Taiwan has a de-facto embassy in Ottawa called the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada, and there are regional offices in Toronto and Vancouver. Even as the Chinese government works to isolate the self-governing island
Mario Ste-Marie, a former Canadian diplomat who represented Canada in Taiwan between 2015 and 2018, said he believes this new office could not be opened without he tacit approval of the Department of Global Affairs.
China has been taking steps to cut off Taiwan from the international community, including denying it the chance to participate in global bodies such as the World Health Organization’s regular assemblies, and persuading countries that still recognize the island as a sovereign country to sever relations. In 2000, Taiwan had official diplomatic relations with 29 member states of the United Nations, as well as the Holy See; today the number has dropped to 13 and the Vatican.
In its Indo-Pacific strategy, Canada said it will “continue to grow its economic and people-to-people ties with Taiwan while supporting its resilience” and despite mounting risks for the island. The plan calls China “an increasingly disruptive global power” and aims to diversify trade beyond the country’s market.
David Mulroney, a former Canadian diplomat who served as ambassador to Beijing and, earlier in his career, as chief envoy to Taipei, said the expansion to Montreal makes sense for Taiwan as part of a plan to gain backing for its plight. “Plus it gives them an opportunity to have close links with the Chinese community and watch what the Chinese consulate is doing,” he said.
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