Chile–Taiwan relations
{{Infobox bilateral relations
| title = Chilean–Taiwanese relations
| party1 = Chile
| party2 = Taiwan
| map = Chile Republic of China Locator.png
| mission1 = Chilean Trade Office
| mission2 = Taipei Economic and cultural office in Chile
| envoytitle1 = Director
| envoy1 = Fernando Mariano Schmidt Hernández
| envoytitle2 = Representative
| envoy2 = Liu, Yu-chi
}}
Chile–Taiwan relations refer to the bilateral relations between the Republic of Chile and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Like most countries in the world, Chile adheres to a One China policy, therefore it does not maintain official diplomatic ties with Taiwan. However, that does not prevent the two nations from working closely, due to similarities between both countries. Both countries are technically democratic, have strong economic performances and are allies of the United States. Both countries are urging to extend their cooperation together.{{cite web|title=Taiwán celebra su día|url=https://www.bcn.cl/observatorio/asiapacifico/noticias/taiwan-celebra-su-dia|date=10 October 2007}} (in Spanish)
History
The indigenous people of Chile might have been traced to share cultural commons with the Taiwanese aborigines for their Austronesian heritages.{{cite web|url=http://inclusivebusiness.typepad.com/indigenous_elsalvador/2013/06/from-taiwan-to-chile-source-of-the-indigenous-of-the-americas.html|title=From Taiwan to Chile: A Source of the Indigenous of the Americas|accessdate=June 4, 2013}}
In 1915, Chile established relations with the Republic of China.{{Cite web |date=April 2013 |title=Tratado de Libre Comercio Entre Chile Y China |trans-title=Chile-China Free Trade Agreement |url=https://repositorio.uchile.cl/bitstream/handle/2250/113332/de-gomez_s.pdf;sequence=1 |access-date=18 May 2023 |website=University of Chile |language=es}} After the Chinese Civil War, Chile maintained relations with the ROC as the true and legitimate representative of the Republic of China until December 1970, when the government of Salvador Allende recognized Communist China. The announcement of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the PRC and Chile was made on 5 January 1971, and on the same day, the ROC announced the termination of diplomatic relations.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/01/06/archives/communist-china-recognized-by-chile.html|title=Communist China Recognized by Chile|work=The New York Times|date=6 January 1971|access-date=16 March 2025}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.roc-taiwan.org/cl/post/462.html|title=代表處簡介|website=roc-taiwan.org|access-date=16 March 2025|language=zh|archive-date=21 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163132/https://www.roc-taiwan.org/cl/post/462.html|url-status=live}}
In March 1975, during the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, Chile and Taiwan reestablished relations unofficially, Chile established the Chilean Representative Office in Taipei, while Taiwan established a Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Santiago. By that time, thousands of Taiwanese came to Chile as immigrants to work.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
Economic relations
Chile and Taiwan have been expanding trade relations, although not dramatically, but very strong and fit.{{Cite journal|url=http://www.revistaei.uchile.cl/index.php/REI/article/view/15316|title=Presente y futuro de las relaciones entre Taiwán y Chile | Estudios Internacionales|journal=Estudios Internacionales|date=January 1995|volume=28|issue=111|pages=308–322|last1=B|first1=Hernán Gutiérrez}}
Resident diplomatic missions
- Chile has a Trade Office in Taipei.[https://www.prochile.gob.cl/en/prochile-in-your-region-and-in-the-world/prochile-in-the-world/asia/chinese-taipei Chilean Trade Office]
- Taiwan has an Economic and Cultural Office in Santiago de Chile.[https://www.roc-taiwan.org/cl_es/index.html Economic and Cultural Office of Taiwan in Chile]
References
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External links
- [http://www.roc-taiwan.org/cl/ Office of Taipei Economic and Cultural in Chile] {{in lang|es|zh}}
{{Foreign relations of Chile}}
{{Foreign relations of Taiwan}}
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