On 29 December 1999, it was announced that the ROC had established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Palau. This brings the number of countries recognizing the ROC to 29.
南太平洋「塊狀外交」開跑！──外交部長程建人率團訪帛琉去年十二月二十九日，我國與帛琉共和國宣佈建交，成為中華民國的第二十九個邦交國。