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A 1950 map of the Republic of China's territorial claims. Mongolia is shown in red.
Republic of China-Mongolia relations have never been established at the diplomatic level, although the ROC did recognize Mongolia's independence in early 1946, 34 years after Mongolian independence had first been established. However, even that recognition was retracted some time after the Guomindang retreat to Taiwan. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Taipei repeatedly vetoed Mongolia's applications to gain membership in the United Nations.[1][2] 91 years after Mongolia's first declaration of independence, the Republic of China did not even recognise Mongolia as an independent country; official maps of the Republic of China showed Mongolia as Chinese territory. Relations began to improve in 2002, when the Executive Yuan announced that Mongolian nationals would be entitled to visas rather than entry permits when travelling to Taiwan, the same as individuals from foreign countries; however, the Legislative Yuan criticised the implementation of the decision, as they had not been consulted.[3] Later, representatives of the two governments agreed to open offices in each other's capitals; Taipei's office in Ulan Bator was opened in September of that year. The Republic of China's Ministry of the Interior then decided to discontinue including Mongolia on its official maps of Chinese territory, and on 3 October 2002, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it would recognise Mongolia's independence.[4]
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