The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), also known as Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), Taipei Representative Office (TRO) or Taipei Mission, is an alternative
diplomatic institution serving as a
''de facto'' embassy or a
consulate
A consulate is the office of a consul. A type of diplomatic mission, it is usually subordinate to the state's main representation in the capital of that foreign country (host state), usually an embassy (or, only between two Commonwealth coun ...
of the
Republic of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...
(ROC, commonly referred to as Taiwan) to exercise the foreign affairs and consular services in specific countries which have established formal diplomatic relations with the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
(PRC, commonly referred to as China). As the PRC and ROC both deny the legitimacy of each other as a
sovereign state
A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a polity, political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defin ...
and claims control over all of China, an
exclusive mandate namely
One-China policy
The term One China may refer to one of the following:
* The One China principle is the position held by the People's Republic of China (PRC) that there is only one sovereign state under the name China, with the PRC serving as the sole legit ...
, mandates any country that wishes to establish a diplomatic relationship with either the PRC or ROC must first sever any formal relationship with the other. According to ''
The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs
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'', "non-recognition of the Taiwanese government is a prerequisite for conducting formal diplomatic relations with the PRCin effect forcing other governments to choose between Beijing and Taipei." As a result, these countries only allow the ROC to establish representative offices instead of a fully-fledged embassy or consulate for the purpose of conducting practical bilateral relations without granting full
diplomatic recognition
Diplomatic recognition in international law is a unilateral declarative political act of a state that acknowledges an act or status of another state or government in control of a state (may be also a recognized state). Recognition can be accorde ...
.
These establishments use the capital city "
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
" and refrain from using names of "
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
", "ROC" or even the term "Nationalist China" (named after the ruling party
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...
during
Cold War period
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) since the term "Taipei" avoids implying that Taiwan is a different country on par with the PRC or that there are "
Two Chinas
The term "Two Chinas" refers to the geopolitical situation where two political entities exist under the name "China".
Background
In 1912, the Xuantong Emperor abdicated as a result of the Xinhai Revolution, and the Republic of China was est ...
", the PRC and the ROC, in order to diminish the obstacles of building pragmatic diplomacy and sidestep the
Taiwan issue
The controversy surrounding the political status of Taiwan or the Taiwan issue is a result of World War II, the second phase of the Chinese Civil War (1945–1949), and the Cold War.
The basic issue hinges on who the islands of Taiwan, Penghu ...
. Lithuania broke the tradition with the name
Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania
The Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania ( zh, 駐立陶宛台灣代表處; lt, Taivano atstovybė Lietuvoje
) is the representative office of Taiwan responsible for the development of relations with Lithuania. As Lithuania has not establ ...
in 2021. As a result, the PRC downgraded its relations with Lithuania to the
charge d'affaires
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Arts, entertainment, and media Films
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Music
* ''Charge'' (David Ford album)
* ''Charge'' (Machel Montano album)
* ''Charge!!'', an album by The Aqu ...
level and expelled its embassy staff from Beijing.
TECROs state that their aim is "to promote bilateral trade, investment, culture, science and technology exchanges and cooperation, as well as better understanding", and provide common citizen services towards
overseas Taiwanese
Overseas Taiwanese (), also called "people of Taiwanese descent" (), are people of Taiwanese ancestry or descent who live or were born outside of Taiwan. Overseas Taiwanese may or may not be Taiwanese nationals.
Description Taiwanese national id ...
, such as issuing visas and
passports
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.
TECROs in the
United States
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enjoy many diplomatic privileges such as
extraterritoriality
In international law, extraterritoriality is the state of being exempted from the jurisdiction of local law, usually as the result of diplomatic negotiations.
Historically, this primarily applied to individuals, as jurisdiction was usually cla ...
, providing
consular protection and their staff have
diplomatic immunity
Diplomatic immunity is a principle of international law by which certain foreign government officials are recognized as having legal immunity from the jurisdiction of another country. . Other countries also establish reciprocal representative offices in Taiwan, such as the
American Institute in Taiwan
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT; ) is the ''de facto'' Embassy of the United States of America in Taiwan. The AIT institution is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the federal government of the United States in Taiwan with Congressional oversi ...
