}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}} |align=center| 1929 |align=center| 1949 |- |scope="row"| {{Flagcountry|Spanish State}} |align=center| 1928 |align=center| 1973 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Sweden}} |align=center| 1928 |align=center| 1950 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Switzerland}} |align=center| 1913 |align=center| 1950 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Thailand}} |align=center| 1946 |align=center| 1975 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Togo}} |align=center| 1960 |align=center| 1972 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Tonga}} |align=center| 1972 |align=center| 1998 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Turkey}} |align=center| 1934 |align=center| 1971<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200424102055/http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey_s-political-relations-with-china.en.mfaTurkey%C2%B4s Political Relations with China], [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)|Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|United Kingdom}} |align=center| 1928 |align=center| 1950 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|United States}} |align=center| 1928 |align=center| 1979 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Uruguay}} |align=center| 1957 |align=center| 1988 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Vanuatu}} |data-sort-value="2004-11-03" data-sort-type="isoDate" style="text-align:center;"| 3 November 2004 |data-sort-value="2004-11-10" data-sort-type="isoDate" style="text-align:center;"| 10 November 2004{{NoteTag|Recognition lasted seven days. Began on 03 November, agreement withdrawn on 10 November.}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Venezuela|1954}} |align=center| 1941 |align=center| 1974 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Western Samoa}} |align=center| 1972 |align=center| 1975 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Yugoslavia}} |align=center| 1945 |align=center| 1955 |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Zaire}} |align=center| 1960 |align=center| 1973<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/focac/183553.htm |title = Congo (DRC) |website = china.org.cn |location = People's Republic of China |access-date = 15 November 2013 |archive-date = 27 May 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120527230728/http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/focac/183553.htm |url-status = live }}</ref> |} ===States that have never had diplomatic relations with the ROC but have relations with the PRC=== {{Main|Timeline of diplomatic relations of the Republic of China|Dates of establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+States only ever recognizing the People's Republic of China as the Chinese state |- ! scope="col" | [[List of sovereign states|State]] ! scope="col" | Year recognised the PRC |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Albania}} | {{daterange|1949|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Algeria}} | {{daterange|1962|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Andorra}} | {{daterange|1994|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Angola}} | {{daterange|1982|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} | {{daterange|1983|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Armenia}} | {{daterange|1992|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Azerbaijan}} | {{daterange|1992|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Bahrain}} | {{daterange|1989|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Bangladesh}} | {{daterange|1975|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Belarus}} | {{daterange|1992|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} | {{daterange|1995|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Brunei}} | {{daterange|1991|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Burundi}} | {{daterange|1963|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Cabo Verde}} | {{daterange|1976|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Comoros}} | {{daterange|1975|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Cook Islands}} | {{daterange|1997|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Croatia}} | {{daterange|1992|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Djibouti}} | {{daterange|1979|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|East Germany}} | {{daterange|1949|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}} | {{daterange|1970|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Eritrea}} | {{daterange|1993|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Ethiopia}} | {{daterange|1970|}}<ref>[[China–Ethiopia relations]]</ref> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Fiji}} | {{daterange|1975|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Georgia}} | {{daterange|1992|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Ghana}} | {{daterange|1957|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Guyana}} | {{daterange|1972|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Hungary}} | {{daterange|1949|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Iceland}} | {{daterange|1971|}}{{Clarify|date=July 2023}}<!-- Iceland has diplomatic relations with Republic of China until 1971. --> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Indonesia}} | {{daterange|1950|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Ireland}} | {{daterange|1979|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Israel}} | {{daterange|1950|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Kazakhstan}} | {{daterange|1992|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Kenya}} | {{daterange|1963|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}} | {{daterange|1992|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Liechtenstein}} | {{daterange|1950|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Mali}} | {{daterange|1960|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Mauritius}} | {{daterange|1972|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Micronesia}} | {{daterange|1989|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Moldova}} | {{daterange|1992|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Mongolia}} | {{daterange|1949|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Monaco}} | {{daterange|1995|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Montenegro}} | {{daterange|2006|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Morocco}} | {{daterange|1958|}}{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}<!