Timeline of diplomatic relations of the Republic of China
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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...
during the last 60 years - since the founding of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
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Timeline
Timeline of diplomatic relations of the Republic of China begins from 1949 (the end of 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...
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| Year | Country | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  South Korea |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1949 |  Soviet Union |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1949 |  Czechoslovakia |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1949 |  Poland |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1949 |  Hungary |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1949 |  Romania |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1949 |  Albania |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1949 |  Bulgaria |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1950 |  United Kingdom |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1950 |  Norway |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1950 |  Switzerland |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1950 |  Finland |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1950 |  Sweden |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1950 |  Denmark |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1950 |  India |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1950 | Diplomatic relation ceased | |
| 1950 |  Myanmar |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1950 |  Indonesia |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1951 |  Pakistan |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1952 |  Japan |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1954 |  Panama |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1955 |  Nepal |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1955 |  Afghanistan |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1956 |  Egypt |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1956 |  Syria |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1956 |  Haiti |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1957 |  Dominican Republic |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1957 |  Paraguay |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1958 |  Iraq |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1958 |  Morocco |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1959 |  Sudan |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1960 |  Cuba |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1960 |  Nigeria |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1960 |  Guatemala |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1961 | Diplomatic relation ceased | |
| 1961 |  El Salvador |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1962 |  Uganda |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1964 |  Early Modern France |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1964 |  Central African Republic |
Diplomatic relation ceased (First) |
| 1965 |  Honduras |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1966 |  Malawi |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1966 |  Lesotho |
Diplomatic relation established (First) |
| 1968 | Central African Republic |
Diplomatic relation resumed (Second) |
| 1968 |  Swaziland |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1969 |  Senegal |
Diplomatic relation established (First) |
| 1970 |  Italy |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1970 |  Canada |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1970 |  Chile |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1971 |  Belgium |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1971 |  Austria |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1971 |  Iceland |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1971 |  Turkey |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1971 |  Iran |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1971 |  Kuwait |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1971 |  Lebanon |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1971 |  Peru |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1971 | Nigeria |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1972 | Japan |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1972 |  Netherlands |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1972 |  West Germany |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1972 |  Greece |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1972 |  Australia |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1972 |  New Zealand |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1972 |  Luxembourg |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1972 |  Mexico |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1972 |  Argentina |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1972 |  Jamaica |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1972 |  Chad |
Diplomatic relation ceased (First) |
| 1972 | Diplomatic relation ceased | |
| 1972 | Senegal |
Diplomatic relation ceased (First) |
| 1973 |  Spain |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1973 |  Zaire |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1974 |  Malaysia |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1974 |  Brazil |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1974 |  Venezuela |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1974 |  Niger |
Diplomatic relation ceased (First) |
| 1974 |  Gabon |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1975 |  Thailand |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1975 |  Philippines |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1976 | Central African Republic |
Diplomatic relation ceased (Second) |
| 1976 |  South Africa |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1977 |  Jordan |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1977 |  Liberia |
Diplomatic relation ceased (First) |
| 1978 |  Libya |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1979 |  United States |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1979 |  Portugal |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1979 |  Colombia |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1979 |  Tuvalu |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1980 |  Nauru |
Diplomatic relation established (First) |
| 1980 |  Ecuador |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1981 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1983 |  Dominica |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1983 | Lesotho |
Diplomatic relation ceased (First) |
| 1983 |  Solomon Islands |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1983 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1984 |  United Arab Emirates |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1985 |  Bolivia |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1988 |  Uruguay |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1989 |  Grenada |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1989 | Liberia |
Diplomatic relation resumed (Second) |
| 1989 |  The Bahamas |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1989 |  Belize |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1990 |  Saudi Arabia |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1990 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1990 | Lesotho |
Diplomatic relation established (Second) |
| 1990 |  Nicaragua |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1991 | Central African Republic |
Diplomatic relation resumed (Third) |
| 1992 | South Korea |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1992 | Niger |
Diplomatic relation resumed (Second) |
| 1993 | Liberia |
Diplomatic relation ceased (Second) |
| 1994 | Lesotho |
Diplomatic relation ceased (Second) |
| 1994 |  Burkina Faso |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1995 |  Monaco |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1995 |  The Gambia |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1996 | Niger |
Diplomatic relation ceased (Second) |
| 1996 | Senegal |
Diplomatic relation resumed (Second) |
| 1997 |  Saint Lucia |
Diplomatic relation ceased (First) |
| 1997 | The Bahamas |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1997 | Chad |
Diplomatic relation resumed (Second) |
| 1997 | Liberia |
Diplomatic relation resumed (Third) |
| 1997 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1998 | South Africa |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1998 | Central African Republic |
Diplomatic relation ceased (Third) |
| 1998 | Guinea-Bissau |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1998 |  Tonga |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 1998 |  Marshall Islands |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1999 |  Republic of Macedonia |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 1999 |  Palau |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 2001 | Republic of Macedonia |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 2002 | Nauru |
Diplomatic relation ceased (First) |
| 2003 | Liberia |
Diplomatic relation ceased (Third) |
| 2003 |  Kiribati |
Diplomatic relation established |
| 2004 | Dominica |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 2004 |  Vanuatu |
Diplomatic relation maintained for 7 days |
| 2005 | Grenada |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 2005 | Nauru |
Diplomatic relation resumed (Second) |
| 2005 | Senegal |
Diplomatic relation ceased (Second) |
| 2006 | Chad |
Diplomatic relation ceased (Second) |
| 2007 | Saint Lucia |
Diplomatic relation resumed (Second) |
| 2007 |  Costa Rica |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
| 2008 | Malawi |
Diplomatic relation ceased |
See also
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...
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...
- Dates of establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of ChinaDates of establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of ChinaSince its founding in 1949, the People's Republic of China has had a diplomatic tug-of-war with its rival in Taiwan, the Republic of China . 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...