Dates of establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China
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Since its founding in 1949, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has had a diplomatic tug-of-war with its rival in Taiwan
, the Republic of China
(ROC). Throughout the Cold War
, both governments claimed to be the sole legitimate government of all China and allowed countries to recognize either one or the other. Until the 1970s, most Western countries recognized the Republic of China on Taiwan while the communist bloc and third world countries recognized the People's Republic of China. This gradually shifted and today only 23 states recognize the ROC
while the PRC is recognized by the United Nations
and the majority (171) of sovereign states around the world and Palestine
. Both the KMT and the PRC maintain the requirement of recognizing its view of the One-China policy
to establish or maintain diplomatic relations.
was still underway (Chiang Kai-shek
did not move the ROC government to Taiwan until December 1949), all the countries that recognized the new PRC government were Communist state
s.
since 1945, was expelled on October 25, 1971. Its seat was taken over by the People's Republic of China, and the migration of relations to the PRC soon followed among members of the Western Bloc
, except for France, Canada which had previously established diplomatic relations.
ROC
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
(ROC). Throughout the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
, both governments claimed to be the sole legitimate government of all China and allowed countries to recognize either one or the other. Until the 1970s, most Western countries recognized the Republic of China on Taiwan while the communist bloc and third world countries recognized the People's Republic of China. This gradually shifted and today only 23 states recognize the ROC
Foreign relations of the Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, is recognized by sovereign states. The course of the foreign relations of the ROC is dominated by maintaining diplomatic relations with these countries, as well as unofficial relations with other countries via its de facto embassies and...
while the PRC is recognized by the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
and the majority (171) of sovereign states around the world and Palestine
State of Palestine
Palestine , officially declared as the State of Palestine , is a state that was proclaimed in exile in Algiers on 15 November 1988, when the Palestine Liberation Organization's National Council adopted the unilateral Palestinian Declaration of Independence...
. Both the KMT and the PRC maintain the requirement of recognizing its view of the One-China policy
One-China policy
The One-China policy refers to the policy or view that there is only one state called "China", despite the existence of two governments that claim to be "China"....
to establish or maintain diplomatic relations.
1940s
The People's Republic of China was established on October 1, 1949. As the Chinese Civil WarChinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was a civil war fought between the Kuomintang , the governing party of the Republic of China, and the Communist Party of China , for the control of China which eventually led to China's division into two Chinas, Republic of China and People's Republic of...
was still underway (Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....
did not move the ROC government to Taiwan until December 1949), all the countries that recognized the new PRC government were Communist state
Communist state
A communist state is a state with a form of government characterized by single-party rule or dominant-party rule of a communist party and a professed allegiance to a Leninist or Marxist-Leninist communist ideology as the guiding principle of the state...
s.
Country | Date |
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | October 3, 1949 |
People's Republic of Bulgaria | October 4, 1949 |
People's Republic of Romania | October 5, 1949 |
People's Republic of Hungary People's Republic of Hungary The People's Republic of Hungary or Hungarian People's Republic was the official state name of Hungary from 1949 to 1989 during its Communist period under the guidance of the Soviet Union. The state remained in existence until 1989 when opposition forces consolidated in forcing the regime to... |
October 6, 1949 |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) | October 6, 1949 |
Czechoslovakia | October 6, 1949 |
Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
October 6, 1949 |
Peoples Republic of Poland | October 7, 1949 |
Mongolian People's Republic | October 16, 1949 |
German Democratic Republic German Democratic Republic The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city... (East Germany) |
October 27, 1949 |
Peoples Republic of Albania | November 23, 1949 |
1950s
Country | Date |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | January 6, 1950 |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) | January 18, 1950 |
Republic of India | April 1, 1950 |
Republic of Indonesia | April 13, 1950 |
Kingdom of Sweden | May 9, 1950 |
Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Denmark The Kingdom of Denmark or the Danish Realm , is a constitutional monarchy and sovereign state consisting of Denmark proper in northern Europe and two autonomous constituent countries, the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and Greenland in North America. Denmark is the hegemonial part, where the... |
