{"id":48447,"date":"2024-01-16T05:05:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T05:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/taiwan-left-with-12-allies-as-nauru-shifts-to-beijing-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T05:05:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T05:05:26","slug":"taiwan-left-with-12-allies-as-nauru-shifts-to-beijing-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/taiwan-left-with-12-allies-as-nauru-shifts-to-beijing-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan left with 12 allies as Nauru shifts to Beijing | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As the ruling Democratic Progressive Party was handed an unprecedented third term in Saturday\u2019s elections, Taiwan, however, Monday said it lost another diplomatic partner.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith deep regret, we announce the termination of diplomatic relations with Nauru,\u201d said a brief statement by Taiwan\u2019s Foreign Ministry.<\/p>\n

Nauru, a tiny island country in Micronesia northeast of Australia, said it was in the “best interests” of the nation to shift diplomatic relations to mainland China.<\/p>\n

“We will be moving to the One-China Principle that is in line with UN Resolution 2758,” it said.<\/p>\n

In a brief statement, China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said: “China welcomes Nauru\u2019s… decision to sever ‘diplomatic ties’ with Taiwan and rejoin the one-China family. This is where global opinion trends. This is where the arc of history bends.”<\/p>\n

Nauru said its decision to recognize China means it \u201cwill no longer recognize the Republic of China (Taiwan) as a separate country but rather as an inalienable part of China\u2019s territory.\u201d<\/p>\n

It brings down the number of Taipei\u2019s diplomatic allies to 12 from 18 under the administration of outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen since 2016.<\/p>\n

She will be succeeded by incumbent Vice President William Lai Ching-te who won the three-way presidential elections with 40.5% of the vote.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis timing is not only China\u2019s retaliation against our democratic elections but also a direct challenge to the international order,\u201d said Taipei about Nauru ending diplomatic relations.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaiwan stands unbowed and will continue as a force for good,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

China considers Taiwan as its \u201cbreakaway province\u201d while Taipei has insisted on its independence since 1949.<\/p>\n

Palau, the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Haiti, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Guatemala, Belize, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Paraguay, Saint Lucia, Holy See, and Eswatini are the 12 allies of Taiwan.<\/p>\n

Solomon Islands and Kiribati snapped diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 2021.<\/p>\n

Taipei had indicated on Sunday that one of its 13 allies had cut ties when it reacted to China over its statement on weekend polls.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaiwan’s 12 diplomatic allies and the governments or parliaments of over 50 countries around the world had sent congratulations following the Jan. 13 presidential and legislative elections,\u201d the Foreign Ministry said.<\/p>\n

Beijing said the win of Lai “cannot represent mainstream opinion in Taiwan.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n