Recently, the Taiwan authorities and the US State Department successively confirmed that Tsai Ing-wen will travel to Central America in April this year to "transit" the United States on the pretext of visiting "friendly countries" and meet with a number of US officials. However, before Tsai Ing-wen left, the Central American side gave her a head start.
According to the Observer Network, a few days ago, Honduran President Castro publicly stated on social media, saying that she was determined to abide by the government's plan and had instructed the country's foreign minister, Reina, to deal with matters related to the formal establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. As one of the "countries with diplomatic relations" of the Taiwan authorities, Honduras is determined to formally establish diplomatic relations with Chinese mainland, which means that it will "sever diplomatic relations" with Taiwan.
President of Honduras Castro
The sudden transformation of Honduras quickly attracted the attention of the outside world. However, this is actually expected by all parties. After all, Castro, the president of Honduras who announced his inauguration last year, already signaled the establishment of diplomatic relations with China during the election campaign, which is why she called the matter "keeping the plan", in fact, it was also fulfilling the promise she made during the campaign.
However, because Castro had a high chance of winning the election at that time, her remarks also attracted the "attention" of the United States, which immediately sent an "internal affairs interference team" to Honduras, demanding that Castro and other candidates "must maintain the status quo" no matter who is elected. After Castro's election under pressure from the United States, her team was forced to remain silent for a while, but it is clear that she has now made up its mind.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that he welcomed Hong's relevant remarks and stressed that in today's world, 181 countries have established external relations with China on the basis of adhering to the one-China principle, and China is willing to develop friendly and cooperative relations with all countries in the world, including Honduras, on this basis.
Wang Wenbin
It can be seen that although China has not given a specific answer on the establishment of diplomatic relations, it is obviously willing to strengthen relations with Honduras. Moreover, the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries requires full preparations, which is by no means a one-day achievement, and the Honduran government also needs to "sever diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan authorities before it can establish diplomatic relations with Chinese mainland.
After learning this news, the "Taiwan independence" forces on the island instantly exploded, and the Taiwan authorities, while slandering the mainland, only wanted to "isolate the Taiwan region" and would not treat Honduras sincerely; While shushing the Hong government, he said that he would provide help to Honduras within his ability. Obviously, the Taiwan authorities thought that Honduras was here to ask for benefits, and wanted to change the minds of "friends" through "money diplomacy."
However, this time Castro publicly expressed his attitude and did not make any demands on the Taiwan authorities, which is obviously different from Paraguay, a country that threatens the Taiwan authorities to "beat money". This time, Castro chose to ignore the warnings of the United States and was determined to promote the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Hong Kong, I am afraid there are three reasons.
China and the United States have continued to clash on the Taiwan Strait issue
First of all, as the confrontation between China and the United States on the Taiwan issue intensifies, the situation in the Taiwan Strait is continuing to deteriorate. With the political means of the United States, once a conflict breaks out with Chinese mainland, I am afraid that the "countries with diplomatic relations" of the Taiwan authorities will become pawns in their hands, and Honduras naturally does not want to get involved in the game between the two major powers, and it is the most favorable option to withdraw as soon as possible.
Second, the United States previously used power politics and interest temptation to coerce Honduras into manipulating Taiwan-related issues, and now the United States is in deep economic difficulties, debt-bursting banks have failed, and its own influence is also continuing to decline. Therefore, Honduras cannot rely entirely on the United States and needs to establish cooperation with more countries to promote its own development. As the world's second largest economy, China has a huge market and stable development, which is undoubtedly the best choice for Honduras.
Best, as a Latin American country, Honduras naturally saw the awakening of the "pink wave" in Latin America, and left-wing leaders came to power. Castro also comes from a left-wing party, and although she previously wavered under the threat of the United States, as the left-wing camp in Latin America grew, she also had the confidence to resist the United States and promote socialism. Nowadays, the establishment of diplomatic relations with China, the largest socialist country, is of great benefit to its development.
Tsai Ing-wen
Today, more and more countries are willing to adhere to the one-China principle and strengthen friendly and cooperative relations with Chinese mainland, and the so-called "international space" in the mouth of the Taiwan authorities is obviously getting smaller and smaller, which fully shows that "seeking independence" will only lead to a dead end in the end.
Recently, in its warning, the mainland side directly referred to Tsai Ing-wen as the "leader of Taiwan independence separatists," indicating the seriousness of her act of smuggling the United States, and if the Taiwan authorities do not turn back and insist on colluding with external forces to resist reunification, they will surely be liquidated by the mainland.