Taiwan (officially known as the Republic of China) participates in a number ofinternational organizations. Under pressure fromChina (officially the People's Republic of China), Taiwan has been excluded from, or downgraded in, many international organizations. In other cases, Taiwan may retain full participation, either as Taiwan, the Republic of China, or due to the usage of names such as "Chinese Taipei."
Below is a list of such international organizations with the name by which Taiwan is known in each:
Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China, has not been acharter member of theUnited Nations (UN) since 1971. Historically, theRepublic of China joined theUnited Nations as a founding member and was one of fivepermanent members of the Security Council until thePeople's Republic of China took the"China" seat in 1971.
In recent years, Taiwan has sought to participate in the UN System in different forms, either as anobserver in specialized agencies or as a formal member. Despite support from diplomatic allies and the United States, Taiwan's participation in theUN System has largely been denied or limited due to pressure from China.
Taiwan–European Union relations refers to theinternational relations betweenTaiwan (officially known as the Republic of China), and theEuropean Union (EU).
Both the EU and Taiwan (ROC) are informed by their shareddemocratic tradition and close high-tech economic ties.[284] While historically economic relations have been significant, they were often overshadowed by the EU's relations with larger trading partners like Japan and the US. More recently, relations with Taiwan have been overshadowed by economic opportunities in China.[285]
The EU manages theEuropean Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan, while the ROC operates theTaipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium in Brussels.
Republic of China representing not onlyTaiwan Area, but also nominallyMainland China until 1986. However, its share of Bank capital was based on the size of Taiwan's capital, unlike the World Bank and IMF where the government in Taiwan had had a share. The representation was succeeded by the
People's Republic of China in 1986. However, the ROC was allowed to retain its membership, but under the name of "Taipei,China" (space deliberately omitted after the comma)[42] – a name it protests. Uniquely, this allows both sides of the Taiwan Straits to be represented at the institution.
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