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 countries recognized the Republic of China on Taiwan while the communist bloc recognized the People's Republic of China. This gradually shifted and today only 24 states recognize the ROC while the PRC is recognized by the United Nations and the majority (170) of sovereign states around the world and Palestine. The PRC maintains the requirement of recognizing its view of the One-China policy to establish or maintain diplomatic relations.
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Countries of the world indicating decade diplomatic relations commenced with the People's Republic of China: 1949/1950s (dark red), 1960s (red), 1970s (orange), 1980s (beige) and 1990s/2000s (yellow). Countries not recognised by or not recognising the PRC are in grey. The PRC itself is in black.
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[edit] 1940s
The People's Republic of China was established on October 1, 1949. As the Chinese Civil War 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 states.
| Country | Date |
|---|---|
| Soviet Union [1] | October 3, 1949 |
| Bulgaria | October 4, 1949 |
| Romania | October 5, 1949 |
| Hungary | October 6, 1949 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) | October 6, 1949 |
| Czechoslovakia [2] | October 6, 1949 |
| Slovakia [3] | October 6, 1949 |
| Poland | October 7, 1949 |
| Mongolia | October 16, 1949 |
| German Democratic Republic [4] (East Germany) | October 27, 1949 |
| Albania | November 23, 1949 |
[edit] 1950s
[edit] 1960s
[edit] 1970s
The ROC was in effect, expelled from the UN in 1971 and the migration of relations to the PRC soon followed among the western bloc.
[edit] 1980s
[edit] 1990s
[edit] 2000s
| Country | Date |
|---|---|
| East Timor | May 20, 2002 |
| Nauru [30] | July 21, 2002 |
| Dominica | March 31, 2004 |
| Montenegro | July 6, 2006 |
| Costa Rica | June 1, 2007 |
| Niue | December 12, 2007 |
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Succeeded by Russia
- ^ Succeeded by the Czech Republic
- ^ Diplomatic relations were established on January 1, 1993. Mutually agreed to trace the date of establishment of diplomatic relations back to October 6, 1949.
- ^ Succeeded by the Federal Republic of Germany on October 3, 1990.
- ^ Succeeded by the Serbia
- ^ a b Succeeded by the Republic of Yemen. Date of establishment of diplomatic relations was set back to September 24, 1956.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were restored on October 13, 1971 after Burundi unilaterally severed relations on January 29, 1965.
- ^ PRC had established diplomatic relations with the predecessors of Tanzania, Tanganyika and Zanzibar on December 9, 1961 and December 11, 1963, respectively.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were restored on January 29, 1998. CAR resumed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China on July 8, 1991.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were restored on December 29, 1972. Benin resumed diplomatic ties with the ROC in April 1966.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were raised to ambassadorial level on July 15, 1991.
- ^ Senegal resumed diplomatic relations with the ROC on January 6, 1996. Ties with the PRC were severed from January 9, 1996, until October 25, 2005, when ties were resumed.
- ^ a b UK and Netherlands had established diplomatic relations at Chargé d'affaires level with the PRC on June 17, 1954 and November 19, 1954 respectively. The PRC government does not regard the semi-diplomatic relations at Chargé d'affaires level as formal diplomatic ties.
- ^ Library of Congress, Zaire: A Country Study, "Relations with the Communist World"
- ^ Diplomatic relations were restored on August 6, 2006. Diplomatic relations were severed on August 15, 1997 after Chad resumed diplomatic ties with the ROC on August 12, 1997.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were severed on February 4, 1994. Burkina Faso resumed diplomatic ties with the ROC on February 2, 1994.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were restored on April 13, 1998. Guinea Bissau recognized the ROC on May 26, 1990.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were restored on August 19, 1996. PRC suspended diplomatic relations on July 19, 1992 after Niger resumed ties with the ROC on June 30, 1992.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were severed on July 25, 1995. Gambia resumed diplomatic ties with the ROC on July 13, 1995.
- ^ São Tomé and Príncipe established diplomatic relations with the ROC on May 6, 1997. The PRC suspended diplomatic relations on the same day.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were restored on August 10, 1993. Liberia resumed diplomatic ties with the ROC on October 9, 1989. Diplomatic relations with the PRC has been severed since September 9, 1997 because the Liberian Government's recognition of a "Two Chinas" Policy. However, the PRC and Liberia normalized their relations on October 11, 2003.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were severed on November 29, 2003. Kiribati recognized the ROC on Taiwan on November 7, 2003.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were restored on January 12, 1994. Lesotho resumed diplomatic ties with the ROC on April 5, 1990.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were restored on January 20, 2005. Grenada recognized the ROC on July 19, 1989.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were severed on November 9, 1990. Nicaragua resumed diplomatic ties with the ROC on November 6, 1990.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were severed on October 23, 1989. Belize recognized the ROC on October 11, 1989.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were severed on December 11, 1998. Marshall Islands recognized the ROC on November 20, 1998.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were raised to ambassadorial level on February 6, 2006.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were severed on May 5, 2007. St. Lucia resumed diplomatic ties with the ROC on April 30, 2007.
- ^ Diplomatic relations were severed on May 31, 2005. Nauru resumed diplomatic ties with the ROC on May 14, 2005.
[edit] External links
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (English Version)
- Library of Congress. A Country Study: China
