Saint Kitts and Nevis–Taiwan relations

Saint Kitts and Nevis–Taiwan relations
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Taiwan, Basseterre [zh]	Embassy of St. Kitts and Nevis, Taipei [zh]
Envoy
Ambassador [zh] Michael Lin [zh]	Ambassador [zh] Donya Lynex Francis [zh]

Saint Kitts and Nevis–Taiwan relations refer to bilateral relations between St. Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of China (Taiwan).

History

On October 9, 1983, the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Kennedy Simmonds, visited Taiwan and officially established relations with the Republic of China.^[1] Then on August 5, 1984, the Taiwanese government established an embassy at Basseterre.^[1] On January 28, 2008, St. Kitts and Nevis also established an embassy at Taipei.^[1]

High level visits

St. Kitts and Nevis to Taiwan

Position	Official	Months of visit
Head of State (Governor-General)
	Cuthbert Sebastian	November 1997,^[2] October 2002,^[3] May 2008
	Edmund Wickham Lawrence	May 2012^[4]
	Tapley Seaton	October 2018^[5]
	Marcella Liburd	October 2023^[6]
Head of Government (Prime Minister)
	Kennedy Simmonds	1983/10、1988/04
	Denzil Douglas	July 1996, July 1998, March 2001, November 2003, June 2005,^[7] November 2006,^[8] January 2008,^[9] March 2011,^[10] October 2013^[11]
	Timothy Harris	August 2015,^[12] May 2016,^[13] June 2017,^[14] April 2019^[15]
	Terrance Drew	November 2022,^[16] June 2024,^[17] November 2025^[18]

Taiwan to St. Kitts and Nevis

Position	Name	Month of visit
Head of State (President)
	Chen Shui-bian	September 2005
	Ma Ying-jeou	August 2013
	Tsai Ing-wen	July 2019
Head of government (Premier)
	Vincent Siew	May 1999
	Chang Chun-hsiung	September 2001
Chief justice
Chief justice	Lai In-jaw	September 2008

List of Signed agreements

Date	Agreement^[19]	Notes
23 October, 1984	Agreement on Agricultural Technical Cooperation 《農業技術合作協定》	^{[note 1]}
13 August, 1999	Agreement on ICDF Volunteers 《關於國際合作發展基金會志工協定》
16 May, 2005	《聖克里斯多福及尼維斯聯邦外交及公務護照入境中華民國免簽證協定》
26 July, 2006	Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation for Information Exchange Concerning Avian Influenza 《禽流感疫情合作瞭解備忘錄》
24 September, 2007	Agreement Concerning Cooperation in the Exchange of Intelligence to Combat Money Laundering and Financing Terrorism 《打擊洗錢及資助恐怖主義情報交換合作協定》
28 January, 2008	Agreement on Technical Cooperation 《技術合作協定》
10 September, 2009	Memorandum of Understanding on Human Resources Development 《育才計畫瞭解備忘錄》	^{[note 2]}
19 July, 2013	Agreement on the Renewable Energy Policy Consultant-Dispatching Project 《再生能源政策諮商專家派遣計畫協定》	^{[note 3]}
18 August, 2013	Treaty of Extradition 《引渡條約》
8 November, 2013	Agreement on Cooperation in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 《資訊通信技術合作協定(2013 - 2018)》
1 September, 2014	Agreement on Cooperation in Immigration Affairs and Human Trafficking Prevention 《有關移民事務及防制人口販運合作協定》
10 June, 2016	Agreement on Bilateral Cooperation 《兩國政府雙邊合作協定》
2 December, 2016	Agreement on Police Cooperation 《警政合作協定》
11 January, 2017	Agreement on Cooperation in Public Health and Medical Skills 《公共衛生及醫療技術合作協定》
14 July, 2019	Agreement on Cooperation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training 《技職教育暨職業訓練合作協定》
18 September, 2023	Agreement on Diplomatic Staff Training Cooperation 《外交部外交人員訓練及交流合作協定》

Trade relations

Trade volume between Taiwan and St. Kitts and Nevis (in USD)^[20]
Year	Trade volume	Annual change	Ranking	Taiwan → SKN	Annual change	Ranking	SKN → Taiwan	Annual change	Ranking
2022	1,563,308	44.25%	186	1,294,836	51.18%	175	268,472	76.82%	172
2023	581,969	62.77%	197	546,290	57.81%	182	35,679	86.71%	192
2024	782,120	34.39%	197	724,449	32.61%	181	57,671	61.63%	186

Trade products

Taiwan → SKN: circuit board components, broadcasting equipment, TV, cellphones, ventilators, computers, VCR^[21]
SKN → Taiwan: transformers, measuring and inspection equipment, electric machines, shoes and boots, scrap metals^[21]

Notes

↑ Extended on 8 April, 1987 and 13 July, 1989; re-signed on 11 December, 2013
↑ Re-signed on 14 August, 2019
↑ Extended on 5 September, 2014

