Relationship dossier
Marshall Islands
Taiwan
Relationship assessment
A sustained diplomatic partnership featuring Taiwan’s development cooperation and Marshall Islands support for Taiwan’s international participation.
Marshall Islands toward Taiwan
+75The Marshall Islands maintains diplomatic relations with Taiwan and has supported Taiwan’s participation in international affairs.
Taiwan toward Marshall Islands
+75Taiwan maintains diplomatic relations with the Marshall Islands and provides development assistance and other bilateral cooperation.
Overall relationship
+75The relationship is structured by long-standing diplomatic recognition and practical cooperation. Taiwan’s development assistance and the Marshall Islands’ support for Taiwan’s international participation are mutually reinforcing features of a sustained 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
The Marshall Islands and Taiwan have maintained formal diplomatic relations since 1998 and have developed a close partnership. Taiwan provides development assistance and other cooperation to the Marshall Islands, while the Marshall Islands has supported Taiwan’s participation in international affairs. These sustained diplomatic and practical ties underpin the relationship.
Key developments
The Marshall Islands and Taiwan established diplomatic relations.
Taiwan has provided development assistance and other bilateral cooperation to the Marshall Islands.
The Marshall Islands has supported Taiwan’s participation in international affairs.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Taiwan-funded projects and bilateral cooperation may vary over time.
- The extent of Marshall Islands support for Taiwan’s international participation across specific forums is unclear.