Factbox: Taiwan’s diplomatic allies

A Taiwanese news anchor speaks infront of an Honduras flag display at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei, Taiwan March 15, 2023. REUTERS

Taiwan faces losing another diplomatic ally after Honduran President Xiomara Castro said on Tuesday she had instructed the country’s foreign minister to bring about the opening of official relations with China.

China views democratically governed Taiwan as part of its territory with no right to state-to-state ties, a position Taiwan’s government strongly disputes.

Over the years, China has slowly whittled away at the number of countries which maintain formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan.

If Honduras does end relations with Taiwan, it will leave the island with only 13 diplomatic allies.

Here is a list of the states that still maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan:

LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

Belize

Guatemala

Honduras

Paraguay

Haiti

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

PACIFIC

Marshall Islands

Nauru

Palau

Tuvalu

AFRICA

Eswatini

EUROPE

Vatican City

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