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Relationship dossier

Hungary Taiwan

Relationship assessment

Economic cooperation operates within the limits of Hungary’s one-China policy

Hungary toward Taiwan

+15

Hungary maintains practical economic relations with Taiwan, including through its representative office in Taipei and a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation. Its one-China policy limits the official political relationship.

Taiwan toward Hungary

+20

Taiwan maintains practical economic relations with Hungary, including through its representative office in Budapest and a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation. The relationship is conducted without formal diplomatic ties.

Overall relationship

+15

The relationship has durable economic channels, including representative offices and a bilateral tax agreement, but remains politically constrained by Hungary’s one-China policy and the absence of formal diplomatic relations.

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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Hungary and Taiwan maintain practical economic ties through representative offices and a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation. Hungary nevertheless follows a one-China policy and does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. The relationship therefore combines concrete economic cooperation with limits on its official political character.

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