,
Canadian Trade Office in Taipei
The Canadian Trade Office in Taipei (CTOT; french: Bureau commercial du Canada à Taipei; ) is Canada's trade office in Taiwan, which functions as a ''de facto'' embassy in the absence of official diplomatic relations in which Canada recognized t ...
and
Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association
The (), formerly known as Interchange Association, is an organization that List of diplomatic missions of Japan, represents the interests of Japan in Taiwan. In 2017, the current name was adopted.
Its counterpart in Japan is the Taipei Ec ...
.
History
Following the admission of the PRC to the
United Nations
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in 1971, many countries began to establish diplomatic relations with the government in
Beijing
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, and as a consequence, ended diplomatic relations with the
Nanjing
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-based ROC Government stationer in
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
.
[The Road Less Traveled](_blank)
, ''Taiwan Review
''Taiwan Review'' () is a general-interest English-language bi-monthly published by Kwang Hua Publishing, Inc. in the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the supervision of the Department of International Information Services, Ministry of Foreign Af ...
'', September 1, 2002 In order to maintain trade and cultural ties with countries with which it no longer had diplomatic relations, Taiwan established representative offices in these countries, often replacing its former embassies.
Before the 1990s, the names of these offices would vary considerably from country to country, usually omitting any reference to "Taiwan" or "Republic of China", instead referring to "East Asia", "Far East" or "Free China". They would also describe themselves as "centres" or "offices", concerned with trade, tourism, culture or information, thereby emphasising their private and unofficial status, despite being staffed by
Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...
personnel.
For example, in Japan, the former ROC Embassy was replaced by the "
Association of East Asian Relations
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan (TECO; , Japanese 台北駐日経済文化代表処 Taihoku Zainichi Keizai Bunka Daihyou Sho) represents the interests of Taiwan in Japan, functioning as a ''de facto'' embassy in the ...
" (AEAR) in 1972.
[International Law of Recognition and the Status of the Republic of China](_blank)
, Hungdah Chiu, in ''The United States and the Republic of China: Democratic Friends, Strategic Allies, and Economic Partners'', Steven W. Mosher
Transaction Publishers, 1992, page 24 In Malaysia, following the closure of the Consulate General in
Kuala Lumpur
, anthem = '' Maju dan Sejahtera''
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia
, pushpin_map_caption =
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in 1974, an office known as the Far East Travel and Trade Centre was established.
[''Foreign Policy of the New Taiwan: Pragmatic Diplomacy in Southeast Asia''](_blank)
, Jie Chen, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002, page 82 In the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
, the former Embassy in
Manila
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was replaced by the "Pacific Economic and Cultural Center", established in 1975.
In
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, the former Embassy in
Bangkok
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was replaced by the "Office of the Representative of China Airlines" in 1975.
[The Changing Political Economy of Taiwan's and China's Relations with Southeast Asia: A Comparative Perspective](_blank)
, Samuel C Y Ku in ''China and Southeast Asia: Global Changes and Regional Challenge'', Ho Khai Leong, Samuel C Y Ku, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2005, page 259 This was later renamed the Far East Trade Office in 1980.
In the United States, Taipei's mission, established in 1979, was known as the "Coordination Council for North American Affairs" (CCNAA). As of 2019, it has been renamed "Taiwan Council for US Affairs."
In the United Kingdom, Taiwan was represented by the "Free Chinese Centre", established in 1963.
[''The Cold War's Odd Couple: The Unintended Partnership Between the Republic of China and the UK, 1950–1958''](_blank)
, Steven Tsang, I.B.Tauris, 2006, page 39 In
West Germany
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, it was represented by a ''Büro der Fernost-Informationen'' ("Far East Information Office") established in 1972.
[Die Beziehungen zwischen Taiwan und Deutschland](_blank)
Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland In
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
, the office, established in 1973, was known as the ''Centro Sun Yat-sen'' ("Sun Yat-sen Centre").
[Pretence of Privatisation: Taiwan's External Relations](_blank)
, Françoise Mengin, in ''Privatising the State'', Béatrice Hibou, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2004, pages 154 In the
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
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, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
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, the office was known as the "Far East Trade Office".
However, in the late 1980s, these offices began using the name "Taipei" in their titles. In May 1992, the AEAR offices in Japan became Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Offices. The "Free Chinese Centre" in London was similarly renamed the "Taipei Representative Office". In September 1994, the
Clinton Administration
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announced that the CCNAA office in Washington could similarly be called the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office.
