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"Taiwan deeply regrets that the Ortega government has decided to disregard this longstanding and close friendship", says foreign ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou after Nicaragua announced it was breaking diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China.
China and Nicaragua re-established diplomatic ties on Friday after the country broke relations with Chinese-claimed Taiwan, boosting Beijing in a part of the world long considered the United States' backyard and angering Washington.
China and Nicaragua re-established diplomatic ties on Friday after the country broke relations with Chinese-claimed Taiwan, boosting Beijing in a part of the world long considered the United States' backyard and angering Washington.
Nicaragua switched diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China on Thursday, meaning just 14 nations now recognize the democratic island that Beijing has vowed to one day seize.
Nicaragua switched diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China on Thursday, meaning just 14 nations now recognize the democratic island that Beijing has vowed to one day seize. "The People's Republic of China is the only legitimate government representing all of China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory, said Nicaragua's Foreign Affairs Minister Denis Moncada Colindres.
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