Relationship dossier
Malta
Taiwan
Relationship assessment
Practical economic cooperation, including a tax agreement, alongside limited formal diplomatic engagement
Malta toward Taiwan
+20Malta has cooperated with Taiwan through a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation. Malta’s recognition of the People’s Republic of China limits the formal diplomatic framework for engagement with Taiwan.
Taiwan toward Malta
+20Taiwan has cooperated with Malta through a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation. The extent of additional Taiwanese government cooperation with Malta is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes a concrete economic cooperation framework in the form of a tax agreement, while Malta’s recognition of the People’s Republic of China limits formal diplomatic engagement with Taiwan. The breadth and implementation of other bilateral arrangements are unclear.
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
Malta and Taiwan maintain practical economic ties despite lacking formal diplomatic relations. A bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation provides a concrete framework for cooperation. Malta recognizes the People’s Republic of China, which constrains the diplomatic form of its engagement with Taiwan; the scope of broader government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Malta and Taiwan concluded an agreement to avoid double taxation, establishing a framework for economic cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of government cooperation beyond the tax agreement is unclear.
- The practical scope and ongoing implementation of bilateral economic arrangements are unclear.