The major news Honduras announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and I can't help but wonder why a Central American island country has ties with Taiwan.
Tracing back in history, in 1941 Honduras and the Republic of China confirmed the relationship between the rank of minister. In 1965, he officially upgraded his relationship with the Taiwan authorities to the level of ambassador.
Taiwan Province's so-called "allies" are probably the only ones with such origins and history. Honduras, a "hardcore friend" of Taiwan Province, has now lost its way and changed course, and more than 80 years of friendship have ended.
According to statistics, in 2021, the population of Honduras was 10.117 million. Most of the people are of mixed descent and are mainly Catholic. It is the country with the most significant topography in the mountains of Central America, suitable for the cultivation of coffee and bananas, which are important exports of the region. Agriculture is the leading industry of the national economy, and the industrial base is relatively weak. It is rich in mineral resources, including gold, silver, coal, antimony and so on.
Looking back at the fact that since Tsai came to power in 2016, the Taiwan authorities have lost eight so-called "countries with diplomatic relations" -
Sao Tome and Principe, 21 December 2016;
Panama, 13 June 2017;
24 May 2018, Dominica;
Burkina Faso, 24 May 2018;
El Salvador, 21 August 2018;
Solomon Islands, 16 September 2019;
20 September 2019, Kiribati;
Nicaragua, 10 December 2021.
After Honduras announced the "severance of diplomatic relations" with Taiwan, only 13 so-called "countries with diplomatic relations" remained in Taiwan, namely Nauru, Palau, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands, Belize, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Guatemala, Haiti, Paraguay, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Eswatini, and the Vatican. In contrast, Honduras is a "great power" among these "countries with diplomatic relations".
Honduras issued a statement saying that there is only one China in the world, that the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing China, and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory.
This statement is directly aimed at the Taiwan authorities.
This is tantamount to telling the Taiwan authorities not to go against the trend and to return to the embrace of the motherland at an early date in accordance with the will of the people. #洪都拉斯宣布与台湾 "Breaking off diplomatic relations" #
