Lai Ching-te DPP. Hsiao Bi-khim DPP. Cho Jung-tai DPP. Han Kuo-yu KMT. Local government. Central Election Commission. Propaganda Censorship Film censorship. In , the Government of the Republic of China had the 33rd largest diplomatic network in the world with offices. Historically, the ROC has required its diplomatic allies to recognize it as the sole legitimate government of "China", competing for exclusive use of the name "China" with the PRC.
As international recognition of the ROC continues to dwindle concurrently with the PRC rise as a great power , its policy has changed into a more realistic position of actively seeking dual recognition with the PRC. Despite the major loss of territory, the ROC continued to be recognized as the legitimate government of China by the UN and by many non-Communist states.
American foreign policy β called for full recognition and support of the government of China in Taiwan. As the Korean War β broke out, Taiwan was not allowed to send military support to South Korea. Other notable units included the th Air Division.
In the past decades, the US had maintained a position to not support Taiwanese independence, and instead to have a One China policy that's guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the three U. As the UN and related organizations like the International Court of Justice are the most common venues for effective execution of international law and serve as the international community for sovereign states, a majority of the countries aligned with the West in the Cold War terminated diplomatic relations with the ROC and opened diplomatic relations with the PRC.
The ROC continues to maintain substantial relations, [ 17 ] [ 18 ] including with most of the non-governmental organisations [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] at the United Nations, in addition with the concern from UNESCO.
