The Pacific Island nation of Nauru said Monday that it is switching diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China, a move that reduces the dwindling number of Taiwan's diplomatic allies to 12 around the world. A statement from the government of Nauru said it was severing ties with Taiwan and seeking a resumption of relations with China.
As support for its participation grows despite China's efforts to isolate it, democratically-governed Taiwan said it still hoped to be invited to WHO annual assembly
As support for its participation grows despite China's efforts to isolate it, democratically-governed Taiwan said it still hoped to be invited to WHO annual assembly
Amidst the drama surrounding Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s early April stopover in Southern California, where she met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the subsequent People’s Liberation Army (PLA) maneuvers around Taiwan that followed, it can be easy to forget why the Taiwanese President was transiting the U.S. in the first place. Tsai was returning home after a trip to …