Countries that recognize Taiwan

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The first country to recognize Taiwan is the Holy See, which declared its recognition in 1942.

The United States maintained its recognition of Taiwan for 30 years after the Chinese civil war but switched in 1979. Despite this, the U.S. has maintained a positive relationship with Taiwan, offering the island military assistance, a move that greatly angered China.

In 2019, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands both switched their recognition of Taiwan to China within a week. After losing two more countries, only 14 of the 193 UN countries recognize Taiwan, plus the Holy See.