References

1 2 3 中華民國外交部86年外交年鑑-第三章中外關係. Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. June 1998.
↑ "Vice President Lien Welcomes Governor-General Sebastian of Saint Christopher and Nevis". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). 2 December 1997. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "Costa Rican leader hails `love messenger' Chen". Taipei Times. 9 October 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) wishes to express its deepest condolences on the passing of former Governor-General, His Excellency Sir Edmund Wickham Lawrence GCMG OBE CSM JP". Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Christopher and Nevis. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "President Tsai meets Saint Christopher and Nevis Governor-General Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). 11 October 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "President Tsai receives political figures from St. Kitts, Australia, Japan". Taiwan Today. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "President Chen Receives Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). 22 June 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "President Chen Meets with Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). 21 November 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "President Chen Meets Saint Christopher and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Llewellyn Douglas". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). 28 January 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "President Ma receives St. Kitts and Nevis's highest honor". Taiwan Today. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "President Ma meets St. Christopher and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil L. Douglas". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). 25 October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "Visit to Taiwan Very Fruitful Says PM Harris". Nevis Pages. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "PRIME MINISTER HARRIS' DELEGATION ARRIVES IN TAIPEI FOR HISTORIC INAUGURATION OF FEMALE PRESIDENT, TSAI ING-WEN". Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Christopher and Nevis. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "PRIME MINISTER HARRIS VISITS QING-TIAN HALL IN KINMEN COUNTY, ROC (TAIWAN)". Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Christopher and Nevis. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "President Tsai welcomes St. Christopher and Nevis Prime Minister Timothy Harris with military honors". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). 16 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "外交部誠摯歡迎聖克里斯多福及尼維斯聯邦總理德魯應邀率團訪台". Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022.
↑ "外交部誠摯歡迎聖克里斯多福及尼維斯聯邦總理德魯伉儷率團訪台". Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on June 23, 2024.
↑ "President Lai welcomes delegation from St. Kitts and Nevis". Taiwan Today. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "條約協定查詢系統". Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. July 14, 2019. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019.
↑ "中華民國進出口貿易統計". 經濟部國際貿易局. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016.
1 2 "各國經貿資訊". International Trade Administration (Taiwan). May 7, 2021. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020.

External links

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[20] Extended on 8 April, 1987 and 13 July, 1989; re-signed on 11 December, 2013

[21] Re-signed on 14 August, 2019

[22] Extended on 5 September, 2014

[ROC_Foreign_Relation_Yearbook_1997-3-1] 1 2 3 中華民國外交部86年外交年鑑-第三章中外關係. Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. June 1998.

[2] "Vice President Lien Welcomes Governor-General Sebastian of Saint Christopher and Nevis". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). 2 December 1997. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[3] "Costa Rican leader hails `love messenger' Chen". Taipei Times. 9 October 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[4] "The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) wishes to express its deepest condolences on the passing of former Governor-General, His Excellency Sir Edmund Wickham Lawrence GCMG OBE CSM JP". Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Christopher and Nevis. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[5] "President Tsai meets Saint Christopher and Nevis Governor-General Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). 11 October 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[6] "President Tsai receives political figures from St. Kitts, Australia, Japan". Taiwan Today. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[7] "President Chen Receives Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). 22 June 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[8] "President Chen Meets with Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). 21 November 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[9] "President Chen Meets Saint Christopher and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Llewellyn Douglas". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). 28 January 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[10] "President Ma receives St. Kitts and Nevis's highest honor". Taiwan Today. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[11] "President Ma meets St. Christopher and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil L. Douglas". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). 25 October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[12] "Visit to Taiwan Very Fruitful Says PM Harris". Nevis Pages. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[13] "PRIME MINISTER HARRIS' DELEGATION ARRIVES IN TAIPEI FOR HISTORIC INAUGURATION OF FEMALE PRESIDENT, TSAI ING-WEN". Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Christopher and Nevis. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[14] "PRIME MINISTER HARRIS VISITS QING-TIAN HALL IN KINMEN COUNTY, ROC (TAIWAN)". Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Christopher and Nevis. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[15] "President Tsai welcomes St. Christopher and Nevis Prime Minister Timothy Harris with military honors". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). 16 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[16] "外交部誠摯歡迎聖克里斯多福及尼維斯聯邦總理德魯應邀率團訪台". Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022.

[17] "外交部誠摯歡迎聖克里斯多福及尼維斯聯邦總理德魯伉儷率團訪台". Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on June 23, 2024.

[18] "President Lai welcomes delegation from St. Kitts and Nevis". Taiwan Today. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[19] "條約協定查詢系統". Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. July 14, 2019. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019.

[23] "中華民國進出口貿易統計". 經濟部國際貿易局. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016.

[bft-24] 1 2 "各國經貿資訊". International Trade Administration (Taiwan). May 7, 2021. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020.

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