Recently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Honduras officially issued a statement severing "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan and Taiwan, saying in the statement that there is only one China in the world, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and Honduras will stop all contacts and official contacts with Taiwan. And this is also the 9th country where the current Taiwan authorities have been continuously severed diplomatic relations since they came to power in 16 years, and in the first year of power, Sao Tome and Principe announced the severance of diplomatic relations, then Panama broke off diplomatic relations in 17 years, Dominica, Burkina Faso, and El Salvador announced the severance of diplomatic relations in 18 years, Solomon Islands and Kiribati announced the severance of diplomatic relations in 19 years, and Nicaragua announced the severance of diplomatic relations in 21 years; At present, there are only 13 countries that still maintain so-called "diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan authorities, and if this trend continues, these countries may announce the severance of diplomatic relations with Taiwan in the next few years.
(Pictured is the new president of Honduras, Hiomara Castro)
In fact, it is foreseeable that Honduras announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Taiwan, because the new president of Honduras, Hiomara Castro, said when running for president that as long as he is elected, he will immediately "break off diplomatic relations" with Taiwan and re-establish diplomatic relations with the mainland.
Of course, Honduras' official announcement of the severance of diplomatic relations with Taiwan not only worried the Taiwan authorities, but also worried the United States, which would have established so-called "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan, and it was only at the behest of the United States that they would do so. Previously, because the United States was absolutely first politically, militarily, and economically, these small countries had to do so under the pressure of the situation; But now it is different, Latin American and South American countries have begun to boycott the United States collectively, Brazil, Argentina many times to report cooperation with the mainland is a practical proof, to know in the eyes of the United States, who cooperates with China is against the United States, Brazilian President Lula on the first day of inauguration, publicly stated that Brazil does not accept the leadership of the United States.
(The picture shows the heads of the two sides reaching an agreement on the resumption of diplomacy in Beijing)
On the other hand, in the Middle East, this is the basic plate of the United States, because this region is rich in oil resources, more than 60% of the world's oil is stored here, so the United States through support + war and other ways, to control this region in its own hands, thereby controlling global oil prices, and determining the hegemony of the United States. But now the anti-American voices of countries in the Middle East are getting bigger and bigger, Iran, Iraq, Syria, three countries needless to say, the United States is a blood sea feud; The relationship between Turkey and the United States has also changed from brothers to enemies, before Turkey also planned to purchase the American F35, now it will change hands and run to China, saying that Chinese fighters are not impossible to buy; There is also Saudi Arabia, as a rich man in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia's economic strength is top-notch, so it has purchased a lot of American equipment, but now Saudi Arabia is constantly reducing the purchase of American equipment, but has greatly increased the purchase of Chinese equipment, what does this mean is not obvious enough? To make it clear is to move closer to the mainland. More importantly, the restoration of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran was reached under the mediation of the mainland, which means that the mainland's voice is getting bigger and bigger, while the United States' voice or influence is getting smaller and smaller. Originally, the United States also wanted to mediate Saudi Arabia and Iran, but after decades of unsuccessful efforts, the United States gave up this idea; However, even when the mediation of the United States has been ineffective for many years, the two sides suddenly reached a settlement agreement under the mediation of the mainland, and such a big news that the United States did not get any intelligence, obviously the United States did not expect.
It can be seen that the hegemonic status of the United States is constantly declining, and more and more people are resisting the hegemony of the United States; And to resist the US hegemony and choose to cooperate with China, it is also because they know who will bring them benefits, look at Europe controlled by the United States, it is because the United States pitted, not only did not get any benefits from the United States, but was sucked a lot of blood by the United States, and now demonstrations break out every day; On the other hand, those countries that have chosen to cooperate with China have not only received a large number of international orders, but also a large amount of infrastructure for the Belt and Road Plan. Therefore, it is foreseeable that the current wave of anti-American is only the beginning, and under the continuous decline of the United States, more and more countries will join the anti-American team, and more and more countries will join the cooperation with the mainland.