Q. Which of the following countries don’t recognise China?

1. Cook Islands
2. Burkina Faso
3. El Salvador
4. Paraguay

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer: Only 4
Notes: China is recognized by the United Nations, 178 member states, the State of Palestine, Cook Islands, and Niue. Fourteen sovereign states do not recognize China, instead recognizing Taiwan, including 13 UN member states and the Holy See. Since 2017, several countries, including Panama, the Dominican Republic, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, Kiribati, the Solomon Islands, and Nicaragua, have shifted their recognition from Taiwan to China.

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