[''Taiwan's Relations with Mainland China: A Tail Wagging Two Dogs''](_blank)
, Chi Su
Routledge, 2008, page 31
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Earlier in 1989, the "Pacific Economic and Cultural Center" in
Manila
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became the "
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines () represents the interests of Taiwan in the Philippines, functioning as a ''de facto'' embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. Its Philippine counterpart is the "Manila Economic ...
".
[''Ensuring Interests: Dynamics of China-Taiwan Relations and Southeast Asia''](_blank)
, Khai Leong Ho, Guozhong He, Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya, 2006, page 25 In 1991, the "Taiwan Marketing Service" office in
Canberra
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is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
, Australia, established in 1988, also became a "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office", along with the "Far East Trading Company" offices in Sydney and
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
.
Other names are still used elsewhere; for example, the mission in Moscow is formally known as the "Representative Office in Moscow for the Taipei-Moscow Economic and Cultural Coordination Commission", the mission in New Delhi is known as the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Center". The mission in
Pretoria
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...
is known as the "Taipei Liaison Office".
The two most recent ones to change their official names, in Papua New Guinea and in Jordan, both use the name ''Taipei Economic and Cultural Office'' ().
TECRO in the United States
Originally called the Coordination Council for North American Affairs (CCNAA), the name of the CCNAA office in Washington, D.C. (the "
embassy
A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually deno ...
") was changed to "Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office" (TECRO) as a result of the
Clinton Administration
Bill Clinton's tenure as the 42nd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1993, and ended on January 20, 2001. Clinton, a Democrat from Arkansas, took office following a decisive election victory over Re ...
's Taiwan Policy Review of 1994.
Similarly, the names of the twelve other CCNAA offices ("
consulate
A consulate is the office of a consul. A type of diplomatic mission, it is usually subordinate to the state's main representation in the capital of that foreign country (host state), usually an embassy (or, only between two Commonwealth coun ...
s") in the United States were changed to "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office" (TECO).
On May 24, 2019, Taiwan informed that "the Coordination Council for North American Affairs" was renamed "the Taiwan Council for U.S. Affairs".
In September 2020, the
US Ambassador to the United Nations
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Kelly Craft
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met with James K.J. Lee, director-general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, who was secretary-general in
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs until July, for lunch in New York City in what was the first meeting between a top Taiwan official and a United States ambassador to the United Nations.
Craft said she and Lee discussed ways the US can help Taiwan become more engaged within the U.N., and she pointed to a December 2019 email alert from Taiwan that
WHO
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had ignored, recognizing and warning about the danger of the person-to-person transmission of the new highly contagious
Covid-19
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virus in China.
TECRO in Japan
![Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan 20080811](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Representative_Office_in_Japan_20080811.jpg)
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of China and Japan were broken off in September 1972. For practical reasons, the Association of East Asian Relations (AEAR), was established two months after the Japan-China Joint Communique was signed. EARA had offices in Taipei, Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka. In 1992, Japan authorized the change in name of AEAR to TECRO.
Representations in the PRC Special administrative regions
Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, from 1966, Taiwan was represented by the 'Chung Hwa Travel Service', a name chosen to avoid upsetting Beijing. On 20 July 2011, as a result of warming relations between Taiwan and Beijing, the name was formally changed to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, bringing it into line with other Republic of China representative offices around the world.
Macau
In Macau, from 1989 to 1999, Taiwan was represented by the 'Taipei Trade and Tourism Office', Taiwan's first-time representation in Macau after Kuomintang's expulsion from Macau as the consequence of the
December 3rd Incident in 1966. From 1999 to 2011, Taiwan was represented by the 'Taipei Economic and Cultural Center'. On 13 May 2012, the name was formally changed to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office.
TRO in the United Kingdom
In 1950, the UK switched recognition from the Republic of China to the People's Republic of China (PRC) shortly after its establishment, while maintaining the British Consulate in
Tamsui
Tamsui District (Hokkien POJ: ''Tām-chúi''; Hokkien Tâi-lô: ''Tām-tsuí''; Mandarin Pinyin: ''Dànshuǐ'') is a seaside district in New Taipei, Taiwan. It is named after the Tamsui River; the name means "fresh water". The town is popula ...
