would open an unofficial representative office in Taiwan, and Taiwan likewise announced that it would open an unofficial representative office in Lithuania. The Lithuania office was due to open by fall (autumn) of 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere, which is essentially September to November inclusive. Relations between Lithuania and the PRC have simultaneously soured. A certain number of countries have indirect unofficial diplomatic relations with Taiwan via third-party proxy countries. For example, the Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa serves the interests of Taiwan throughout a great number of countries in Africa that otherwise don't have any channels of communication with Taiwan. Asia (20 states and 2 territories) (no direct relations with mainland China) (SAR of the PRC) (SAR of the PRC) Europe (23 states and 1 supranational union) (Supranational union) (Taiwanese office opened in November 2021, first one in the world to adopt the name "Taiwanese"). (has an office in Taipei, Taipei does not have an office in Luxembourg; representation through Belgium and the EU) (has an Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, Taiwan has Representative Office in Bratislava) North America (3 states) Oceania (4 states and 1 territory) (Territory of the United States) South America (6 states) No representation The following states recognise Beijing and have no representation in Taiwan (including any non-political, non-diplomatic, non-intergovernmental representation): Africa (50 states) Asia (25 states) Europe (21 states) North America (13 states) Oceania (8 states) (Semi-sovereign state in association with New Zealand) (Semi-sovereign state in association with New Zealand) South America (5 states) Relations with neither the ROC nor the PRC A certain number of countries or sovereign entities do not possess full diplomatic relations with either Taiwan or the PRC. This includes eight states with limited recognition, one member state of the United Nations, and one non-territorial sovereign entity (Sovereign Military Order of Malta). Out of the eight states with limited recognition that do not possess full diplomatic relations with Taiwan, one of them, Somaliland, has strong unofficial relations with Taiwan, while another, Kosovo, has been unilaterally recognised by Taiwan but does not recognise Taiwan in return. The other six states with limited recognition are ignored by Taiwan diplomatically. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is a non-territorial sovereign entity; it claims and controls no territory, it does not consider itself to be a state, and yet it considers itself to be sovereign. The Order of Malta