Relationship dossier
Denmark
Taiwan
Relationship assessment
Practical unofficial cooperation amid limits on formal political ties
Denmark toward Taiwan
+15Denmark has concluded a bilateral tax agreement with Taiwan, providing a framework for cooperation. Denmark's one-China policy limits the official political scope of its engagement with Taiwan.
Taiwan toward Denmark
+15Taiwan has concluded a bilateral tax agreement with Denmark, providing a framework for cooperation. The agreement reflects practical government engagement despite the absence of formal diplomatic relations.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship combines a concrete tax-cooperation framework with constrained political ties: Denmark follows a one-China policy and does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. This supports a limited, practical relationship rather than a close political partnership.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Denmark and Taiwan maintain practical, unofficial ties despite the absence of formal diplomatic relations. A bilateral tax agreement provides a concrete framework for cooperation, while Denmark's one-China policy constrains the relationship's official political scope. The relationship is functional but limited in its known breadth.
Key developments
Denmark and Taiwan concluded a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond tax matters are unclear.
- The extent of Danish government engagement with Taiwan outside unofficial channels is unclear.