BEIJING — Honduras has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the Latin American country announced Saturday, saying it recognizes “only one China in the world.” The announcement by Honduras’s Foreign Ministry posted on Twitter, and also reported by China’s CCTV, comes amid rising tensions between Beijing and the United States, includingContinue Reading
Taiwan has 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 its territory By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press December 10, 2021, 3:54 AM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleContinue Reading
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that there will be “effectively a diplomatic boycott” of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games by Britain, which joined the United States and others on Wednesday in a decision to pull its top officials from attendance of the Winter Games. The boycottContinue Reading
Honduras President Xiomara Castro says her government will seek to establish diplomatic relations with China, which would imply severing relations with Taiwan TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras President Xiomara Castro announced Tuesday that her government will seek to establish diplomatic relations with China, which would imply severing relations with Taiwan. CastroContinue Reading
Activists rally in front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles last month, calling for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due to concerns over China’s human rights record. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Activists rally inContinue Reading
US President Joe Biden is considering a US diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. “This is something we are considering,” he told reporters before talks with the leaders of Mexico and Canada. A diplomatic boycott would mean that no US officials would be sent to participateContinue Reading
President Biden said on Thursday that the United States was considering a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing amid growing pressure to hold China accountable for human rights abuses. The boycott would mean that no U.S. government officials would attend the Games, which are slated to begin inContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud arrives for a G-20 foreign and development ministers meeting in Matera, on June 29, 2021. ALBERTO PIZZOLI | AFP | Getty Images Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has denied that the kingdom is experiencing a diplomatic crisis with Lebanon but has saidContinue Reading
The statement referred vaguely to common European defense projects, but those did not appear to be new; the wording seemed to be drawn largely from previous NATO statements. However, it did say that a “more capable European defense” should be “complementary” to NATO, an interesting choice of words in thatContinue Reading
A British couple who sought justice for their 19-year-old son after he died in a vehicle crash say they have settled a civil lawsuit they filed in the United States against an American motorist ByThe Associated Press September 21, 2021, 3:26 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare toContinue Reading