Taiwan in the hot seat during Paraguay presidential elections

Flags celebrate diplomatic ties between Taiwan and Paraguay during a visit of President Mario Abdo Benítez to Taipei on February 15 [File: I-Hwa Cheng/Reuters]

On March 25, Taiwan’s foreign diplomacy was dealt a devastating blow.

Honduras announced that, after decades of having diplomatic relations with Taiwan, its government would switch to recognising the People’s Republic of China as the “only legitimate government that represents all of China”.