Relationship dossier
Ireland
Taiwan
Relationship assessment
Unofficial ties with practical tax cooperation, but limited diplomatic scope
Ireland toward Taiwan
+25The Irish government concluded a tax agreement with Taiwan to address double taxation, providing a practical basis for economic cooperation. Ireland does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Taiwan toward Ireland
+25The Taiwanese government concluded a tax agreement with Ireland to address double taxation, providing a practical basis for economic cooperation. Taiwan's dealings with Ireland are conducted without formal diplomatic relations.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship combines unofficial diplomatic engagement with a concrete tax-cooperation framework. That practical cooperation is meaningful but relatively narrow, while the absence of formal diplomatic relations limits the overall 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
Ireland and Taiwan maintain unofficial relations and have pursued practical economic cooperation. A bilateral agreement to eliminate double taxation provides a concrete framework for cooperation, while Ireland does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. The relationship is therefore functional but limited in its diplomatic scope.
Key developments
Ireland and Taiwan concluded an agreement to eliminate double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation beyond the tax agreement are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing government-to-government engagement through unofficial channels is unclear.