Honduras cuts ties with Taiwan, opens relations with China

A group of Honduran and Taiwanese people pose for pictures during a gathering in support of relations between Taiwan and Honduras, at the campus of National Taiwan University, in Taipei, March 25, 2023 [I-Hwa Cheng/Reuters]

Honduras has ended its decades-long diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favour of ties with China, prompting Taipei to accuse Beijing of using “coercion and intimidation” to lure its few remaining allies.

The Honduran foreign ministry said on Saturday that “the government of Honduras recognises the existence of just one China in the world”.