Chinese influence in the region was the main reason that would have led Honduras to break ties with Taiwan, which denied it a million-dollar loan.
The new management of Xiomara Castrowhich seeks to clean up the image of Honduras What the former president left JJuan Orlando Hernandez being accused of links to drug trafficking, he made a drastic decision: he broke relations with taiwana country it recognized in 1941. It is speculated that the decision was influenced by the Chinese pressurewhose tension intensified with the island after it acquired US weapons for millions of dollars.
The announcement was made this Saturday, eleven days after the president castro indicate what they wanted deepen relations with China. Under the principle of “a single china“, beijing does not allow any country to maintain diplomatic relations simultaneously with Taipei.
“The Government of the Republic of Honduras recognizes the existence of only one China in the worldand that the Government of the People’s Republic of China is the only legitimate Government that represents all of China,” said the Honduran Foreign Ministry this Saturday, two days after the Foreign Minister Henry Queen trip to Beijing
It was Reina himself who indicated that “with instructions from the President of the Republic, I have communicated to Taiwan the decision to break diplomatic relations between the two“.”Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory and as of this date, the Government of Honduras has communicated to Taiwan the rupture of diplomatic relations, pledging not to have any official relationship or contact with Taiwan again,” he added.
This week, the Honduran vice minister, tony garciaconfirmed that they asked the Taiwanese government for a loan of US$ 2,000 million to restructure its external debt, as well as the financing of a highly complex hospital. The negative response was ratified days later by the Taiwanese ambassador, Joseph Wuwho described that Honduras “asked a high price” for maintaining diplomatic ties.
After the break was reported, the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement where he said he was “deeply dissatisfied” and suggested that Honduras “be careful with the risks of the commitments assumed by China in its offer of diplomatic relations”.
Honduras and Taiwan maintained a relationship of military, educational and economic cooperation 82 years ago. The island financed agricultural and technical aid projects and also hosted hundreds of Honduran scholarship recipients at its universities.
Source: Ambito
