Foreign Relations Of Taiwan
The Republic of China (ROC), commonly referred to as Taiwan, is recognized by 22 UN member states and the Holy See. 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 consulates. Republic of China is a participant and founder of Moscow Conference (1943), Dumbarton Oaks Conference and United Nations Conference on International Organization, in 1971, the Republic of China was expelled by the United Nations in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 and lost its memberships in all the international organizations related to UN. As the UN grounds for the effective execution of international law (such as International Court of Justice) and UN represents international character for a state after World War II (such as United Nations General Assembly and United Nations Security Council), consequently, a majority of the aligned countries during Cold War in the Western world camp decided to terminate official diplomatic relations to ROC and recognize People's Republic of China instead. Exclusively, Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which is entitled by the founding of United Nations as the cornerstone of modern day diplomacy since the Vienna Congress, was signed and ratified by the Republic of China on 18 April 1961 and 19 December 1969. Republic of China (Chinese Taipei) is one of the main supporters to official development assistance of Development Co-operation in the world.
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