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Dominican Republic–Taiwan relations are thebilateral relations between theDominican Republic andTaiwan, officially known as the Republic of China. The two countries maintained official relations from 1944 to 2018.[1] At the time it broke relations, it was the largest economy amongst the 19 UN member states to have had fully recognized the Republic of China as thesole legitimate representative of all of China.
On April 30, 2018, the Dominican Republic announced they were severing diplomatic relations with Taiwan and would establish relations with thePeople's Republic of China, recognizing Taiwan as an "inalienable part of Chinese territory".[2]
A 2020 survey suggested that 71% of Dominicans want to restore relations with Taiwan.Luis Abinader, who was later elected in the2020 Dominican Republic general election, praised Taiwan for its success handling the coronavirus.[3]
Taiwan's former embassy in the Dominican Republic was located in theBella Vista neighbourhood ofSanto Domingo.[4] The Dominican Republic's former embassy was located in theShilin District ofTaipei.Víctor Manuel Sánchez Peña served as Dominican Republic's ambassador in Taipei from 1997 to 2000 and again from 2004 to 2011.[1]
In April 2012, Julia Ou (區美珍), anOverseas Compatriot Affairs Commission official attached to Taipei's embassy, was found stabbed to death in the bedroom of her Santo Domingo apartment.[5] The murder remained unsolved by the end of the year.[6]
In August 2008, Taiwanese PresidentMa Ying-jeou visitedSanto Domingo and met Dominican Republic PresidentLeonel Fernández. They agreed that the two countries would begin to push for the signing of afree trade agreement.[7]
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