Relationship dossier
Poland
Taiwan
Relationship assessment
Practical economic cooperation persists alongside limits on official ties under Poland's One China policy.
Poland toward Taiwan
+25Poland maintains practical economic ties with Taiwan, including through a bilateral agreement on avoiding double taxation. Its adherence to the One China policy limits the scope of official engagement.
Taiwan toward Poland
+30Taiwan has provided assistance to Poland for Ukrainian refugees and maintains practical economic cooperation, including through the bilateral tax agreement.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship is shaped by practical economic cooperation and unofficial engagement, alongside the limits Poland places on official ties under its One China policy. The bilateral tax agreement and Taiwan's assistance to Poland for Ukrainian refugees are concrete cooperative elements.
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
Poland and Taiwan maintain substantive unofficial ties, including economic engagement and a bilateral tax agreement. Poland's adherence to its One China policy limits the scope of official relations, while cooperation continues through practical channels. Taiwan has also provided assistance to Poland for Ukrainian refugees. The relationship combines concrete cooperation with constraints arising from Taiwan's international status.
Key developments
Poland and Taiwan concluded an agreement on avoiding double taxation.
Taiwan provided assistance to Poland for Ukrainian refugees.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of bilateral economic and tax cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of Polish government support for Taiwan's international participation is uncertain.