at res ▁Category : Build ings ▁by ▁Robert ▁P ears all ▁Category : Comm unity ▁theatre <0x0A> </s> ▁Bil ater al ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ' s ▁prede cess or ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic s ▁and ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁were ▁established ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁when ▁it ▁switched ▁to ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁( and ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁the ▁RO C ▁established ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁with ▁South ▁Korea ). ▁ ▁Past ▁relations ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Sh imon ose ki ▁Tre aty ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁which ▁ended ▁the ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War , ▁Taiwan ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Japan ▁and ▁was ▁prompt ly ▁made ▁a ▁Japanese ▁col ony . ▁Foreign ▁cons ul ates ▁res umed ▁their ▁activities ▁on ▁Form osa , ▁ 2 ▁including ▁Russian ▁activities ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁The ▁first ▁Russian ▁cons ul ▁was ▁the ▁German ▁native ▁Paul ▁Sh ab ert . ▁Both ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁were ▁the ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁and ▁the ▁Security ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁the ▁US ▁signed ▁a ▁security ▁treat y ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁clause ▁providing ▁for ▁American ▁participation ▁in ▁military ▁action ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁confront ation ▁with ▁main