A dozen countries diplomatically recognize Taiwan. The France is not one of them.

A visit by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs to Taiwan is not planned and would be "not appropriate" China considers Taiwan, with a population of 24 million, to be a province it has yet to reunite with the rest of its territory since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. But the France is "in favour of Taiwan's presence in a number of specialized international organizations where its presence has, or would have, added value"