Comments

You must log in or register to comment.

Bashin-kun t1_jdpva50 wrote

Incoming increased unrest in Honduras within the next 10 years.

45

MrJqmbo t1_jdphepc wrote

Between the two, it makes sense for a small country like Honduras to do this, China has more perks than Taiwan

32

defcon_penguin t1_jdpydro wrote

I would assume that the US, which is much nearer than China, has even more perks for Honduras and that the US are not going to be very happy about this change

19

mac2o2o t1_jdq94v7 wrote

Considering the US tried to perform a coup there a few years back... the US weren't happy anyways

42

Cyhawkboy t1_jdq79w4 wrote

The U.S. doesn’t really give a shit about it. Remember they have their own weird One China policy in which they technically only deal with mainland China and not Taiwan. Very few countries recognize Taiwan to be the real China still.

21

milkyteapls t1_jdqj87s wrote

Well the US doesn’t recognise Taiwan either so can hardly be annoyed for another country not?

17

entelechia1 t1_jdqsaf6 wrote

But the US also officially recognizes China so Honduras now is on the same page with the US

2

NewspaperAdditional7 t1_jdpx294 wrote

I believe Honduras was the largest country in the world to have official diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

5

cwc2907 t1_jdpxg4b wrote

Neither population wise or area wise, Paraguay is the biggest by area and Guatemala has more population.

15

apatrid t1_jdpj7yr wrote

it is a blackmail, there is no need to find sense, ethical stand point is painfully obvious

−14

kgro t1_jdppk20 wrote

Very quickly Honduras might find out that moves like this are very very expensive. Reputation — gone, larger support by international community — gone, help from China if shit goes gown — unlikely, now that they’ve cornered themselves in.

−18

[deleted] t1_jdptt1s wrote

[deleted]

24

kgro t1_jdpuvus wrote

Honduras can not be considered now as a reliable diplomatic partner, as it will sell you out to the highest bidder, and now everybody knows this. This is what I am talking about. Big controls can afford flip flopping, it for the small countries these kind of moves force them literally into one corner, and Beijing will always take the advantage of the new weakness that Honduras has called upon itself.

−17

Cyhawkboy t1_jdq7nas wrote

I think you need to read up on what recognition of Taiwan or the PRC really means and why some countries still recognize Taiwan over the PRC

11

kgro t1_jdq939v wrote

15 years living in China gave me some background info on Mainland-Taiwan relationship I think

−8

jzy9 t1_jdq7oem wrote

List of countries that recognise Taiwan now

Belize (Caribbean tax haven with the 7th highest murder rate in the world)

Guatemala (massive gang violence and riots)

Haiti (lol)

Holy See (religiously incompatible so a free win I guess)

Honduras

Marshall Islands (foreign aid is 30% of GDP)

Nauru (25% of GDP from running an Australian detention center)

Palau (foreign aid almost 100% of GDP)

Paraguay (current VP and former President sanctioned due to ties with narco terrorists)

St Lucia (somewhat normal Caribbean tax haven)

St Kitts and Nevis (tax haven with 9th highest murder rate in the world)

St Vincent and the Grenadines (tax haven with 8th highest murder rate in the world)

Swaziland aka eSwatini (ruled by a total dictator who spent the health budget on a Paris shopping trip while an AIDS epidemic raged out of control)

Tuvalu (20% of GDP from aid and 10% from leasing out the ".tv" TLD)

20

autotldr t1_jdpdgeh wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 77%. (I'm a bot)

> Taipei - Honduras announced on Saturday that it had broken off diplomatic relations with Taiwan, a move that drew an immediate rebuke from Taipei as Tegucigalpa switches allegiances to China.

> "The government of the Republic of Honduras recognises the existence of only one China in the world, and that the government of the People's Republic of China is the only legitimate government that represents all of China," the Honduras Foreign Ministry said Saturday.

> "As of this date, the government of Honduras has communicated to Taiwan the rupture of diplomatic relations, committing to no longer having any relationship or contact of an official nature with Taiwan," it added.

Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Taiwan^#1 China^#2 diplomatic^#3 Honduras^#4 switch^#5

9

meganahs t1_jdt8vij wrote

Fucking hell, not you too

1

PrimeTime0000 t1_jdpx6qe wrote

The Chinese government at it again 🙄

−1

_Mr_Hyde_33 t1_jdq1qgm wrote

Bad move,you're in for a penny,in for a pound now.

−4

[deleted] t1_jdpdhcx wrote

[deleted]

−8

notreal088 t1_jdpeut4 wrote

If it needs any protection it’s gonna be from the ridiculous loans that China gives to put country in debt traps

−2

HorsesMeow t1_jdpmqwn wrote

Well then...

  • btw, has anyone had the fried chicken in the central America's? Makes colonel sander look like a corporal. Best ever. esp in Costa rica.
−9

defcon_penguin t1_jdpyfvv wrote

The US should take a bit more care of their backyard

−10

Orqee t1_jdpjihg wrote

Xi: knock knock Honduras: who’s there? Xi: me Xi ! Honduras: who Xi ? Xi: no it’s not Ho Chi Minh ! Honduras: I don’t give a Xit

−23