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Tuesday, 18 June 1996
Page: 2174

(Question No. 125)


Mr Brereton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 6 May 1996:

Which countries and international organisations recognise the authorities on Taiwan as the "Republic of China".


Mr Downer —The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

Countries:

According to information currently available, the thirty-one countries which recognise Taiwan as the "Republic of China" are: Bahamas; Belize; Burkino-Faso; Central African Republic; Commonwealth of Dominica; Costa Rica; Dominican Republic; El Salvador; Gambia; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea-Bissau; Haiti; Holy See; Honduras; Liberia (claimed by both PRC and Taiwan); Malawi; Nauru; Nicaragua; Niger; Panama; Paraguay; Senegal; Solomon Islands; South Africa; St Christopher-Nevis; St Lucia; St Vincent and the Grenadines; Swaziland; Tonga; Tuvalu.

International Organisations:

Australia is not currently a member of any international organisation which recognises Taiwan as the "Republic of China". I am advised, however, that there are five organisations of which Taiwan is a member as the "Republic of China". These are: Asian Productivity Organisation; Afro-Asian Rural Reconstruction Organisation; Food and Fertiliser Technology Centre for the Asian and Pacific Region; Central American Bank for Economic Integration; Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre.