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Coverage dated December 9, 2021

Taiwan loses diplomatic ally Nicaragua to China

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan lost Nicaragua as a diplomatic ally after the Central American country said it would officially recognize only China, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of

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  1. Daily Progress

    Taiwan loses diplomatic ally Nicaragua to China (opens Daily Progress)

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    TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan lost Nicaragua as a diplomatic ally after the Central American country said it would officially recognize only China, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of

  2. Al Jazeera

    Nicaragua cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan to align with Beijing (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Taiwan expresses ‘great regret’ at move, which leaves it having formal ties with only 14 countries.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Nicaragua switches official allegiance to China from Taiwan | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Central American nation was among a handful of countries that officially recognized Taiwan. While Nicaragua's relations with the US have soured, Taipei's relations with the US have only grown.

  4. NBC News

    Nicaragua breaks ties with Taiwan, switches allegiance to Beijing (opens NBC News)

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    Nicaragua on Thursday broke its longstanding diplomatic ties with Taiwan, switching allegiance to Beijing.

  5. Newsweek

    Honduras Likely to Follow Nicaragua in Cutting Taiwan Ties As China Courts Latin America (opens Newsweek)

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    Honduras is now one of 14 countries to recognize Taiwan's sovereignty after Nicaragua moved to cut ties with Taipei.

  6. The Hill

    Nicaragua breaks diplomatic relations with Taiwan, recognizes Chinese sovereignty (opens The Hill)

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    Nicaragua on Thursday terminated its diplomatic ties with Taiwan and reestablished relations with China, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory.

  7. CNN

    Nicaragua ends relations with Taiwan (opens CNN)

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    Nicaragua's government has broken off diplomatic relations with Taiwan, declaring "that there is only one China in the world."

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Taiwan loses one of its last diplomatic allies as Nicaragua recognizes China (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Taiwan has lost Nicaragua as a diplomatic ally after the Central American nation switches official recognition to mainland China.

  9. New York Times

    Taiwan Loses Nicaragua as Ally as Tensions With China Rise (opens New York Times)

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    The nation switched diplomatic allegiance to Beijing, leaving 13 nations and the Vatican still recognizing Taiwan as a sovereign nation.

  10. France 24

    Nicaragua switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China (opens France 24)

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    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.

  11. Christian Science Monitor

    Political breakup: Nicaragua allies with China, ices out Taiwan (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    On Thursday, Nicaragua announced it is breaking diplomatic relations with Taiwan and will only recognize one China. The severance of ties continues a competition for allies between China and Taiwan that has been ongoing since 1949.

  12. The Guardian

    Nicaragua cuts ties with Taiwan and pivots to China (opens The Guardian)

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    Central American country becomes latest to switch allegiances to Beijing, amid escalating tensions

  13. Al Jazeera

    Incoming Honduras gov’t to keep Taiwan ties for now: Officials (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Comments come a day after Nicaragua broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan to resume ties with China.

  14. The Diplomat

    China, Nicaragua Seal Diplomatic Ties as Taiwan Loses Another Official Partner (opens The Diplomat)

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    Nicaragua was arguably the lowest-hanging fruit of any of Taiwan’s remaining diplomatic allies.

  15. France 24

    Nicaragua breaks diplomatic ties with Taiwan, recognising ‘one China’ (opens France 24)

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    Nicaragua on Thursday broke its longstanding diplomatic ties with Taiwan, switching allegiance to Beijing in a recognition of the Chinese Communist party’s One China policy and reducing Taipei’s dwin…

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