Relationship dossier
Palau
Taiwan
Relationship assessment
Longstanding diplomatic partnership marked by Taiwanese assistance and Palauan support for Taiwan’s international participation
Palau toward Taiwan
+75Palau maintains diplomatic relations with Taiwan and has supported Taiwan’s participation in international forums, including calls for greater international inclusion.
Taiwan toward Palau
+75Taiwan has provided development and health assistance to Palau, including support for medical cooperation, education, and public health.
Overall relationship
+75The relationship is a durable diplomatic partnership, combining Taiwan’s practical assistance to Palau with Palau’s political support for Taiwan’s international participation. These sustained features outweigh any specific bilateral disagreements identified in this assessment.
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
Palau and Taiwan have maintained diplomatic relations since 1999 and sustain a close partnership involving Taiwanese development and health assistance, alongside Palauan support for Taiwan’s participation in international forums. The relationship combines practical cooperation with political backing and has endured over multiple decades.
Key developments
Palau and Taiwan established diplomatic relations.
Taiwan provided COVID-19 vaccine assistance to Palau during the pandemic.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral development and health cooperation are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Palau’s support for Taiwan’s participation in international organizations may vary by forum.