Dominican Republic drops Taiwan and establishes relations with Beijing

Thursday, May 3rd 2018 - 08:29 UTC

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The Dominican Republic and China announced on Tuesday they were establishing diplomatic relations as the Caribbean country became the latest nation to dump Taiwan, leaving it with just 19 diplomatic allies around the globe. Taipei said it was “deeply upset” at the decision, which it blamed on “dollar diplomacy”. The move deepens the island's international isolation while its giant neighbor flexes its economic and political might on the global stage. Read full article

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notlurking
About time.....should have been done years ago....
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