Nicaragua on Thursday broke its longstanding diplomatic ties with Taiwan, switching allegiance to Beijing.
The break with Taiwan, a blow to the U.S., follows months of worsening ties between Washington and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.
“The People’s Republic of China is the only legitimate government that represents all of China and Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory,” it added. China says Taiwan is one of its provinces with no right to the trappings of a state, and has stepped up pressure to win away Taiwan’s remaining allies, especially in Central America and the Caribbean, with El Salvador and the Dominican Republic going over to Beijing in 2018, and Panama the year before.“We highly commend the right decision made by the Government of Nicaragua, which is in line with the prevailing trend of the time and people’s aspiration,” he said in a tweet.
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