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Taiwan-Bangladesh relations refer to international relations between Republic of China (Taiwan) and Bangladesh. Taiwan and Bangladesh do not have official relations.
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Taiwan-Bangladesh relations refer to international relations between Republic of China (Taiwan) and Bangladesh. Taiwan and Bangladesh do not have official relations.
On 4 October 1975, Bangladesh recognized the People's Republic of China and ended diplomatic relations with Taiwan. [1] In United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 Bangladesh supported the replacement of ROC by the PRC.
In 2004, the Taiwan government established the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Bangladesh in, the capital, Dhaka, but due to the Bangladesh government's obstruction, it was unable to offer visa services, leading to its closure on 30 June 2009. [2] Since the Office's closure, Bangladesh affairs have been jointly handled by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India in New Delhi and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand in Bangkok. [3]
Under the visa policy of Bangladesh, Taiwan citizens with Republic of China Passport can be issued visas on arrival, but under the visa policy of Taiwan, Bangladesh citizens now have to obtain visas in New Delhi or Bangkok. [4]
The main export products from Taiwan to Bangladesh are petroleum, stain steel, synthetic fiber, vinyl chloride, polyacetal, epoxy, cloth and sewing machine. And from Bangladesh to Taiwan are crabs, shrimps, copper, clothing and shoes. [5]
There are over 40 Taiwanese companies investing in Bangladesh, the largest categories are clothing manufacture, shoe manufacture, aquaculture, furniture manufacture. Companies of shoe manufacture are mostly in Chittagong, and others are in the suburban side of Dhaka. [6]
The biggest Taiwanese investor in Bangladesh is Run Xing Textile Company (潤興紡織), and the second is Pou Chen Corporation, which makes running shoes for Nike, Adidas and Puma. [7] After wages increased in China and 2014 Vietnam anti-China protests, many of Taiwanese companies have decided to move their factories to Bangladesh for lower payment and stable environment. [8]
Taiwan, currently has formal diplomatic relations with 12 of the 193 United Nations member states and with the Holy See, which governs Vatican City, as of 25 September 2023. In addition to these relations, the ROC also maintains unofficial relations with 59 UN member states, one self-declared state (Somaliland), three territories, and the European Union via its representative offices and consulates under the One China principle. The Government of the Republic of China has the 31st largest diplomatic network in the world with 110 offices.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), also known as Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), Taipei Representative Office (TRO) or Taipei Mission, is an alternative diplomatic institution serving as a de facto embassy or a consulate of the Republic of China to exercise the foreign affairs and consular services in specific countries which have established formal diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. As the PRC denies the legitimacy of the ROC as a sovereign state and claims the ROC-controlled territories as an integral part of its China. An exclusive mandate namely One-China policy, mandates any country that wishes to establish a diplomatic relationship with the PRC must first sever any formal relationship with the ROC. According to The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, "non-recognition of the Taiwanese government is a prerequisite for conducting formal diplomatic relations with the PRC—in effect forcing other governments to choose between Beijing and Taipei." As a result, these countries only allow the ROC to establish representative offices instead of a fully-fledged embassy or consulate for the purpose of conducting practical bilateral relations without granting full diplomatic recognition.
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