- Taiwan elected a new President, Lai Ching-te recently.
- He wants peace with China and urged China to stop its military threats and intimidation of the self-governed island that Beijing claims as its territory.
| One China Policy: It is the diplomatic acknowledgement of China’s position that there is only one Chinese government. Under the policy, countries recognise and have formal ties with China rather than the island of Taiwan.One China Principle: The One China principle is the position held by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that there is only one sovereign state under the name China, with the PRC serving as the sole legitimate government of that China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. |
Beijing views Taiwan as a renegade province and has been upping its threats to annex it by force if necessary.
- The Republic of China island has a democracy and is determined to defend itself.
- The new ruling party in Taiwan does not seek independence from China but maintains that Taiwan is already a sovereign nation.
- 12 nations maintain official diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
- India does not have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan yet, as it follows the One-China policy. India has not reiterated support for the One-China policy in a long time.
- India has an office in Taipei for diplomatic functions — India-Taipei Association (ITA) is headed by a senior diplomat. Taiwan has the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC) in New Delhi. Both were established in 1995.
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