May 11, 1950 |
Union of Burma (now Myanmar) | June 8, 1950 |
Swiss Confederation | September 14, 1950 |
Principality of Liechtenstein | September 14, 1950 |
Republic of Finland | October 28, 1950 |
Dominion of Pakistan Dominion of Pakistan The Dominion of Pakistan was an independent federal Commonwealth realm in South Asia that was established in 1947 on the partition of British India into two sovereign dominions . The Dominion of Pakistan, which included modern-day Pakistan and Bangladesh, was intended to be a homeland for the... (now the Islamic Republic of Pakistan) |
May 21, 1951 |
Kingdom of Norway | October 5, 1954 |
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,... |
January 2, 1955 |
Kingdom of Afghanistan Kingdom of Afghanistan The Kingdom of Afghanistan was an Islamic monarchy in south Central Asia established in 1926 as a successor state to the Emirate of Afghanistan, following the ascension to the throne by Amanullah Khan and his proclaming Afghanistan a kingdom in 1926, after 7 years on the throne... |
January 20, 1955 |
Kingdom of Nepal | August 1, 1955 |
Republic of Egypt | May 30, 1956 |
Syrian Republic | August 1, 1956 |
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen , sometimes spelled Mutawakelite Kingdom of Yemen, also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or as North Yemen, was a country from 1918 to 1962 in the northern part of what is now Yemen... (North Yemen) |
September 24, 1956 |
Dominion of Ceylon Dominion of Ceylon The Dominion of Ceylon, known today as Sri Lanka, was a dominion, in the British Empire between 1948 and 1972. In 1948, British Ceylon was granted independence as the Dominion of Ceylon. In 1972, the Dominion of Ceylon became a republic within the Commonwealth, and its name was changed to Sri Lanka... (now Sri Lanka) |
February 7, 1957 |
Kingdom of Cambodia | July 19, 1958 |
Republic of Iraq | August 25, 1958 |
Kingdom of Morocco | November 1, 1958 |
Algeria Algeria Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab... |
December 20, 1958 |
Republic of Sudan | February 4, 1959 |
Republic of Guinea | October 4, 1959 |
1960s
Country | Date |
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Republic of Ghana | July 5, 1960 |
Republic of Cuba | September 28, 1960 |
Republic of Mali | October 25, 1960 |
Somali Republic | December 14, 1960 |
Democratic Republic of Congo | February 20, 1961 |
Kingdom of Laos Kingdom of Laos The Kingdom of Laos was a sovereign state from 1953 until December 1975, when Pathet Lao overthrew the government and created the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Given self-rule in 1949 as part of a federation with the rest of French Indochina, the 1953 Franco-Lao Treaty finally established a... |
April 25, 1961 |
Republic of Uganda | October 18, 1962 |
Republic of Kenya | December 14, 1963 |
Kingdom of Burundi | December 21, 1963 |
Republic of Tunisia | January 10, 1964 |
French Republic | January 27, 1964 |
Republic of Congo | February 22, 1964 |
United Republic of Tanzania | April 26, 1964 |
Central African Republic Central African Republic The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,... |
September 29, 1964 |
Republic of Zambia | October 29, 1964 |
Republic of Dahomey Republic of Dahomey The Republic of Dahomey was established on December 11, 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Prior to attaining autonomy it had been French Dahomey, part of the French Union... (now known as Benin) |
November 12, 1964 |
Islamic Republic of Mauritania | July 19, 1965 |
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen People's Democratic Republic of Yemen The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen — also referred to as South Yemen, Democratic Yemen or Yemen — was a socialist republic in the present-day southern and eastern Provinces of Yemen... (South Yemen) |
January 31, 1968 |
1970s
Country | Date |
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Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
October 13, 1970 |
Republic of Equatorial Guinea | October 15, 1970 |
Italian Republic | November 6, 1970 |
Empire of Ethiopia | November 24, 1970 |
Republic of Chile | December 15, 1970 |
Federal Republic of Nigeria | February 10, 1971 |
State of Kuwait | March 22, 1971 |
United Republic of Cameroon | March 26, 1971 |
Most Serene Republic of San Marino | May 6, 1971 |
Republic of Austria | May 28, 1971 |
Republic of Sierra Leone | July 29, 1971 |
Republic of Turkey | August 4, 1971 |
Empire of Iran | August 16, 1971 |
Recognition of the PRC after its admission to the UN
The Republic of China, which had occupied China's seat at the United NationsChina and the United Nations
China's seat in the United Nations and membership of the United Nations Security Council was originally occupied by the Republic of China since October 24, 1945. During the Chinese Civil War, the Communist Party of China repelled the government of the ROC from Mainland China to the island of...
since 1945, was expelled on October 25, 1971. Its seat was taken over by the People's Republic of China, and the migration of relations to the PRC soon followed among members of the Western Bloc
Western Bloc
The Western Bloc or Capitalist Bloc during the Cold War refers to the powers allied with the United States and NATO against the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact...
