Editing Foreign relations of Taiwan (section)

===International isolation===
Due to "the absence of a cross-strait understanding" ([[1992 consensus]]),<ref name="1992 consensus implications">{{cite news |title=What Does the 1992 Consensus Mean to Citizens in Taiwan? |url=https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/what-does-the-1992-consensus-mean-to-citizens-in-taiwan/ |access-date=14 October 2022 |work=thediplomat.com |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129122852/https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/what-does-the-1992-consensus-mean-to-citizens-in-taiwan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the ROC has encountered [[international isolation]] due to political and economic pressure from the PRC since the 1970s, and it has continued under the pro-[[Taiwan independence movement|Taiwan independence]] administration of the [[Democratic Progressive Party]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |title=Implications of a Coercive Quarantine of Taiwan by the People's Republic of China |url=https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1279-1.html |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=[[RAND Corporation]] |date=23 May 2022 |last1=Martin |first1=Bradley |last2=Gunness |first2=Kristen |last3=Deluca |first3=Paul |last4=Shostak |first4=Melissa |archive-date=8 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008034257/https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1279-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Taiwan is not allowed to attend [[World Health Assembly]], [[Interpol]], [[International Civil Aviation Organization]], or the [[United Nations]]' [[Kimberley Process Certification Scheme]]. Other forms of international isolation include measures against the activities of [[Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee]], [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards]] (boycotted), and a ban on Taiwan journalists to acquire passes to United Nations and as well as [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change|UNFCCC]] meetings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/who-deja-vu-taiwan-not-invited-to-world-health-assembly/|title=WHO Déjà Vu: Taiwan Not Invited to World Health Assembly|first=DD|last=Wu|access-date=12 February 2021|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304215343/https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/who-deja-vu-taiwan-not-invited-to-world-health-assembly/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3296537|title=China blocks Taiwan EPA head from attending UNFCCC COP 23|publisher=[[Taiwan News]]|date=13 November 2017|access-date=19 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042827/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3296537|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/201811180135.aspx |script-title=zh:國際奧會再度來函 強調禁止外力干預體育 &#124; 運動 &#124; 新聞專題 &#124; 中央社 CNA|website=[[Central News Agency (Taiwan)]]|date=18 November 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/rivals-step-out-of-shadow-to-win-golden-horse-awards|title=Rivals step out of Shadow to win Golden Horse Awards|date=18 November 2018|website=The Straits Times|access-date=19 November 2018|archive-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406060432/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/rivals-step-out-of-shadow-to-win-golden-horse-awards|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://rsf.org/en/news/rsf-calls-un-accredit-taiwanese-journalists|title=RSF calls on the UN to accredit Taiwanese journalists &#124; Reporters without borders|date=18 September 2018|publisher=Reports Without Borders|access-date=19 November 2018|archive-date=19 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119092044/https://rsf.org/en/news/rsf-calls-un-accredit-taiwanese-journalists|url-status=live}}</ref>

Analysts argue that PRC's coercive strategy might have proven counterproductive as it has further united US allies (including Australia and the UK) in their response which in turn makes it more challenging for Beijing to achieve its intended geostrategic objectives.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Christ |first=Kiernan |date=2022-07-05 |title=China's Efforts to Isolate and Intimidate Taiwan Are Pushing U.S. Allies Closer |url=https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2022/07/05/chinas-efforts-to-isolate-and-intimidate-taiwan-are-pushing-u-s-allies-closer/ |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Georgetown Journal of International Affairs |language=en-US |archive-date=1 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001060218/https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2022/07/05/chinas-efforts-to-isolate-and-intimidate-taiwan-are-pushing-u-s-allies-closer/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" />

The ROC's (multi-sector) [[civil society]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legal.un.org/repertory/art71.shtml|title=Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs – Codification Division Publications|website=legal.un.org}}</ref> currently participates in 11 projects of United Nations [[Sustainable Development Goals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/partnership/search/?menu=1629&str=taiwan|title=Search – United Nations Partnerships for SDGs platform|publisher=United Nations|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=22 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022145835/https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/partnership/search/?menu=1629&str=taiwan|url-status=live}}</ref> ROC ranks 31st of 176 countries and territories in the 2016 [[Transparency International]]'s [[Corruption Perception Index]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_perceptions_index_2016|title=Corruption Perceptions Index 2016|publisher=Transparency International|access-date=24 November 2017|archive-date=25 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125040730/http://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_perceptions_index_2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>