, through which the UK continued to carry out consular and trade-related activities. The Consulate was closed after the UK and the PRC upgraded relations to Ambassadorial level in March 1972, and in June 1980 the building and land of the Consulate were returned to the Taiwanese government. The ROC government's office in the UK was set up in September 1963, and at the time was known as the Free Chinese Centre.
In 1992, this was revised to become the Taipei Representative Office in the UK.
Taipei Representative Office in Norway
The Taipei Representative Office in Norway; () was a diplomatic mission of
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
to
Norway
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that functioned as a
''de facto'' embassy. The first representative office of Taiwan in Norway was the Taipei Trade Centre, established in 1980.
[A Pretence of Privatisation: Taiwan's External Relations](_blank)
, Françoise Mengin, in ''Privatising the State'', Béatrice Hibou, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2004, pages 154
In July 2017, the
ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the office will be suspended on 30 September 2017 and affairs related to Taiwanese in the country will be handled by
Taipei Mission in Sweden. The decision was made to improve the efficiency of the
foreign diplomatic missions of Taiwan.
Taipei representative offices around the world
The list below shows the countries or regions where TECROs/TROs are established.
G20 nations
Other countries
Former representative offices
* — Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Bangladesh (closed in 2009, transferred to
Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India () is the representative office of Taiwan in India, functioning as a ''de facto'' embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. It was established in 1995.
It is headed by a Representative, c ...
and
in Thailand)
* — de facto embassy in
Minsk
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(closed in 2006, transferred to
)
* — Taipei Economic Office in
La Paz
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(closed in 2009, transferred to
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Argentina
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Argentina; () (Spanish: Oficina Comercial y Cultural de Taipei en Argentina) represents the interests of Taiwan in Argentina in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a ''de facto'' ...
)
* — de facto embassy in
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...
(closed in 1997, transferred later to
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ho Chi Minh City
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ho Chi Minh City () (Vietnamese: Văn phòng Kinh tế Văn hóa Đài Bắc tại thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) represents the interests of Taiwan in the southern regions of Vietnam and Cambodia, functio ...
)
* —
Taiwan Commercial Office in Tripoli
The Taiwan Commercial Office in Tripoli () was a diplomatic mission of Taiwan in Libya that functioned as a ''de facto'' embassy in the absence of formal diplomatic relations.
A trade office was first established in Tripoli in 1980, after the go ...
(closed in 2011, transferred to
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Jordan)
* —
Taipei Representative Office in Norway
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), also known as Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), Taipei Representative Office (TRO) or Taipei Mission, is an alternative diplomatic institution serving as a ''de facto'' e ...
(closed in 2017, transferred to
Taipei Mission in Sweden)
* — Taipei Economic Office in
Montevideo
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(closed in 2002 temporary, transferred to
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Argentina
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Argentina; () (Spanish: Oficina Comercial y Cultural de Taipei en Argentina) represents the interests of Taiwan in Argentina in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a ''de facto'' ...
)
* — Taipei Economic Office in
Caracas
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(closed in 2009, transferred to
Taipei Commercial Office in Bogotá, Colombia)
See also
*
Political status of Taiwan
The controversy surrounding the political status of Taiwan or the Taiwan issue is a result of World War II, the second phase of the Chinese Civil War (1945–1949), and the Cold War.
The basic issue hinges on who the islands of Taiwan, Peng ...
*
Chinese Taipei
"Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan.
Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th ...
*
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (HKETOs) are the trade offices of Hong Kong outside the territory. There are 14 HKETOs outside Hong Kong and China, and seven in China (four offices and three liaison units).
In addition to HKETOs, the ...
*
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada ( zh, t=駐加拿大臺北經濟文化代表處, p=Zhù Jiānádà Táiběi Jīngjì Wénhuà Dàibiǎo Chù; french: Bureau économique et culturel de Taïpei au Canada), also called TECO Canada, ...
*
List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, has 112 diplomatic missions across the world . Due to the One-China policy held by the People's Republic of China, countries are only allowed to maintain relations with either Taiwan or the People's Re ...
*
Timeline of diplomatic relations of the Republic of China
Numerous states have ceased their diplomatic recognition of the Republic of China during the last 70 years, since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Under the One China policy, the ROC is recognized by and Holy See with 58 UN membe ...
References
Further reading
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External links
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