Dominican Republic–Taiwan relations
The Dominican Republic maintained official relations with the Republic of China (commonly referred to as China before 1949 and Taiwan after 1949) from 1944 to 2018. At the time it broke relations, it was the largest economy amongst the 19 UN member states to have had fully recognized the Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of all of China. On April 30, 2018, the Dominican Republic announced they were severing diplomatic relations with Taiwan and would establish relations with the People's Republic of China, recognizing Taiwan as an "inalienable part of Chinese territory