China objects to official exchanges between India and Taiwan

China objects to official exchanges between India and Taiwan

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – International Relations

In news

• Recently, China objected to any official exchanges between India and Taiwan.
• China also objected to India wishing Taiwan “Happy National Day” (October 10) and referring to it as a country. 
• China is also opposing inclusion of Australia in the upcoming Malabar naval exercise. 

Important value additions 

Taiwan – the Republic of China (ROC)

• It is an island off the southern coast of China that has been governed independently from mainland China since 1949.
• It is not a member of the United Nations and is the largest economy outside the UN.
• China views it as a province only. 
• It has its own democratically elected government