TAIPEI: Taiwan announced on Tuesday that it had broken off diplomatic ties with El Salvador because it believes the Central American nation will establish ties with Beijing.
Foreign minister Joseph Wu condemned China's "crude actions" as he made the announcement.
"We will not engage in dollar diplomacy with China," said Wu, adding that El Salvador were soliciting for "huge funding" for a port development project which Taiwan was unwilling to present because it might depart each nations in debt.
The transfer leaves Taiwan with just 17 allies world wide as a growing number transfer popularity to China, which sees the self-ruling democratic island as a renegade part of its territory.
Relations between Taipei and Beijing have worsened since president Tsai Ing-wen came to energy as her government refuses to recognize that Taiwan is part of "one China."
China has stepped up its poaching of Taiwan's allies since Tsai became leader in 2016.
El Salvador is the 5th diplomatic loss underneath her presidency and the third this 12 months, following Burkina Faso and the Dominican Republic.
Taiwan and China had been engaged for years in a diplomatic tug-of-war in growing nations. Economic toughen and different help are ceaselessly used as bargaining chips for diplomatic popularity.
Tsai's government is making an attempt to reinforce Taiwan's international profile but faces a concerted attempt by Beijing to shrink its area on global platforms.
Beijing has stepped up pressure on her government by blocking off Taiwan from attending a growing listing of international occasions and staging a string of military drills across the island.
Foreign minister Joseph Wu condemned China's "crude actions" as he made the announcement.
"We will not engage in dollar diplomacy with China," said Wu, adding that El Salvador were soliciting for "huge funding" for a port development project which Taiwan was unwilling to present because it might depart each nations in debt.
The transfer leaves Taiwan with just 17 allies world wide as a growing number transfer popularity to China, which sees the self-ruling democratic island as a renegade part of its territory.
Relations between Taipei and Beijing have worsened since president Tsai Ing-wen came to energy as her government refuses to recognize that Taiwan is part of "one China."
China has stepped up its poaching of Taiwan's allies since Tsai became leader in 2016.
El Salvador is the 5th diplomatic loss underneath her presidency and the third this 12 months, following Burkina Faso and the Dominican Republic.
Taiwan and China had been engaged for years in a diplomatic tug-of-war in growing nations. Economic toughen and different help are ceaselessly used as bargaining chips for diplomatic popularity.
Tsai's government is making an attempt to reinforce Taiwan's international profile but faces a concerted attempt by Beijing to shrink its area on global platforms.
Beijing has stepped up pressure on her government by blocking off Taiwan from attending a growing listing of international occasions and staging a string of military drills across the island.
El Salvador, Taiwan break ties, further isolating Asian isle
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August 21, 2018
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