Poland–Taiwan relations
Poland |
Taiwan |
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Diplomatic mission | |
Polish Office in Taipei | Sharon S. N. Wu |
Polish–Taiwanese relations refers to the bilateral relations between the Republic of Poland and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Under the circumstance of the
Despite this, they have their representative offices in respective countries. Poland has a representative office in Taipei while Taiwan has a representative office in Warsaw.
History
Modern relations
Since the end of communism in 1989, Poland and Taiwan had started embracing a stronger and advocating tie. Being allies of the United States and have enjoyed a large decree of success with democratic ideals, the two nations seek to tie stronger.[citation needed]
Several economic agreements have been signed between two nations, notably the double taxation agreement[2] and recently solar energy agreement.[3]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Poland received 500,000 masks from Taiwan in gesture of solidarity.[4]
On 28 January 2021, Taiwan and Poland signed a comprehensive criminal justice cooperation agreement including provisions for fighting against transnational crime, increased judicial cooperation, and human rights and rule of law protections. This was the first such agreement signed between Taiwan and a European country.[5]
In early September 2021, Poland donated 400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan as a "gesture of solidarity".[6]
See also
References
- ^ "The Unexploited Potential of Poland's Cooperation with Taiwan". (48.9 KB)
- ^ "Poland, Taiwan sign double taxation agreement". Radio Poland. 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Taiwan, Poland sign MOUs on conformity assessment, solar energy". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Taiwan sends Poland half a million masks in gesture of solidarity". www.thefirstnews.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Chen, Kelvin. "Taiwan, Poland sign criminal justice cooperation agreement". Taiwan News. Taiwan News. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Poland's donation of 400,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses en route to Taiwan - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2021.