Relationship dossier
Taiwan
Tunisia
Relationship assessment
Tunisia’s One China policy constrains official relations with Taiwan; information about Taiwan’s policy toward Tunisia is limited.
Taiwan toward Tunisia
Not assessedTunisia toward Taiwan
-15Tunisia recognizes the People’s Republic of China and follows a One China policy, limiting official 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
Tunisia recognizes the People’s Republic of China and follows a One China policy, which constrains official relations with Taiwan. Information about Taiwan’s government policy or direct cooperation toward Tunisia is insufficient to assess that aspect of the relationship.
Areas of tension
- Tunisia’s recognition of the People’s Republic of China and One China policy is at odds with Taiwan’s claim to separate statehood.
Key developments
Tunisia recognized the People’s Republic of China, aligning its official position with Beijing rather than Taiwan.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of any unofficial or practical Taiwan–Tunisia contacts is unclear.
- Details of Tunisia’s implementation of its One China policy in relation to Taiwan are limited.