, except for France, Canada which had previously established diplomatic relations.
1970s
Country | Date |
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Kingdom of Belgium | October 25, 1971 |
Republic of Peru | November 2, 1971 |
Republic of Lebanon | November 9, 1971 |
Republic of Rwanda | November 12, 1971 |
Republic of Senegal | December 7, 1971 |
Republic of Iceland | December 8, 1971 |
Republic of Cyprus | December 14, 1972 |
Republic of Malta | January 31, 1972 |
United Mexican States | February 14, 1972 |
Argentine Republic | February 19, 1972 |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | March 13, 1972 |
Republic of Mauritius | April 15, 1972 |
Kingdom of the Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as "countries", and participate on a basis of equality... |
May 18, 1972 |
Kingdom of Greece Kingdom of Greece The Kingdom of Greece was a state established in 1832 in the Convention of London by the Great Powers... |
June 5, 1972 |
Cooperative Republic of Guyana | June 27, 1972 |
Togolese Republic | September 19, 1972 |
Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
September 29, 1972 |
Federal Republic of Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... (West Germany) |
October 11, 1972 |
Republic of Maldives | October 14, 1972 |
Democratic Republic of Madagascar | November 6, 1972 |
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | November 16, 1972 |
Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic... |
November 21, 1972 |
Republic of Chad | November 28, 1972 |
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
December 21, 1972 |
New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
December 22, 1972 |
Kingdom of Spain | March 9, 1973 |
Republic of Upper Volta Republic of Upper Volta The Republic of Upper Volta was established on December 11, 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Before attaining autonomy it had been French Upper Volta and part of the French Union. On August 5, 1960 it attained full independence from France.Thomas Sankara came to power... (NowBurkina Faso Burkina Faso Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated... ) |
September 15, 1973 |
Republic of Guinea Bissau | March 15, 1974 |
Republic of Gabon | April 20, 1974 |
Malaysia | May 31, 1974 |
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | June 20, 1974 |
Republic of Venezuela | June 28, 1974 |
Republic of Niger | July 20, 1974 |
Federative Republic of Brazil | August 15, 1974 |
Republic of Gambia | December 14, 1974 |
Republic of Botswana | January 6, 1975 |
Republic of Philippines | June 9, 1975 |
People's Republic of Mozambique People's Republic of Mozambique The People's Republic of Mozambique , was a self-declared socialist state that lasted from June 25, 1975 through December 1, 1990, becoming the present day Republic of Mozambique.After gaining independence from Portugal in 1975, the People's Republic of Mozambique was established shortly... |
June 25, 1975 |
Kingdom of Thailand | July 1, 1975 |
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe | July 12, 1975 |
Peoples Republic of Bangladesh | October 4, 1975 |
Republic of Fiji | November 5, 1975 |
Western Samoa | November 6, 1975 |
State of Comoros Comoros The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar... |
November 13, 1975 |
Republic of Cape Verde | April 25, 1976 |
Republic of Suriname | May 28, 1976 |
Republic of Seychelles | June 30, 1976 |
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands... |
October 12, 1976 |
Republic of Liberia | February 17, 1977 |
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | April 7, 1977 |
Barbados Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint... |
May 30, 1977 |
Sultanate of Oman | May 25, 1978 |
Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | August 9, 1978 |
United States of America | January 1, 1979 |
Republic of Djibouti | January 8, 1979 |
Republic of Portugal | February 8, 1979 |
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,... |
June 22, 1979 |
1980s
Country | Date |
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Republic of Ecuador | January 2, 1980 |
Republic of Colombia | February 7, 1980 |
Republic of Zimbabwe | April 18, 1980 |
Republic of Kiribati | June 25, 1980 |
Republic of Vanuatu | March 26, 1982 |
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands... |
January 1, 1983 |
People's Republic of Angola People's Republic of Angola The People's Republic of Angola was a self-declared socialist state that was established in 1975 after it was granted independence from Portugal, akin to the situation in Mozambique. The newly-founded nation enjoyed friendly relations with the Soviet Union, Cuba, and the People's Republic of... |
January 12, 1983 |
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire | March 2, 1983 |
Kingdom of Lesotho | April 30, 1983 |
