Dominican Republic–Taiwan relations

Dominican Republic-Taiwan relations are the bilateral relations between the Dominican Republic and Republic of China, now commonly known as Taiwan. The two countries maintained official relations 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". Although this decision was mostly due in part to political reasons, and not that of the general public. A recent survey suggests that 71% of Dominicans want to restore relations with Taiwan, and some even see China as a threat to democracy and Dominican Republic's sovereignty. It was suggested that Dominicans were angry about the Chinese embassy's perceived meddling in internal political affairs when a senator criticized the then-ruling government of Danilo Medina for being too friendly with China. Luis Abinader, who was later elected in the 2020 Dominican Republic general election, has praised Taiwan for its success handling the coronavirus.