The Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement: officially announced the severance of "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan, Honduran Foreign Ministry statement said that there is only one China in the world, the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. As of today, Honduras severed "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan and ceased all contacts and official contacts with Taiwan.
China establishes diplomatic relations with Honduras
We appreciate the "severance of diplomatic relations" between Honduras and Taiwan, and the reunification of the motherland is an irresistible historical trend; up to now, there are still 13 so-called countries with diplomatic relations with Taiwan
Let's start with Oceania, where Taiwan has four so-called diplomatic relations. They are Nauru, Palau, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands.
Taiwan's Four So-called "Countries with Diplomatic Relations"
Nauru
Nauru, a country we know geographically in elementary school, is located in the Central Pacific Ocean and consists of a separate coral reef island and the smallest island nation in the world. Because it is far from the mainland, birds breed here, produce a large amount of guano, after tens of thousands of years of chemical reaction into phosphate, the entire island 3/5 is covered with phosphate, by exporting phosphate, Nauru suddenly became the richest man in the Pacific Ocean, became a rich country.
Satellite map of Nauru
In May 1980, Nauru established "diplomatic" relations with mainland Taiwan. In 1991, when there was a flood in Nauru, the mainland gave Nauru a lot of assistance in the spirit of humanitarianism, which began to warm up the relationship between the two countries. In 2002, Nauru established diplomatic relations with the mainland and "severed diplomatic relations" with Taiwan. However, what makes the Chinese people regret and indignant is that on 14 May 2005, Nauru chose to "resume diplomatic relations" with Taiwan in disregard of the mainland's dissuasion and representations, and the mainland could only choose to sever diplomatic relations with Nauru. Nauru is a country that earns its money through diplomacy.
Palau
Palau is also an island country located in the Pacific Ocean, maintaining a special relationship with the United States, a proper little brother of the United States, politically completely tilted towards the United States and Japan, signed the "Treaty of Free Association" with the United States, accepted a large amount of assistance from the United States, and its policy is greatly influenced by the United States, so it is not difficult to understand why it has not established diplomatic relations with the mainland so far. Relations with China are extremely bad.
Palau's lagoon is a World Heritage Site
On April 2, 2012, the Palau government clashed after a Chinese fishing vessel illegally trespassed into protected protected waters. Palau police fired heavily on a Chinese fishing vessel, killing a Chinese crew member and detaining 25 Chinese fishermen. At the 2021 Austronesian Peoples Forum, Tsai Ing-wen blew herself up that she had drunk bat soup in Palau in 2019, saying that it was Palau's highest level of hospitality.
Tuvalu
It is the first country to be relocated due to global warming and rising sea levels, also located in the Pacific Ocean, consisting of several coral islands, one of the least developed countries in the world, dependent on external aid for many years, close relations with Britain and Australia, and a Cold War policy during the "Cold War", Tuvalu established so-called "diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan authorities in 1979.
Tuvalu nature
Marshall Islands
Located in the Central Pacific, the country is quite miserable and became a base for Japanese operations in the Pacific during World War II. In 1944-1947, the United States imposed military control on it.
Between 1946 and 1958, the Marshall Islands were subjected to as many as 67 U.S. nuclear tests. Almost wiped it off the face of the earth!
It has been entrusted by the United States for many years and has a close relationship with the United States. On November 16, 1990, the Marshall Islands formally established diplomatic relations with China. However, in 1998, due to the "establishment of diplomatic relations" between the country and the Taiwan authorities of China, the mainland announced the suspension of diplomatic relations with the Marshall Islands. The security situation in the Marshall Islands is average, and there are incidents of theft and robbery of foreign tourists, so it is not recommended to travel.
There are six so-called "diplomatic countries" with Taiwan in Central America: Belize, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Guatemala, Haiti, Saint Lucia, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Six so-called "diplomatic states" with Taiwan in Central America
Belize
Located in the northeast of Central America, bordering Mexico to the north, it is mountainous. After establishing diplomatic relations with the mainland in 1987, he still wanted to play a trick and make the most of his careful thinking. In 1989, it established so-called "diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan authorities. In October of the same year, the mainland government domineeringly announced the suspension of diplomatic relations with Belize, and there has been no intersection since then.
Belize nature
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
It is a very unpopular country, basically has no international influence, its economy mainly depends on aid, it has close relations with the United States and Britain, and it has not established diplomatic relations with China so far.
Guatemala
Located in the southern part of the North American continent, this country is the center of the famous Mayan culture, Guatemala is quite rich in resources, and it has the advantages of economic development, but the civil war has destroyed the impact to this day.
Mayan cultural sites
The Guatemalan authorities are accustomed to relying on the United States for economic assistance, and even voted against China's return to the United Nations in order to cater to the United States' repeated false political positions against the mainland, which is still not recognized by the mainland foreign ministry.
Haiti
It is a Latin American least developed country, with a mainly agricultural economy and relying on foreign aid from the United States and other countries. Domestic political turmoil, the new crown pneumonia epidemic, natural disasters, etc. have had a major impact on the Haitian economy, soaring prices, increased unemployment, people's lives are difficult and Haitian guns are flooded, shootings, kidnappings are endless, security is extremely poor, the city of the Sun located in the northwest corner of the capital Port-au-Prince is a "dangerous place", local police have also retreated, and the president has been assassinated at every turn.
Haiti's economy is poor
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia, an island nation with a low profile internationally, currently has no diplomatic relations with China.
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The country has a small land area, so it is extremely scarce in natural resources, only a small amount of plant resources and fresh water, very low-key internationally, close relations with the United States, and established so-called "diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan authorities in 1983.
South America has a so-called "diplomatic state" with Taiwan, which is Paraguay.
Map of Paraguay
Paraguay
It is a landlocked country in central South America, one of the most backward countries in Latin America, a country famous for football, and has reached the World Cup finals 5 times in its history.
The Paraguayan men's team won the silver medal at the Athens Olympics
Africa has one so-called "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan as the Eswatini.
Eswatini map
Eswatini
It is a landlocked country located in southern Africa and one of the few countries in the world that still has an absolute monarchy. After independence, Eswatini has always gone against the world trend, has never chosen to establish diplomatic relations with China, but maintained so-called "diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan region, and stood and endorsed it on many international occasions, which seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people.
Europe is one country: the Vatican
The Vatican, the smallest country in the world by area
Vatican City
Located on the highlands in the northwest corner of the city of Rome, Italy, the country has a land area of only 0.44 square kilometers and is not the size of a standard football field. It is one of the smallest countries in the world, but its influence cannot be underestimated, because there are more than 1.3 billion Catholics in the world, and in the eyes of these 1.3 billion people, the Vatican is the Holy Land!
However, due to the religious policy, diplomatic relations have not been established on the mainland, because the mainland implements an independent religious policy, and no external force can interfere!
These are the remaining 13 "countries with diplomatic relations" in Taiwan. Seeing that many netizens looked at the remaining 13 so-called "countries with diplomatic relations" in Taiwan Province, laughing that they were not as big as their own villages, although it was a bit exaggerated, but it was not unreasonable, these countries may not see if they do not enlarge the world map.
Since Tsai Ing-wen came to power, Taiwan has lost nine "countries with diplomatic relations"