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a... |
November 1, 1984 |
Republic of Bolivia | July 9, 1985 |
Grenada Grenada Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea... |
October 1, 1985 |
Republic of Nicaragua | December 7, 1985 |
Belize Belize Belize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official... |
February 6, 1987 |
Oriental Republic of Uruguay | February 3, 1988 |
State of Qatar | July 9, 1988 |
State of Palestine State of Palestine Palestine , officially declared as the State of Palestine , is a state that was proclaimed in exile in Algiers on 15 November 1988, when the Palestine Liberation Organization's National Council adopted the unilateral Palestinian Declaration of Independence... |
November 20, 1988 |
State of Bahrain | April 18, 1989 |
Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia or FSM is an independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. It comprises approximately 607 islands with c... |
September 11, 1989 |
1990s
Country | Date |
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Republic of Namibia | March 22, 1990 |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | July 21, 1990 |
Republic of Singapore | October 3, 1990 |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | November 16, 1990 |
Republic of Estonia | September 11, 1991 |
Republic of Latvia | September 12, 1991 |
Republic of Lithuania | September 14, 1991 |
State of Brunei Darussalam | September 30, 1991 |
Republic of Uzbekistan | January 2, 1992 |
Republic of Kazakhstan | January 3, 1992 |
Republic of Tajikistan | January 4, 1992 |
Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
January 4, 1992 |
Kyrgyz Republic | January 5, 1992 |
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states... |
January 6, 1992 |
Republic of Belarus | January 20, 1992 |
State of Israel | January 24, 1992 |
Republic of Moldova | January 30, 1992 |
Republic of Azerbaijan | April 2, 1992 |
Republic of Armenia | April 6, 1992 |
Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans... (as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) |
April 28, 1992 |
Republic of Georgia | June 9, 1992 |
Republic of Slovenia | May 12, 1992 |
Republic of Croatia | May 13, 1992 |
Republic of Korea (South Korea) | August 24, 1992 |
State of Eritrea | May 24, 1993 |
Republic of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991... |
October 12, 1993 |
Principality of Andorra | June 29, 1994 |
Principality of Monaco | January 16, 1995 |
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the direct main predecessor to the modern-day state of Bosnia and Herzegovina... |
April 3, 1995 |
Commonwealth of the Bahamas | May 23, 1997 |
Cook Islands Cook Islands The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand... |
July 25, 1997 |
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an... |
September 1, 1997 |
Republic of South Africa | January 1, 1998 |
Kingdom of Tonga | November 2, 1998 |
2000s
Country | Date |
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Democratic Republic of East Timor | May 20, 2002 |
Republic of Nauru | July 21, 2002 |
Commonwealth of Dominica | March 31, 2004 |
Republic of Montenegro | July 6, 2006 |
Republic of Costa Rica | June 1, 2007 |
Niue Niue Niue , is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and inhabitants of the island call it "the Rock" for short. Niue is northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga to the southwest, the Samoas to the northwest, and the Cook Islands to... |
December 12, 2007 |
Republic of Malawi | December 28, 2007 |
2010s
Country | Date |
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South Sudan South Sudan South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more... |
July 9, 2011 |
See also
PRC- Foreign relations of the People's Republic of ChinaForeign relations of the People's Republic of ChinaThe foreign relations of the People's Republic of China guides the way in which it interacts with foreign nations. As a great power and emerging superpower, China's foreign policy and strategic thinking is highly influential. China officially states it "unswervingly pursues an independent foreign...
ROC
- Foreign relations of the Republic of ChinaForeign relations of the Republic of ChinaThe Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, is recognized by sovereign states. The course of the foreign relations of the ROC is dominated by maintaining diplomatic relations with these countries, as well as unofficial relations with other countries via its de facto embassies and...
- Timeline of diplomatic relations of the Republic of ChinaTimeline of diplomatic relations of the Republic of ChinaSeveral States have deceased their diplomatic recognition of the Republic of China during the last 60 years - since the founding of the People's Republic of China.-Timeline:...