TEGUCIGALPA: Honduras said on Saturday (Mar 26) it was ending its decades-long diplomatic relations with Taiwan, bringing it closer to China as it expands its footprint in Central America. 'The governmen
, bringing it closer to China as it expands its footprint in Central America.
"The government of Honduras recognises the existence of just one China," the Honduran foreign ministry said in a post on Twitter.The ministry said Honduras had notified Taiwan of its decision to break ties, and that it would not return to having any relationship or official contact with Taiwan. The Honduran foreign minister travelled to China this week to open relations after President Xiomara Castro said her government would start ties with Beijing, Honduras being one of only 14 countries to formally recognise Taiwan.
China views Taiwan as one of its provinces with no right to state-to-state ties, a view the democratically elected government in Taipei strongly disputes. The decision by Honduras to cut ties prompted warnings from the de facto US embassy in Taipei on Saturday that China often
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