Honduras is taking steps to begin official diplomatic relations with China, President Xiomara Castro announced on Tuesday, a move that would sever ties with Taiwan
China refuses to maintain diplomatic ties with any country that recognizes Taiwan and has spent much of the past 40 years attempting to isolate the self-ruled island by chipping away at its diplomatic allies with offers of economic support. Honduras is one of just 14 countries that still diplomatically recognizes Taipei over Beijing but that now looks set to change.
China’s Communist Party claims Taiwan as its own territory despite having never controlled the island and has not ruled out using force to one day take it. Under leader Xi Jinping, China has ramped up military, diplomatic and economic pressure on Taiwan, including enticing Taipei’s allies to switch their allegiance. Multiple nations have done just that including mostly recently Nicaragua in 2021 and the Solomon Islands in 2019.
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