Source: Grandstand Sea
Today (March 26), State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with Honduran Foreign Minister Reina in Beijing and signed the Joint Communiqué between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Honduras on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations.
March 15
Honduran President Xiomara Castro revealed in a post on her personal social media that she had instructed the country's foreign minister, Eduardo Reina, to handle matters related to the formal establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
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Taiwan "warned" Honduras and tried to "die throes", but Honduras seemed to "not read".
March 17-21
Dodd, Special Adviser to the President of the United States on American Affairs, travelled to Panama and Honduras, where he met with officials and representatives of the private sector. Public opinion questioned the diplomatic pressure exerted by the United States on Honduras to try to prevent it from implementing the plan.
March 20
After meeting with U.S. officials, Honduran Foreign Minister Reina said, "[The establishment of diplomatic relations with China] is a sovereign decision of the Honduran government, and they will respect it." ”
March 22
Honduran Foreign Minister Reina led a special delegation to Beijing to discuss the establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
When asked about relevant questions, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that adhering to the one-China principle is the general international righteousness, the aspiration of the people and the trend of the times, and China welcomes the positive statement of the Honduran Government on developing relations with China and is willing to establish and develop bilateral relations with Honduras on the basis of equality and mutual respect.
March 23
Taiwan's foreign affairs agency announced that it would immediately recall the so-called "representative in Honduras" of the Taiwan authorities.
March 25
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Honduras issued a statement officially announcing the severance of "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan. The foreign affairs department of the Taiwan authorities also held a press conference the next day to announce the "severance of diplomatic relations" with Honduras.
March 26
China and Honduras signed the Joint Communiqué between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Honduras on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations. The two Governments decided to recognize each other and establish diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level from the date of the signing of the communiqué.
Since Tsai Ing-wen came to power in 2016, nine countries have severed "diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan authorities: Sao Tome and Principe (2016), Panama (2017), Dominica (2018), Burkina Faso (2018), El Salvador (2018), Solomon Islands (2019), Kiribati (2019), Nicaragua (2021), and Honduras (2023).