Relationship dossier
Taiwan
Timor-Leste
Relationship assessment
Timor-Leste's one-China policy constrains formal engagement with Taiwan.
Taiwan toward Timor-Leste
Not assessedTimor-Leste toward Taiwan
-20Timor-Leste adheres to a one-China policy and maintains diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, a government position that limits formal engagement with Taiwan.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Timor-Leste follows a one-China policy and maintains diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, limiting the scope for formal government relations with Taiwan. Information about direct Taiwanese government cooperation with Timor-Leste is insufficient to assess Taiwan's policy toward it.
Areas of tension
- Timor-Leste's one-China policy is incompatible with formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of any unofficial or technical cooperation between Taiwan and Timor-Leste is unclear.
- Details of Timor-Leste's government engagement with Taiwan beyond its one-China policy are limited.