One-China policy

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The One-China policy is a diplomatic principle under which countries recognize the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of China, thereby not maintaining official relations with Taiwan as a separate state.

All labels observed (11)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic policy ⓘ
foreign policy principle ⓘ
affects Taiwan's use of names in international forums ⓘ
arms sales to Taiwan ⓘ
appliesTo People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China

Republic of China (Taiwan) ⓘ
linked to: Republic of China
associatedWith Chinese reunification ⓘ
European Union–China relations ⓘ
United Nations representation of China ⓘ
United States–China relations ⓘ
cross-strait relations ⓘ
basisFor PRC demand that states not recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state ⓘ
conditionSetBy People's Republic of China for diplomatic recognition ⓘ
constrains Taiwan's formal diplomatic space ⓘ
contestedBy supporters of formal Taiwanese independence ⓘ
coreClaim there is only one sovereign state under the name China ⓘ
deniesRecognitionAsSeparateState Taiwan ⓘ
distinguishedFrom formal recognition of Taiwan as an independent state ⓘ
geopoliticalImpact East Asian security environment ⓘ
US alliance system in the Indo-Pacific ⓘ
historicalContext Cold War era realignment of recognition from ROC to PRC ⓘ
implementedThrough joint communiqués between PRC and other states ⓘ
implies no official diplomatic relations with Taiwan as a separate country ⓘ
influences countries' decisions on establishing embassies in Beijing or Taipei ⓘ
participation of Taiwan in international organizations ⓘ
legalBasisFor PRC claim to Taiwan ⓘ
linkedTo 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 ⓘ
Sino–US normalization of relations ⓘ
normType international diplomatic norm ⓘ
permits economic and cultural exchanges with Taiwan ⓘ
unofficial relations with Taiwan ⓘ
practicedBy European Union member states ⓘ
India ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
United States ⓘ
most United Nations member states ⓘ
recognizesAsSoleLegitimateGovernment People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
relatedConcept One country, two systems ⓘ
One-China principle ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy

strategic ambiguity ⓘ
requiresForDiplomaticRelationsWith People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
subjectOfDebateIn domestic politics of Taiwan ⓘ
domestic politics of the United States ⓘ
international law scholarship ⓘ
supportsPositionOf PRC that Taiwan is part of China ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ

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Nagoya Resolution → relatedTo → One-China policy ⓘ
Chinese nationalism → relatedConcept → One-China principle ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
One-China policy → relatedConcept → One-China principle ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
Third Taiwan Strait Crisis → relatedTo → One-China policy ⓘ
East Asia–United States relations → policyFramework → One China policy of the United States ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
cross-Strait relations → relatedConcept → One-China principle ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
Shanghai Communiqué → topic → One China policy ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
United States–China relations → governedBy → U.S. One-China policy ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
Democratic Progressive Party → opposes → One-China principle ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 → relatedConcept → One-China policy ⓘ
Taiwan–United States relations → includesPolicy → One China policy of the United States ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
United States–Taiwan security cooperation → rootedIn → U.S. One China policy ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
United States–Taiwan security cooperation → constrainedBy → U.S. One China policy ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
China Lobby → opposedPolicy → "One China" policy favoring Beijing ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
Taiwan independence movement → contestedBy → One-China principle ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
Taiwan independence movement → contestedBy → 1992 Consensus ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
Taiwan Relations Act → relatedTo → One-China policy of the United States ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
Anti-Secession Law → legalBasisClaimed → One-China principle ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
Anti-Secession Law → reaffirms → One-China principle ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
Anti-Secession Law → relatedTo → One-China policy ⓘ
Anti-Secession Law → relatedTo → 1992 Consensus ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
1993 Koo–Wang talks → relatedTo → One-China policy ⓘ
1993 Koo–Wang talks → relatedTo → 1992 Consensus ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
2015 Ma–Xi meeting → relatedTo → 1992 Consensus ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
Taiwan Solidarity Union → opposes → One-China principle ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
August 17 Communiqué (1982) → subject → One China policy ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
August 17 Communiqué (1982) → reaffirms → One China principle ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
Three Noes policy toward mainland China → relatedTo → One China policy ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
Japan–Taiwan relations → influencedBy → One-China policy of Japan ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
People's Republic of China in diplomatic talks → hasDiplomaticStance → One-China principle ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy