Relationship dossier
Norway
Taiwan
Relationship assessment
Unofficial ties include a bilateral tax arrangement, while Norway does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Norway toward Taiwan
+15Norway has engaged in practical economic cooperation with Taiwan through a bilateral arrangement addressing taxation. Norway does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan and recognizes the People’s Republic of China.
Taiwan toward Norway
+15Taiwan has engaged in practical economic cooperation with Norway through a bilateral arrangement addressing taxation. Taiwan’s government maintains unofficial rather than formal diplomatic relations with Norway.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship is unofficial but includes a concrete bilateral tax arrangement. Norway’s recognition of the People’s Republic of China limits the formal diplomatic framework, while practical economic engagement provides a basis for cooperation.
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
Norway and Taiwan maintain unofficial relations, including practical economic cooperation through a bilateral tax arrangement. Norway does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, consistent with its recognition of the People’s Republic of China. The relationship therefore includes concrete cooperation but remains limited in diplomatic form and breadth.
Key developments
Norway and Taiwan concluded a bilateral arrangement addressing taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic cooperation beyond the tax arrangement are unclear.
- The extent of current government-to-government engagement through unofficial channels is unclear.