-- Have Morocco diplomatic relation with ROC? --> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Mozambique}} | {{daterange|1975|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Namibia}} | {{daterange|1990|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Nepal}} | {{daterange|1955|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Nigeria}} | {{daterange|1971|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Niue}} | {{daterange|2007|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|North Korea}} | {{daterange|1949|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Oman}} | {{daterange|1978|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Palestine}} | {{daterange|1988|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Qatar}} | {{daterange|1988|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|San Marino}} | {{daterange|1971|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Seychelles}} | {{daterange|1976|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Singapore}} | {{daterange|1990|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Slovenia}} | {{daterange|1992|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Somalia}} | {{daterange|1960|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Sudan}} | {{daterange|1958|}}{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}<!-- Have Sudan diplomatic relation with ROC? --> |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|South Sudan}} | {{daterange|2011|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|South Yemen}} | {{daterange|1968|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Suriname}} | {{daterange|1976|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Syria}} | {{daterange|1956|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Tajikistan}} | {{daterange|1992|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Tanzania}} | {{daterange|1961|}} ([[Tanganyika (1961–1964)|Tanganyika]]) <br /> {{daterange|1963|}} ([[Sultanate of Zanzibar|Zanzibar]]) |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Timor-Leste}} | {{daterange|2002|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} | {{daterange|1974|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Tunisia}} | {{daterange|1964|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Turkmenistan}} | {{daterange|1992|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Uganda}} | {{daterange|1962|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|United Arab Emirates}} | {{daterange|1984|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Ukraine}} | {{daterange|1992|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Uzbekistan}} | {{daterange|1992|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Vietnam}} | {{daterange|1950|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Yemen}} | {{daterange|1956|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Zambia}} | {{daterange|1964|}} |- |scope="row"| {{Flag|Zimbabwe}} | {{daterange|1980|}}<ref>[[China–Zimbabwe relations]]</ref> |} === Bribery allegations === Taiwan has been accused on multiple occasions of bribing foreign politicians to commence or maintain diplomatic relations.<ref>{{cite web|title=China and Taiwan offered us huge bribes, say Solomon Islands MPs|work=The Guardian|date=7 December 2019|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/08/china-and-taiwan-offered-us-huge-bribes-say-solomon-islands-mps|access-date=2 April 2021|archive-date=21 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221185709/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/08/china-and-taiwan-offered-us-huge-bribes-say-solomon-islands-mps|url-status=live}}</ref> The ex-president of [[Guatemala]] admitted in a U.S. court taking $2.5m from Taiwan in exchange for continuing to recognize it diplomatically.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-Guatemalan leader admits taking Taiwan bribes in U.S. court|date=18 March 2014|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guatemala-portillo-idUSBREA2H1QD20140318|access-date=2 April 2021|last1=Raymond|first1=Nate|archive-date=16 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316183713/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guatemala-portillo-idUSBREA2H1QD20140318|url-status=live}}</ref> Regarding Taiwanese "dollar diplomacy" in [[Vanuatu]] an observer said: "the methods Taiwan uses, bribing countries and politicians, are unjust, violate international law and disturb the global community. Bribery diplomacy won't last."<ref>{{cite news|title=China, Taiwan Wooing Vanuatu in Dollar Dance|date=13 November 2004|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-nov-13-fg-vanuatu13-story.html|access-date=2 June 2022|last1=Magnier|first1=Mark|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601190554/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-nov-13-fg-vanuatu13-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to Nauru choosing to recognize the government of the People's Republic of China, Taiwan had provided [[Nauru]]an government ministers with a monthly stipend of $5,000 in exchange for continuation of the Pacific island country's diplomatic relations with Taipei. Nauruan politicians, including President [[Marcus Stephen]] received secret funds. Other MPs received $2,500 a month in what was described as ''project funding that requires minimal accounting''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nauru officials' 'friendly payoffs'|date=29 August 2011|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nauru-officials-friendly-payoffs-20110828-1jgnu.html|access-date=2 June 2022|last1=Dorling|first1=Philip|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601190556/https://www.smh.com.au/national/nauru-officials-friendly-payoffs-20110828-1jgnu.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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